A visit to the Thomson 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 Thomson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Thomson Cemetery:
40.6623, -91.8438
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Thomson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Thomson Cemetery is located in Van Buren County<2>.
The county seat for Van Buren County is located in Keosauqua. Keosauqua lies just to the northwest of the Thomson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Thomson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Thomson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thomson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Preen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Preen Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preen Cemetery
- Bradford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bradford Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
- Robb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Robb Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robb Cemetery
- Wolfe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Wolfe Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfe Cemetery
- Dulin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Dulin Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dulin Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Farmington.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94609 <5>
- Steinmeyer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Steinmeyer Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinmeyer Cemetery
- Helwig Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Helwig Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helwig Cemetery
- Neumann Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Neumann Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neumann Cemetery
- Center Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Center Chapel Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Chapel Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Boyer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Boyer Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyer Cemetery
- Bonaparte Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bonaparte Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonaparte Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- New Lexington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The New Lexington Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington Cemetery
- Bentonsport Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bentonsport Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonsport Cemetery
- Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Vernon Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Cemetery
- Dodson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Dodson Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Harness Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Harness Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harness Cemetery
- Blackledge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Blackledge Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackledge Cemetery
- Christy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Rhodes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Rhodes Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Cemetery
- Cave Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Cave Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Cemetery
- Reed's Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Reed's Creek Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed's Creek Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Thomson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Thomson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bonaparte
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Acasto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Acasto is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acasto
- Mount Sterling
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Farmington
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Anson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Anson is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
- Keosauqua
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chambersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chambersburg is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Athens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Athens is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Croton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Croton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croton
- Mount Zion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Zion is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Big Mound
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Big Mound is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mound
- Primrose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Primrose is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Kilbourn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kilbourn is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourn
- Cantril
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Winchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Winchester is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Peaksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Peaksville is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
- Mount Hamill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Hamill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hamill
- Former names for Mount Hamill:
- Courtwright
- Hamill
- Russellville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Russellville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Russellville has also been known as:
- Doantown
- Hillsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Stockport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Luray
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Luray is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Revere
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dumas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dumas is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
- Donnellson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- White Lane ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- White Lane is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lane
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 Thomson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Van Buren County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thomson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bonaparte
- Cantril
- Donnellson
- Farmington
- Keosauqua
- Luray
- Stockport
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Thomson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Van Buren 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 Thomson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #462223 (Thomson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #462223 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: Van Buren
- Est. Elev: 206 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bonaparte
- Location given for Thomson Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6622544 Lon: -91.8437798
- 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 Iowa's counties, including Van Buren, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Thomson 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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