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:
38.0970, -83.8466
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 Mount Sterling. Mount Sterling lies just to the west southwest of the Thompson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Thompson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thompson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Garrett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Garrett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Powers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Powers Cemetery is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Cemetery
- Carpenter - Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Conley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Carter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Karrick - Wills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Karrick - Wills Cemetery is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karrick - Wills Cemetery
- The Karrick - Wills Cemetery has also been known as:
- Karick Cemetery
- Karrick Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #74678 <5>
- Faulkner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Faulkner Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner Cemetery
- The Faulkner Cemetery has also been known as:
- Allen Cemetery
- Gilmore Cemetery
- Peeled Oak Christian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Peeled Oak Christian Church Cemetery is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Oak Christian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Peeled Oak Christian Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Preston.
- The Peeled Oak Christian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Peeled Oak Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2255399 <5>
- Hart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hart Cemetery is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Kendall Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Goodpaster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Goodpaster Cemetery is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodpaster Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Boaz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Springfield Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Springfield Cemetery is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield Cemetery
- Enoch Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Enoch Smith Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enoch Smith Cemetery
- Warner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shields Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Shields Cemetery is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields 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:
- Peeled Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Peeled Oak is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Oak
- Spencer Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Spencer Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Village
- Mount Sterling
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Preston
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Preston is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Owingsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hope is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Reynoldsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Reynoldsville is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
- Judy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Judy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judy
- Reid Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Reid Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid Village
- Camargo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Camargo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
- Little Slate Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Little Slate Creek is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Slate Creek
- Prewitt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Prewitt is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prewitt
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mill Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Creek is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Olympia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Olympia is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympia
- Peasticks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Peasticks is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peasticks
- Slate Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Slate Valley is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Valley
- Sharpsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sharpsburg is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Levee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Levee is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levee
- Jeffersonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Black Sulpher Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Grassy Lick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Grassy Lick is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Lick
- Means
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Means is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Means
- Pine Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Grove is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- East Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- East Fork is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Bethel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bethel is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
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.
- Mount Sterling
- Owingsville
- Sharpsburg
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 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 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 #505197 (Thompson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #505197 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: 260 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Preston
- Location given for Thompson Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.0970235 Lon: -83.8465867
- 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 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 'point-to-point' 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. |