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:
34.6873, -90.9454
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 Lee County<2>.
The county seat for Lee County is located in Marianna. Marianna lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east northeast 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 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Thompson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thompson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Spring Lake Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Spring Lake Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake Cemetery
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Marks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- St. Marks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Hawkins Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Life Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The New Life Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Life Cemetery
- Moro Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Moro Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro Cemetery
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Rehoboth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Rehoboth Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth Cemetery
- Possum Trot Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Possum Trot Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot Cemetery
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
- Mt. Mariah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Schaffhauser Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Schaffhauser Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaffhauser Cemetery
- Paradise Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Paradise Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 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:
- Turkey Scratch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Turkey Scratch is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Scratch
- Aubrey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Aubrey is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aubrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Vineyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vineyard is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
- Tyner ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tyner is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Moro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rondo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rondo is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Marvell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Monroe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Monroe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Palmer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Palmer is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Poplar Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Grove is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- North Creek ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Creek is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Creek
- Pine City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pine City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Felton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Felton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felton
- Lexa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- LaGrange
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- LaGrange is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Marianna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Barton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Barton is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Latour
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Latour is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latour
- Holly Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Grove is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Turner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Turner is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Haynes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Haynes is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
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. The following communities are located in Lee 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 Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Lee 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 #55535 (Thompson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #55535 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: Lee
- Est. Elev: 56 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Aubrey
- Location given for Thompson Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.6873204 Lon: -90.9453944
- 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 Arkansas' counties, including Lee, 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' (or point-to-point) 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |