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:
36.5831, -88.7053
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 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 .
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 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)
- Morris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Dobson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Dobson Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobson Cemetery
- Neale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Neale Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neale Cemetery
- Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethlehem Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Bethlehem Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Water Valley.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2434762 <5>
- New Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The New Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethlehem Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Bethlehem Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Water Valley.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2328969 <5>
- Hainline Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hainline Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainline Cemetery
- Poyners Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Camp Beauregard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
- The Old Bethel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Bethel Primitive Baptist Cemetery
- Osborne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Osborne Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Cemetery
- Cuba Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Usher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Usher Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Usher Cemetery
- The Usher Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dyer Cemetery
- Copeland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Copeland Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland Cemetery
- Chaney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Chaney Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney Cemetery
- Foy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Foy Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foy Cemetery
- Sisson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sisson Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisson Cemetery
- Barton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Barton Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Cemetery
- Gilliam Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gilliam Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam Cemetery
- Lebanon Church of Christ Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Alexander Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
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)
- 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)
- Lynnville is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
- Pryorsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pryorsburg is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryorsburg
- Tri City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tri City is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri City
- Fulton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fulgham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fulgham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulgham
- South Fulton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Latham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Latham is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Bell City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bell City is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Farmington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Farmington is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mayfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Protemus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Protemus is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protemus
- Pierce Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pierce Station is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Station
- McConnell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- McConnell is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
- Fancy Farm
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fancy Farm is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Farm
- Harris Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Harris Grove is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
- Hickory
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hickory is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Clinton
(16 miles [25.7 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 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
- 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:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Graves 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 #505189 (Thompson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #505189 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: Graves
- Est. Elev: 159 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cuba
- Location given for Thompson Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5831144 Lon: -88.7053307
- 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 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' (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. |