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:
40.0395, -86.9981
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 Montgomery County<2>.
The county seat for Montgomery County is located in Crawfordsville. Crawfordsville lies just to the east 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 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Thompson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thompson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Yountsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Yountsville Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yountsville Cemetery
- O'Neal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The O'Neal Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal Cemetery
- Michael Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Michael Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michael Cemetery
- Nutt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Nutt Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutt Cemetery
- Harshbarger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Harshbarger Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshbarger Cemetery
- Fruits Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fruits Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruits Cemetery
- Weir Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Weir Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Breaks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Breaks Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breaks Cemetery
- Potts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Potts Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Cemetery
- Stonebraker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Stonebraker Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebraker Cemetery
- Coons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Coons Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Galey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Galey Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galey Cemetery
- Sidener Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Sidener Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidener Cemetery
- Ben Hur Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Ben Hur Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hur Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Oldtown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Oldtown Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldtown Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- The Oak Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oak Hill North Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86194 <5>
- Sparks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sparks Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- The Oak Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crawfordsville Masonic Cemetery
- Grant Ave. Cemetery
- Oak Hill / Grant Ave. Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2207678 <5>
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary 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:
- Yountsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Yountsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yountsville
- Wesley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wesley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Alamo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Waynetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crawfordsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Market
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Market is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- North Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Union is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union
- Wallace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wallace is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Smartsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Smartsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartsburg
- Cherry Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Wingate
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Garfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hillsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Byron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Byron is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Mace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mace is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
- New Richmond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Waveland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Linden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mellott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mellott is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Grange Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grange Corner is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Corner
- Russellville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Russellville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Darlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Darlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Ladoga
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Newtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Newtown is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Guion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Guion is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
- Veedersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Montgomery County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thompson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Crawfordsville
- Darlington
- Ladoga
- Linden
- Mellott
- New Richmond
- Russellville
- Veedersburg
- Waveland
- Waynetown
- Wingate
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 websites either 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 Montgomery 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 #444702 (Thompson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #444702 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: Montgomery
- Est. Elev: 223 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Crawfordsville
- Location given for Thompson Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.0394874 Lon: -86.9980638
- 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 Montgomery, 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 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. |