Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Thompson Grove (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Thompson Grove. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Thompson Grove ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Thompson Grove: Thompson Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Thompson Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Thompson Grove.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Thompson Grove is located in Crittenden County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Crittenden County: Cross, Lee, Mississippi, Poinsett, Saint Francis, DeSoto (MS), Tunica (MS), Shelby (TN) & Tipton (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Thompson Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Thompson Grove:
- Crittenden County (The home county of Thompson Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompson Grove, with the one closest to Thompson Grove listed first.
- Pinckney
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pinckney is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckney
- Horseshoe Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Horseshoe Lake is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Seyppel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Seyppel is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyppel
- Anthonyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Anthonyville is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Edmondson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Edmondson is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Proctor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Amanca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Amanca is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amanca
- Jennette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jennette is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Hulbert
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hulbert is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulbert
- West Memphis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crawfordsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Marion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompson Grove, with the one closest to Thompson Grove listed first.
- Parkin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Levesque
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Levesque is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levesque
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompson Grove, with the one closest to Thompson Grove listed first.
- Peters
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peters is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Bledsoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bledsoe is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Winona ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Winona is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Brickeys
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brickeys is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickeys
- Marianna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Phillips Bayou
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Phillips Bayou is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Bayou
- Haynes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Haynes is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Felton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Felton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felton
- LaGrange
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- LaGrange is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Saint Francis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompson Grove, with the one closest to Thompson Grove listed first.
- Hughes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Heth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rawlinson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rawlinson is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlinson
- Widener
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Widener is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widener
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Madison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bonair
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bonair is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
- Forrest City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Caldwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Colt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Colt is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colt <1>
- DeSoto County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompson Grove, with the one closest to Thompson Grove listed first.
- Norfolk
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Norfolk is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
- Lake Cormorant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newport is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Memphis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Memphis is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Glover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Glover is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Walls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Walls is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
- Former name for Walls:
- Alpika
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walls <1>
- Southhaven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Southhaven is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southhaven
- Lynchburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lynchburg is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Eudora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eudora is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Cub Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cub Lake is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Lake
- Aldens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Aldens is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldens
- Horn Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Panola County (MS)
- Askew
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Askew is located in Panola County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askew
- Tate County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompson Grove, with the one closest to Thompson Grove listed first.
- Arkabutla
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arkabutla is located in Tate County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkabutla
- Coldwater
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Goode
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Goode is located in Tate County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode
- Tunica County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompson Grove, with the one closest to Thompson Grove listed first.
- Banks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Banks is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Mhoon Landing ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mhoon Landing is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoon Landing
- North Tunica
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- North Tunica is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tunica
- Tunica
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Evansville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Evansville is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Austin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Austin is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Peyton ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Peyton is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peyton
- Clayton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Clayton is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Shelby County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompson Grove, with the one closest to Thompson Grove listed first.
- Memphis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hunt Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hunt Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,234 people
- Oakville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Oakville is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Capleville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Capleville is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capleville
- Parkway Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Parkway Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Village
- Binghampton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Binghampton is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binghampton
- The Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Ramsey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ramsey is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Giles Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Giles Town is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles Town
- Woodstock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woodstock is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Thompson Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Thompson Grove.
Cemeteries Near Thompson Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Thompson Grove.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Thompson Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Thompson Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Thompson Grove, with the one closest to Thompson Grove listed first.
- Rodgers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Happy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Morning Star Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Truevine Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Johnson Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (242 more) ...
- St. Johns Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edmondson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Shepherd Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Thompson Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Thompson Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Thompson Grove, with the one closest to Thompson Grove listed first.
- Pinckney
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pinckney is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckney
- Seyppel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Seyppel is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyppel
- Norfolk
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Norfolk is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
- Penton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Penton is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
- Lake Cormorant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Commerce
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Commerce is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Robinsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Robinsonville is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Glover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Glover is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Bowdre
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bowdre is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdre
- Walls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Walls is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
- Former name for Walls:
- Alpika
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walls <1>
- Bledsoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bledsoe is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Peters
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peters is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lake View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lake View is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Eudora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eudora is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Riceville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Riceville is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Thompson Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Thompson Grove.
Newspapers Published in Thompson Grove ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 6 newspapers that have been published in the area around Thompson Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Thompson Grove, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Thompson Grove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Thompson Grove:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Crittenden County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cross County
- Lee County
- Saint Francis County
- DeSoto County
- Panola County
- Tate County
- Tunica County
- Shelby County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Thompson Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |