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:
38.4256, -90.8251
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 Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Union. Union lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west 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 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Thompson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thompson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Good Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Good Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Old Hazelrun Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Hazelrun Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hazelrun Cemetery
- Hazelrun Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hazelrun Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelrun Cemetery
- Brush Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Brush Creek Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek Cemetery
- North Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The North Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- Tiler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Tiler Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiler Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Finney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Finney Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finney Cemetery
- Coleman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Fisher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Cove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cove Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the east of Saint Clair.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #28220 <5>
- New St. Bridgets Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pacific Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pacific Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific Cemetery
- Sunset Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Old St. Bridgets Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Robertsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Catawissa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Moselle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Moselle is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselle
- Gray Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Villa Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Tekakwitha
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lake Tekakwitha is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tekakwitha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Pacific
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pacific is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,097 people
- Former name for Pacific:
- Franklin
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacific <6>
- Labadie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gildehouse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gildehouse is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gildehouse
- Lonedell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lonedell is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonedell
- Hemker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hemker is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemker
- Boles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Boles is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Oermann
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oermann is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oermann
- Dittmer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Allenton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Allenton is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Clair
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Parkway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Parkway is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Augusta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Luebbering
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Luebbering is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luebbering
- Grubville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Grubville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubville
- Hollow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hollow is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow
- Saint Albans
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cedar Hill Lakes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hill Lakes is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Cedar Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Melrose
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Melrose is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
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. The following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thompson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Pacific
- Saint Clair
- Union
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 helpful 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 Franklin 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 #727599 (Thompson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #727599 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 147 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gray Summit
- Location given for Thompson Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.4256082 Lon: -90.8251342
- 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 Franklin, 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. |