A visit to the Thompson Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Thompson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Thompson Cemetery:
31.8463, -86.3011
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Thompson Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County<2>.
The county seat for Crenshaw County is located in Luverne. Luverne lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Thompson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Thompson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thompson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Vernledge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Vernledge Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernledge Cemetery
- Petrey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Petrey Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey Cemetery
- Cauthens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Cauthens Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthens Cemetery
- Dry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Dry Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cemetery
- Lightfoot Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Lightfoot Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightfoot Cemetery
- Rutledge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Rutledge Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Head Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Head Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Cemetery
- Hudson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Hudson Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rocky Mount Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Rocky Mount Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Black Rock Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Black Rock Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia Cemetery
- Panola Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Panola Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola Cemetery
- Siloam Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Siloam Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Cemetery
- Emmaus Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Star of Hope MB Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wingard Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Wingard Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingard Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Thompson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Thompson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Vernledge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Vernledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernledge
- Petrey
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Honoraville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Honoraville is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honoraville
- Highland Home
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cherokee Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cherokee Village is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Rutledge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rutledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Wingard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wingard is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingard
- Lapine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lapine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
- Luverne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Vidette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vidette is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Kent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kent is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Social Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Social Town is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Town
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Ansley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ansley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- Grady
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goshen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hallsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hallsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Youngblood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Youngblood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Glenwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ramer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Center Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Center Point is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Sandy Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Davenport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Davenport is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Thompson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Crenshaw County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thompson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Thompson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Crenshaw County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Thompson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #127891 (Thompson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #127891 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Crenshaw
- Est. Elev: 160 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fullers Crossroads
- Location given for Thompson Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.8462641 Lon: -86.301075
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Crenshaw, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Thompson Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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