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:
37.2901, -89.7193
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 Cape Girardeau County<2>.
The county seat for Cape Girardeau County is located in Jackson. Jackson lies just 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 22 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.
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Zion UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Zion UMC Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion UMC Cemetery
- Gartung Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Gartung Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gartung Cemetery
- Hager Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Hager Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hager Cemetery
- Beach Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Beach Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Cemetery
- Eakon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Eakon Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakon Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hayden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hayden Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Cemetery
- Borneman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Eggimann Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Eggimann Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggimann Cemetery
- Summers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Summers Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summers Cemetery
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- Allenville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Allenville Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville Cemetery
- Hitt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hitt Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitt Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- McGuire Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The McGuire Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuire Cemetery
- McGuire Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The McGuire Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuire Cemetery
- Proffer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Proffer Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proffer Cemetery
- Crump Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Crump Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump Cemetery
- Stroderville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Stroderville Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroderville Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Suedekum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Suedekum Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suedekum Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 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:
- Gordonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dutchtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dutchtown is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
- Estimated population in 2018: 94 people
- Whitewater
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Whitewater is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Allenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Allenville is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
- Delta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Delta is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <6>
- Crump
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Crump is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Jackson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Burfordville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cliff ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cliff is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff
- Chaffee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gravel Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gravel Hill is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Cape Girardeau
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Laflin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Laflin is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laflin
- Randles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Randles is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randles
- Millersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leopold
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Leopold is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopold
- Caney Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Caney Creek is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Creek
- Kelso
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Scott City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Green Cox
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Green Cox is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cox
- East Cape Girardeau
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- East Cape Girardeau is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cape Girardeau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Perkins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Perkins is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
- New Hamburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Hamburg is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hamburg
- Seopus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Seopus is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seopus
- Painton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Painton is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painton
- Oran
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Oak Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Leemon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leemon is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemon
- Marble Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lutesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lutesville is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutesville
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 Cape Girardeau County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thompson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cape Girardeau
- Chaffee
- Jackson
- Lutesville
- Marble Hill
- Oran
- Oran lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Thompson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oran.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
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 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 Missouri:
- Pages specific to Cape Girardeau 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 #727595 (Thompson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #727595 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: Cape Girardeau
- Est. Elev: 129 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gordonville
- Location given for Thompson Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2900522 Lon: -89.7192608
- 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 Missouri's counties, including Cape Girardeau, 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. |