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:
40.2225, -90.6368
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 Schuyler County<2>.
The county seat for Schuyler County is located in Rushville. Rushville lies just to the south southeast 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 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Thompson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thompson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Littleton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Neidy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Neidy Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neidy Cemetery
- White Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The White Oak Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Doddsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Doddsville Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doddsville Cemetery
- Hale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- Houston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Houston Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Cemetery
- The Houston Cemetery has also been known as:
- Houston Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2438197 <5>
- Bauer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bauer Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer Cemetery
- Willey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Willey Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willey Cemetery
- Blackburn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Blackburn Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Cemetery
- Taggart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Taggart Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taggart Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hughes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Gay Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gay Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Cemetery
- Crossroads Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Spring Grove Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove Cemetery
- Bowman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bowman Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Cemetery
- Gunning Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Gunning Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunning Cemetery
- Stoneking Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Stoneking Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneking Cemetery
- Brooklyn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Brooklyn Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn Cemetery
- Sugar Grove North Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Standard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Standard Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard Cemetery
- Peck Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Peck Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck Cemetery
- Wilhelm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Wilhelm Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhelm Cemetery
- Claybough Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Claybough Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybough Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Littleton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wayland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wayland is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Doddsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Doddsville is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doddsville
- Industry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Camden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rushville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vermont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Huntsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ripley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ripley is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Bader
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bader is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bader
- Astoria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Table Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Frederick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Browning
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Adair
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Colmar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Colmar is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colmar
- Plymouth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Colchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tennessee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- University Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- University Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
- East Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- East Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Augusta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Sterling
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cooperstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cooperstown is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
- Macomb
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lamone Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lamone Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamone Village
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 Schuyler County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thompson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adair
- Adair lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Thompson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Adair.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Astoria
- Augusta
- Colchester
- Industry
- Macomb
- Mount Sterling
- Plymouth
- Rushville
- Table Grove
- Vermont
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 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 Schuyler 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 #1720740 (Thompson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1720740 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: Schuyler
- Est. Elev: 208 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Erwin
- Location given for Thompson Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.222545 Lon: -90.6367952
- 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 Illinois' counties, including Schuyler, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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. |