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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Thompson Cemetery

Lat:   36.5831°   (36° 34' 59")

Lon:   -88.7053°   (-88° 42' 19")

The Thompson Cemetery is located in Graves County<2>.

The county seat for Graves County is located in Mayfield. Mayfield lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Thompson Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Thompson Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thompson Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Little Bethel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Bethel Cemetery
    • The Little Bethel Cemetery is located in Graves County
  • Morris Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morris Cemetery
    • The Morris Cemetery is located in Graves County
  • Adams Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Adams Cemetery is located in Graves County
  • Dobson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dobson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dobson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dobson Cemetery is located in Graves County
  • Neale Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Neale Cemetery is located in Graves County
  • Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Old Bethlehem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Bethlehem Cemetery
    • The Old Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Graves County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Bethlehem Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Water Valley.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2434762 <5>
  • New Bethlehem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Bethlehem Cemetery
    • The New Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Graves County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Bethlehem Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Water Valley.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2328969 <5>
  • Hainline Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hainline Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hainline Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hainline Cemetery is located in Graves County
  • Poyners Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poyners Chapel Cemetery
    • The Poyners Chapel Cemetery is located in Graves County
  • Jones Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • The Jones Cemetery is located in Graves County
  • Camp Beauregard Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camp Beauregard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camp Beauregard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Camp Beauregard Cemetery is located in Graves County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Old Bethel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Bethel Cemetery
      • The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Graves County
      • The Old Bethel Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old Bethel Primitive Baptist Cemetery
    • Osborne Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Osborne Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Osborne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Osborne Cemetery is located in Graves County
    • Cuba Baptist Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Martin Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Martin Cemetery is located in Graves County
    • Perry Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perry Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Perry Cemetery is located in Graves County
    • Usher Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Usher Cemetery
      • The Usher Cemetery is located in Graves County
      • The Usher Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Dyer Cemetery
    • Copeland Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Copeland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Copeland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Copeland Cemetery is located in Graves County
    • Chaney Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chaney Cemetery
      • The Chaney Cemetery is located in Graves County
    • Foy Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Foy Cemetery is located in Graves County
    • Sisson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sisson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sisson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sisson Cemetery is located in Graves County
    • Barton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Barton Cemetery is located in Graves County
    • Gilliam Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilliam Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilliam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gilliam Cemetery is located in Graves County
    • Lebanon Church of Christ Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Alexander Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alexander Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alexander Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Alexander Cemetery is located in Graves County

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]<3> of the Thompson Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Thompson Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Wingo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wingo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo
    • Wingo is located in Graves County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wingo <6>
  • Water Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Sedalia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lynnville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
    • Lynnville is located in Graves County
  • Pryorsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryorsburg
    • Pryorsburg is located in Graves County
  • Tri City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tri City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri City
    • Tri City is located in Graves County
  • Fulton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Fulgham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulgham
    • Fulgham is located in Hickman County
  • South Fulton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fulton
    • South Fulton is located in Obion County (TN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,210 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Fulton <6>
  • Latham
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
    • Latham is located in Weakley County (TN)
  • Bell City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
    • Bell City is located in Graves County
  • Farmington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
    • Farmington is located in Graves County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Mayfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Protemus
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protemus
      • Protemus is located in Calloway County
    • Pierce Station
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Station
      • Pierce Station is located in Obion County (TN)
    • McConnell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McConnell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
      • McConnell is located in Obion County (TN)
    • Fancy Farm
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fancy Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Farm
      • Fancy Farm is located in Graves County
    • Harris Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harris Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
      • Harris Grove is located in Calloway County
    • Hickory
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
      • Hickory is located in Graves County
    • Clinton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Clinton is located in Hickman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,244 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <6>

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 Graves County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thompson Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Clinton
  • Fulton
    • Fulton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Thompson Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fulton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
  • Martin
    • Martin lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Thompson Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Martin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Mayfield

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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:

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 #505189  (Thompson Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #505189 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Cuba
    • County: Graves         Elev: 159
    • Location given for GNIS #505189 (Thompson Cemetery)

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

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 Kentucky's counties, including Graves, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Thompson Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5831, Longitude: -88.7053       In this case, the coordinates for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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