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:
34.9540, -87.5106
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 Lauderdale County<2>.
The county seat for Lauderdale County is located in Florence. Florence lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Thompson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Thompson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Thompson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thompson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Ground Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shiloh Church of Christ Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Shiloh Church of Christ Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Church of Christ Cemetery
- The Shiloh Church of Christ Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shiloh Cemetery
- Stutts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Stutts Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stutts Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Canerday Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Canerday Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canerday Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Cauhorn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Emaline Stutts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Richardson Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Holland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Wolf Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wolf Creek Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek Cemetery
- McGee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The McGee Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Holden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Holden Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden Cemetery
- Crow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Crow Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Cemetery
- Pettus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Pettus Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettus Cemetery
- Stutts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Stutts Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stutts Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- McDougal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The McDougal Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDougal Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Green Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Green Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Atlas ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Atlas is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Arnot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arnot is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnot
- Arkdell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Arkdell is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdell
- Slabtown ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Slabtown is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Belew ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Belew is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
- Bailey Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Springs is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Springs
- Rascal Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
- Saint Joseph
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Killen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Comer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Iron City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Iron City is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Pruitton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pruitton is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitton
- Lexington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Saint Florian
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Beach Grove ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Beach Grove is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Grove
- Zip City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Zip City is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zip City
- Jacksonburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Elgin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elgin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Loretto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bainbridge ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bainbridge is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Corum ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Corum is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum
- Mars Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Davidsons Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ford City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ford City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Belleview ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belleview is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Busby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
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 Lauderdale 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 helpful 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 Lauderdale 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 #127900 (Thompson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #127900 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: Lauderdale
- Est. Elev: 226 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pruitton
- Location given for Thompson Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.9539724 Lon: -87.5105796
- 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 Lauderdale, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |