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:
33.4360, -83.1246
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 Greene County<2>.
The county seat for Greene County is located in Greensboro. Greensboro lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northwest 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 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Thompson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thompson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Copelan - Credille Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Chapman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Moons Academy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kimbrough Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Kimbrough Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrough Cemetery
- Centennial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Centennial Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Cemetery
- County Line Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Bruce Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bruce Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Ward Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Ward Hill Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Hill Cemetery
- Rowland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rowland Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Cemetery
- Minnish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Minnish Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnish Cemetery
- Barnhart - Owens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Rowland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Rowland Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Cemetery
- Baugh Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Baugh Family Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baugh Family Cemetery
- Copelin Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Copelin Family Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copelin Family Cemetery
- The Copelin Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Copelan Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2364449 <5>
- Wright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Old Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
- Hendricks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hendricks Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks Cemetery
- White Plains Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The White Plains Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the White Plains Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in White Plains.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37717 <5>
- Lewis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- O'Neal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The O'Neal Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Thompson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Thompson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- White Plains
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Siloam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Greensboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Springfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Springfield is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Jefferson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jefferson is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Union Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sparta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jacksonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 133 people
- Crawfordville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eatonton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Durham Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Durham Town is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Town
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Woodville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Woodville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Buckhead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hallwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hallwood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
- Zebulon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Zebulon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,228 people
- Barnett
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Barnett is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Dennis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dennis is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Smyrna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Smyrna is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Sharon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
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 Greene County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thompson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Crawfordville
- Eatonton
- Madison
- Sparta
- Union Point
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 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 Thompson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Greene 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 #348725 (Thompson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #348725 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: Greene
- Est. Elev: 171 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: White Plains
- Location given for Thompson Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.4359669 Lon: -83.1245989
- 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 Georgia's counties, including Greene, 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 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. |
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