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A visit to the Thompson Cemetery ...


The location of the Thompson Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

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 can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

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

Lat:   31.8105°   (31° 48' 37")

Lon:   -82.0760°   (-82° 4' 33")

The Thompson Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.

The county seat for Wayne County is located in Jesup. Jesup lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the southeast of the Thompson Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 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 Wayne County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Thompson Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • 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.

    • Madray Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madray Springs
      • Madray Springs is located in Wayne County
    • Surrency
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Odum
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Glennville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Donald
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
      • Donald is located in Long County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,466 people
    • Baxley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jesup
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Doctortown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doctortown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctortown
      • Doctortown is located in Wayne County
    • Midway
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Tattnall County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 657 people
    • Reidsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reidsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
      • Reidsville is located in Tattnall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,665 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reidsville <4>
    • Ludowici
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludowici have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludowici
      • Ludowici is located in Long County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,352 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ludowici <4>
    • Gum Branch
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Branch
      • Gum Branch is located in Liberty County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Screven
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Bellville
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Manassas
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Cedar Crossing
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crossing
        • Cedar Crossing is located in Toombs County
      • Coffee
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee
        • Coffee is located in Bacon County
      • Hagan
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Collins
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Graham
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
        • Graham is located in Appling County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people

    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 Wayne County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Thompson Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Moody - Tillman Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • The Moody - Tillman Cemetery is located in Appling County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Moody - Tillman Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southwest of Surrency.
      • The Moody - Tillman Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Blantons Chapel Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moody - Tillman Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #35427 <6>
    • O'Quinn Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the O'Quinn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The O'Quinn Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the O'Quinn Cemetery
    • Warren Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Warren Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warren Cemetery
    • Matlock Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Matlock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Matlock Cemetery is located in Tattnall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Matlock Cemetery
    • Easons Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Easons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Easons Cemetery is located in Appling County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Easons Cemetery
    • Davis Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Davis Cemetery is located in Appling County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
    • Padgett Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Padgett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Padgett Cemetery is located in Tattnall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Padgett Cemetery
    • Hopewell UMC Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Stanfield Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stanfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stanfield Cemetery is located in Tattnall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stanfield Cemetery
    • Woods Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Woods Cemetery is located in Appling County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods Cemetery
    • Aspinwall Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aspinwall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Aspinwall Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aspinwall Cemetery
    • Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Joyner Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Joyner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Joyner Cemetery is located in Appling County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Joyner Cemetery
      • Altamaha Baptist Church Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Bradley - Anderson Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Sand Hill Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Tattnall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Hill Cemetery
      • McArthur Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McArthur Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The McArthur Cemetery is located in Tattnall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McArthur Cemetery
      • Tillman Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tillman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Tillman Cemetery is located in Appling County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tillman Cemetery
      • Surrency Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Ebenezer FWB Church Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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

    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 #324104  (Thompson Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #324104 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: Altamaha SE
      • County: Wayne         Elev: 53
      • Location given for GNIS #324104 (Thompson Cemetery)

    The official website for Wayne County: www.co.wayne.ga.us/

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

    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 Wayne, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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: 31.8105, Longitude: -82.0760       In this case, the coordinates for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <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 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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