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A visit to the Thompson Cemetery ...


The location of the Thompson Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Thompson Cemetery

Lat:   34.4845°   (34° 29' 4")

Lon:   -87.0595°   (-87° 3' 34")

The Thompson Cemetery is located in Morgan County<2>.

The county seat for Morgan County is located in Decatur. Decatur lies just to the north northeast of the Thompson Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Morgan County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Thompson Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • 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.

    • Danville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Flint City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
      • Flint City is located in Morgan County
    • Oakville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
      • Oakville is located in Lawrence County
    • Russell Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russell Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
      • Russell Village is located in Morgan County
    • Austinville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
      • Austinville is located in Morgan County
    • Hartselle
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Plains
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
      • Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
    • Burningtree Mountain
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burningtree Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
      • Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
    • Decatur
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
      • Decatur is located in Morgan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
      • Former names for Decatur:
      • Albany
      • New Decatur
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <4>
    • Moulton Heights
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moulton Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Heights
      • Moulton Heights is located in Morgan County
    • Trinity
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trinity have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
      • Trinity is located in Morgan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,467 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trinity <4>
    • Leesdale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leesdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
      • Leesdale is located in Morgan County
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Priceville
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Chalybeate Springs
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
        • Chalybeate Springs is located in Lawrence County
      • Falkville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falkville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkville
        • Falkville is located in Morgan County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falkville <4>
      • Hillsboro
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
        • Hillsboro is located in Lawrence County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <4>
      • Wren
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
        • Wren is located in Lawrence County
      • Lacon
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
        • Lacon is located in Morgan County
      • Harris Station
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
        • Harris Station is located in Limestone County
      • Orrville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orrville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
        • Orrville is located in Limestone County
      • Mountain Home
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Home have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
        • Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
      • Moulton
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Somerville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
        • Somerville is located in Morgan County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
      • Mooresville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Upshaw
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
        • Upshaw is located in Winston County
      • Westlake
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
        • Westlake is located in Limestone County
      • Belle Mina
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Mina have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Mina
        • Belle Mina is located in Limestone County

    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 Morgan County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thompson Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Thompson Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thompson Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Stroup Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stroup Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stroup Cemetery is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stroup Cemetery
    • Roberts Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roberts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Roberts Cemetery is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberts Cemetery
    • Robinson Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Robinson Cemetery is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson Cemetery
    • Roberts Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roberts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Roberts Cemetery is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberts Cemetery
    • Johnson Chapel Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Johnson Chapel Cemetery is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Chapel Cemetery
    • Napps Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Napps Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Napps Cemetery is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Napps Cemetery
    • Chapel Hill Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Hill Cemetery
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Hill Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hill Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
    • Stover Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stover Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stover Cemetery
    • Keys Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Keys Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keys Cemetery
    • O'Neal Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the O'Neal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The O'Neal Cemetery is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the O'Neal Cemetery
    • Continue List   (19 more) ...
      • Raper Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Raper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Raper Cemetery is located in Morgan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Raper Cemetery
      • Enon Baptist Church Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Orr Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Orr Cemetery is located in Morgan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orr Cemetery
      • Orr Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Orr Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Orr Cemetery is located in Morgan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orr Cemetery
      • Grizzard Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grizzard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Grizzard Cemetery is located in Morgan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grizzard Cemetery
      • Chestnut Grove Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chestnut Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Chestnut Grove Cemetery is located in Morgan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chestnut Grove Cemetery
      • Stockton Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stockton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Stockton Cemetery is located in Morgan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stockton Cemetery
      • Stephenson Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stephenson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Stephenson Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stephenson Cemetery
      • Cooper Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cooper Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooper Cemetery
      • Cooper Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cooper Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooper Cemetery
      • Puckett Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Puckett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Puckett Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Puckett Cemetery
      • Stovall Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Minor Hill Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Minor Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Minor Hill Cemetery is located in Morgan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Minor Hill Cemetery
      • Pisgah Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Morgan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pisgah Cemetery
      • Oakview Memorial Gardens
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakview Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Oakview Memorial Gardens is located in Morgan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakview Memorial Gardens
      • Wise Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wise Cemetery is located in Morgan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wise Cemetery
      • Rather Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rather Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rather Cemetery is located in Morgan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rather Cemetery
      • Stroup Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stroup Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Stroup Cemetery is located in Morgan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stroup Cemetery
      • Burleson Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burleson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Burleson Cemetery is located in Morgan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burleson Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 #161979  (Thompson Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #161979 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Danville
      • County: Morgan         Elev: 195
      • Location given for GNIS #161979 (Thompson Cemetery)

    The official website for Morgan County: www.co.morgan.al.us/

    The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

    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 Morgan, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Thompson Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4845, Longitude: -87.0595       In this case, the coordinates for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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