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:
39.0045, -86.2008
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 Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Brownstown. Brownstown lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the 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 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Thompson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thompson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Houston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cornett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Cornett Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornett Cemetery
- Hanner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hanner Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanner Cemetery
- Cummings Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Cummings Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Cemetery
- Lutes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Lutes Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutes Cemetery
- The Lutes Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lutes - Ermy Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85756 <5>
- Callahan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Callahan Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callahan Cemetery
- Bower Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bower Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower Cemetery
- Bagwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bagwell Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagwell Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lucas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Lucas Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Cemetery
- Waggoner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Waggoner Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waggoner Cemetery
- McKinney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Clearspring Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Clearspring Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearspring Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Clearspring Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Clearspring Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1973909 <5>
- Noblet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elkinsville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spraytown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Terrill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Terrill Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrill Cemetery
- Wayman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Wayman Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayman Cemetery
- The Wayman Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Wayman / Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87305 <5>
- Beck Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Beck Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beck Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips 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:
- Houston
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Houston is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Kurtz
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kurtz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurtz
- Freetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Norman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Spraytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Spraytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraytown
- Becks Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Becks Grove is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becks Grove
- Story
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Story is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Zelma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zelma is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelma
- Pikes Peak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pikes Peak is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
- Heltonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Leesville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Brownstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Erie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Erie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Medora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Medora is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Vallonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cortland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cortland is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
- Mount Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Liberty is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- New Elizabethtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Elizabethtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elizabethtown
- North Ogilville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Ogilville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ogilville
- Gnaw Bone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Nashville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Crawford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Stony Lonesome
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Lonesome is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Lonesome
- Fort Ritner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fort Ritner is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ritner
- Guthrie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Guthrie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
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 Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thompson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Leesville
- Medora
- Nashville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Indiana:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 #451561 (Thompson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #451561 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 203 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Story
- Location given for Thompson Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.0044953 Lon: -86.2008194
- 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 Indiana's counties, including Jackson, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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. |