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A visit to the Thompson Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Thompson Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Thompson Cemetery (FG ID #37357)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery has been estimated.<2>

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

Lat:   30.9576°   (30° 57' 27")

Lon:   -84.6490°   (-84° 38' 56")

The Thompson Cemetery is located in Decatur County<3>.

The county seat for Decatur County is located in Bainbridge. Bainbridge lies just to the southeast of the Thompson Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4> of the Thompson Cemetery.<5>

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

  • Jackson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Decatur County
  • Oak City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak City Cemetery is located in Decatur County
  • Lane Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lane Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lane Cemetery is located in Decatur County
  • Breedlove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Breedlove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Breedlove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Breedlove Cemetery is located in Decatur County
  • Jonas Lobe Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jonas Lobe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jonas Lobe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jonas Lobe Cemetery is located in Decatur County
  • Miller Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Miller Cemetery is located in Seminole County
  • Ash Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ash Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ash Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ash Cemetery is located in Seminole County
  • New Enterprise Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Mock Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mock Cemetery is located in Decatur County
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Decatur County
  • Rose Lawn Memorial Gardens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Lawn Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Lawn Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rose Lawn Memorial Gardens is located in Decatur County
  • New Fountainhead Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Fountainhead Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Fountainhead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Fountainhead Cemetery is located in Decatur County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Mothers Home Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mothers Home Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mothers Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mothers Home Cemetery is located in Miller County
    • Whites Bridge Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whites Bridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whites Bridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Whites Bridge Cemetery is located in Miller County
    • Hornsby Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hornsby Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hornsby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hornsby Cemetery is located in Miller County
    • Trawick Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trawick Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trawick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Trawick Cemetery is located in Seminole County
    • Chason Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chason Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chason Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chason Cemetery is located in Seminole County
    • Cloud Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cloud Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cloud Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cloud Cemetery is located in Seminole County
    • Boykin Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boykin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boykin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Boykin Cemetery is located in Miller County
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Miller County
    • Hornsby Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hornsby Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hornsby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hornsby Cemetery is located in Miller County
    • Williams Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Williams Cemetery is located in Seminole County
    • Olive Grove Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4> of the Thompson Cemetery.

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

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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Decatur 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 turn to 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 Thompson Cemetery:

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 #344607  (Thompson Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #344607 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Brinson
    • County: Decatur         Elev: 38
    • Location given for GNIS #344607 (Thompson Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #37357

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Decatur, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<4>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Thompson Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.9576, Longitude: -84.6490       In this case, the coordinates for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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