A visit to the Ward - 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 Ward - Thompson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ward - Thompson Cemetery:
31.7349, -86.0972
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ward - Thompson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ward - Thompson Cemetery is located in Pike County<2>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Troy. Troy lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Ward - Thompson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ward - Thompson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Ward - Thompson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ward - Thompson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Davidson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Davidson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
- Elam - Davidson Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Smilie Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Smilie Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smilie Cemetery
- Old Mt. Zion MB Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Goshen First Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spillars Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Spillars Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillars Cemetery
- Old Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
- William Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hillard & Howard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Sanford - Barron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Meadows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Meadows Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Henderson Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lewis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Hepzibah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hepzibah Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepzibah Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Sims Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Sims Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Cemetery
- Wingard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Wingard Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingard Cemetery
- Star of Hope MB Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Providence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Spears Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Spears Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Mullins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mullins Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins Cemetery
- Greene Hills Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hills Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Green Hills Memorial Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Green Hills Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Troy.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23121 <5>
- Jordan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan 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 Ward - Thompson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ward - Thompson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hallsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hallsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Goshen
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Henderson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Henderson is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Social Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Social Town is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Town
- Vidette
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Vidette is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Glenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wingard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wingard is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingard
- Youngblood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Youngblood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Mossy Grove Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mossy Grove Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove Village
- Troy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Luverne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wilkinstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wilkinstown is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinstown
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Centre Ridge ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Centre Ridge is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Ridge
- Petrey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Ansley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ansley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- Peacock ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peacock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
- McClure Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- McClure Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Town
- Vernledge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Vernledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernledge
- Jack
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jack is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Rutledge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rutledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Meeksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Meeksville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeksville
- Brantley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bullock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bullock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
- Zoar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Zoar is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Tarentum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tarentum is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarentum
- Needmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Needmore is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Cherokee Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cherokee Village is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
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 Ward - Thompson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pike County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ward - Thompson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Ward - Thompson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Pike 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 Ward - Thompson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #163574 (Ward-Thompson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #163574 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: Pike
- Est. Elev: 95 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Goshen
- Location given for Ward-Thompson Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.7348794 Lon: -86.0971766
- 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 Pike, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ward - 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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