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:
32.9323, -84.9077
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 Troup County<2>.
The county seat for Troup County is located in LaGrange. LaGrange lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Thompson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Thompson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thompson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Perry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Hamby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hamby Cemetery is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamby Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Murphy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- Sledge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Sledge Cemetery is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Glanton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Glanton Cemetery is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glanton Cemetery
- Hardy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hardy Cemetery is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Bass Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bass Cemetery is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Cemetery
- Ogletree Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ogletree Cemetery is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogletree Cemetery
- Herndon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Herndon Cemetery is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon Cemetery
- Langford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Langford Cemetery is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langford Cemetery
- McGee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The McGee Cemetery is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Cemetery
- Talley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Talley Cemetery is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley Cemetery
- Rakestraw Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Rakestraw Cemetery is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rakestraw Cemetery
- Sledge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Sledge Cemetery is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge Cemetery
- O'Neal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The O'Neal Cemetery is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Grier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Grier Cemetery is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grier Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 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:
- Pine Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pioneer Village is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Mountville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Whitfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Whitfield is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Pine Mountain Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- LaGrange
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Lake is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
- Harris City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Harris City is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Hamilton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Warm Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Greenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Asta Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Asta Village is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asta Village
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Shiloh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bullochville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bullochville is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullochville
- West Lake Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Lake Village is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Village
- North West Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- North West Point is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North West Point
- Brays Lakeview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Brays Lakeview is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Lakeview
- West Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hogansville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lanett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Plant City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Plant City is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant City
- Eady City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eady City is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eady City
- Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- River View
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- River View is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Flint Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Flint Hill is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Manchester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lone Oak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lone Oak is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Abbottsford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Abbottsford is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsford
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 Troup County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thompson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Greenville
- Hamilton
- Hogansville
- LaGrange
- Lanett
- Manchester
- Warm Springs
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 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 Troup 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 #324108 (Thompson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #324108 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: Troup
- Est. Elev: 253 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hilyer
- Location given for Thompson Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.9323501 Lon: -84.9077114
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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 Troup, 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |