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:
42.4014, -90.1121
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 Jo Daviess County<2>.
The county seat for Jo Daviess County is located in Galena. Galena lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west of the Thompson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Thompson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thompson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Millville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Millville Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville Cemetery
- Woodbine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Woodbine Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Cemetery
- Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Chelsea Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The West Chelsea Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chelsea Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Elizabeth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Elizabeth Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Cemetery
- The Elizabeth Cemetery has also been known as:
- Elizabeth City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1972808 <5>
- East Chelsea Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Plum River Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- St. Annes Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Elmwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Citzens Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Citzens Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citzens Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- Singers Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Weston Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Weston Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Cemetery
- Nora Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Nora Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora Cemetery
- Monticello Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Monticello Cemetery is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello Cemetery
- Blair Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
- Blair Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
- Howardsille Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Howardsille Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsille 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 Thompson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Thompson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Stockton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Apple River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Elizabeth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Warren
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Scales Mound
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Pleasant Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Kent
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Gratiot ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Gratiot is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gratiot
- Former name for Fort Gratiot:
- Gratiot Grove
- Gratiot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gratiot is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Hanover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Shullsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shullsburg is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shullsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
- Yellow Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Creek is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Lena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lena is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,680 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lena <6>
- New Diggings
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Diggings is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Diggings
- Aiken
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Aiken is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Blackhawk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Blackhawk is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhawk
- Loran
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Loran is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loran
- Etna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Etna is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Bremen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bremen is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
- Polsgrove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Polsgrove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polsgrove
- South Wayne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Wayne is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wayne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Galena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Galena Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Galena Junction is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Junction
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 Jo Daviess County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thompson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Apple River
- Elizabeth
- Galena
- Gratiot
- Lena
- Nora
- Nora lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Thompson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Nora.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Shullsburg
- South Wayne
- Stockton
- Warren
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 Thompson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Jo Daviess 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 #419671 (Thompson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #419671 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: Jo Daviess
- Est. Elev: 270 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Elizabeth NE
- Location given for Thompson Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.401399 Lon: -90.1120703
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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 Illinois' counties, including Jo Daviess, 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 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> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |