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A visit to the Thompson Park 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 Park Cemetery ...

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

37.3250, -108.1723

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Thompson Park Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Thompson Park Cemetery is located in La Plata County<2>.

The county seat for La Plata County is located in Durango. Durango lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east of the Thompson Park Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Thompson Park Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 26 miles [41.8 km] of the Thompson Park Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Sheek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Mancos Pioneer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Mancos Pioneer Cemetery is located in Montezuma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mancos Pioneer Cemetery
    • The Mancos Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Mormon Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2130961 <5>
  • Webber Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Hay Gulch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Hay Gulch Cemetery is located in La Plata County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Gulch Cemetery
  • Hesperus Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hesperus Cemetery is located in La Plata County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesperus Cemetery
  • Kline Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • The Kline Cemetery is located in La Plata County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline Cemetery
  • Marvel Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • The Marvel Cemetery is located in La Plata County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel Cemetery
  • Green Mtn. Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • The Green Mtn. Cemetery is located in La Plata County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mtn. Cemetery
  • Greenmount Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • The Greenmount Cemetery is located in La Plata County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenmount Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Durango.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1013065 <5>
  • Animas Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • The Animas Cemetery is located in La Plata County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Animas Cemetery
  • Summit Ridge Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Summit Ridge Cemetery is located in Montezuma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Ridge Cemetery
    • The Summit Ridge Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Delores Cemetery
    • Sunset Memorial Gardens
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #405940 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Cortez Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Hermosa Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • The Hermosa Cemetery is located in La Plata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermosa Cemetery
    • Peoples Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Peoples Cemetery is located in Montezuma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples Cemetery
      • The Peoples Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Riverside Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1963336 <5>
    • Crestview Memorial Garden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Elco Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • The Elco Cemetery is located in La Plata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elco Cemetery
    • Lebanon Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Memorial Garden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Rico Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • The Rico Cemetery is located in Dolores County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Thompson Park Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Thompson Park Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Mancos
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Mancos is located in Montezuma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mancos
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,398 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mancos <6>
  • Hesperus
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Fort Lewis ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Fort Lewis is located in La Plata County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lewis
  • Marvel
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Durango
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Carbon Junction
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Carbon Junction is located in La Plata County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Junction
  • Hermosa
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Hermosa is located in La Plata County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermosa
  • Dolores
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Cortez
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Cortez is located in Montezuma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortez
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,734 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cortez <6>
  • Rockwood
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockwood is located in La Plata County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
  • Florida
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Florida is located in La Plata County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
  • Bondad
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Bondad is located in La Plata County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondad
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Rico
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Rico is located in Dolores County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rico <6>
    • La Plata
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • McPhee ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • McPhee is located in Montezuma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPhee
    • Arriola
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Arriola is located in Montezuma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arriola
    • Lewis
      (29 miles [46.7 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 Thompson Park Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in La Plata County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Cortez
  • Dolores
    • Dolores lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Thompson Park Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dolores.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolores
  • Durango
  • Fort Lewis - Historic
  • Mancos
    • Mancos lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Thompson Park Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mancos.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mancos
  • Rico
    • Rico lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Thompson Park Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rico.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Park Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Colorado:
  • Pages specific to La Plata 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 Park Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #179100  (Thompson Park Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #179100 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: La Plata
      • Est. Elev: 2304 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Thompson Park
      • Location given for Thompson Park Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.3249977     Lon: -108.1722998
      • 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 Colorado's counties, including La Plata, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Thompson Park 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.