A visit to the Tompkins 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 Tompkins Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Tompkins Cemetery:
34.5082, -87.9453
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Tompkins Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Tompkins Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Russellville. Russellville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east of the Tompkins Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Tompkins Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Tompkins Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Tompkins Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bonds Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Bonds Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonds Cemetery
- The Bonds Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bond Cemetery
- Old Frankfort Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Old Frankfort Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Frankfort Cemetery
- Blue Lick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Blue Lick Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lick Cemetery
- Greenhill - Ezzell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Greenhill - Ezzell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhill - Ezzell Cemetery
- The Greenhill - Ezzell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenhill Cemetery
- Ezzell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ezzell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezzell Cemetery
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cedar Creek Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Cemetery
- The Cedar Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cedar Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
- Cedar Creek / White Oak Cemetery
- Old Nauvoo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Old Nauvoo Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Nauvoo Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Nauvoo Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Belgreen.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #25168 <5>
- Bolin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bolin Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolin Cemetery
- Belgreen Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Belgreen Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgreen Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Belgreen Baptist Church Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Belgreen.
- The Belgreen Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Belgreen Cemetery
- Old Belgreen Cemetery
- Bolton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bolton Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Patterson Strickland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Weatherbee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Weatherbee Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherbee Cemetery
- Burnout Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Burnout Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnout Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Burnout Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Burntout
- Burntout Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Burntout Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burntout Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Burntout Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Burntout
- Sparks Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Sparks Chapel Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Chapel Cemetery
- Old Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Friendship Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Friendship Cemetery
- The Old Friendship Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friendship Cemetery
- New Belgreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The New Belgreen Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Belgreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Belgreen Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Belgreen.
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- The Shady Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shady Grove Church of Christ Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Tompkins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Tompkins Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Slickrock Ford ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Slickrock Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
- Belgreen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Belgreen is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgreen
- Denton ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Denton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Burntout
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Burntout is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burntout
- Burntout has also been known as:
- Burn Out
- Burnout
- Burnt Out
- Pleasant Site
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Site is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Site
- Rockwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rockwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Vina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vina is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Red Bay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hodges
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Russellville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Good Springs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Good Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
- Golden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Spruce Pine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spruce Pine is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
- Red Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Red Rock is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Bishop
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bishop is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Belmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Littleville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Gatesville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gatesville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
- Dennis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dennis is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Hackleburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hackleburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
- Phil Campbell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Churntown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Churntown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churntown
- White House Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- White House Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Springs
- Cherokee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Tishomingo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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 Tompkins Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Tompkins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belmont
- Cherokee
- Phil Campbell
- Red Bay
- Russellville
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 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 Tompkins Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 Tompkins Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #136296 (Tompkins Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #136296 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 230 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pleasant Grove
- Location given for Tompkins Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5081512 Lon: -87.9453152
- 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 Franklin, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tompkins 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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