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 #108528).
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:
39.7775, -91.2904
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>
The Thompson Cemetery is located in Adams County<3>.
The county seat for Adams County is located in Quincy. Quincy lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> 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 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Thompson Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thompson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fall Creek Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Fall Creek Chapel Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek Chapel Cemetery
- The Fall Creek Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dunn Cemetery
- Fall Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105464 <1>
- Fall Creek Methodist Protestant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Fall Creek Methodist Protestant Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek Methodist Protestant Cemetery
- The Fall Creek Methodist Protestant Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fall Creek Cemetery
- Fall Creek Chapel Cemetery
- Old Protestant Church Cemetery
- Rankin Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105632 <1>
- Newmaw Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bluff Hall Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Hall Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bluff Hall Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the southeast of Marblehead.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2143952 <1>
- Payson New Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Payson Old Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Craigtown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Journey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Journey Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Journey Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- The Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Riverview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #31145 <1>
- Akers Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stewart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- The Stewart Cemetery has also been known as:
- Steward Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108400 <1>
- Nichols Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Long Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- The Cook Cemetery has also been known as:
- Richland Cemetery
- Richland - Cook Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107672 <1>
- Ehe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Ehe Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehe Cemetery
- Rush Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Rush Cemetery is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Cemetery
- Head Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Head Cemetery is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hope Cemetery is located in Ralls County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
- Lock Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Lock Family Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Family Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Newton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
- Tandy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Tandy Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tandy Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Thompson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Thompson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fall Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fall Creek is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
- Payson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shepherd
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shepherd is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
- Spencer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Spencer is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Plainville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Marblehead
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Marblehead is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Hannibal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cave City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cave City is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave City
- Hull
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Helton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Helton is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Adams
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Adams is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Oakwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Kinderhook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saverton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Saverton is located in Ralls County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saverton
- Burton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Burton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Liberty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Quincy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dodge City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dodge City is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- Palmyra
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ewbanks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ewbanks is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewbanks
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 Adams County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thompson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Barry
- Barry lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Thompson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Barry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Hannibal
- Hull
- Hull lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<4> to the Southeast (SE) of the Thompson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hull.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- New Canton
- New London
- Palmyra
- Payson
- Quincy
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Illinois:
- Pages specific to Adams 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #108528
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #419668 (Thompson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #419668 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: Adams
- Est. Elev: 190 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Marblehead
- Location given for Thompson Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.7775461 Lon: -91.2904232
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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> | 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. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Adams, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' 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'. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |