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:
39.2059, -92.5896
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 Howard County<2>.
The county seat for Howard County is located in Fayette. Fayette lies just to the southwest of the Thompson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 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.
- Jackson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Lay Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Lay Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lay Cemetery
- Atkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Atkins Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Todd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Todd Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Cemetery
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- Linn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Linn Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Cemetery
- Snell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Snell Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Freedom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Freedom Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Cemetery
- Manion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Manion Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manion Cemetery
- Old Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Old Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cemetery
- Ancell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Ancell Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancell Cemetery
- Guren Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Guren Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guren Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Walnut Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Walnut Ridge Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge Cemetery
- Givens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Givens Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givens Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Burton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Burton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Fayette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sebree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sebree is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebree
- Yates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Yates is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Armstrong
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Armstrong is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Harrisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Higbee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Steinmetz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Steinmetz is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinmetz
- Riggs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Riggs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggs
- Renick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Renick is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Glasgow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Clark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Clark is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lewis Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lewis Mill is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Mill
- New Franklin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rocheport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- West Glasgow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- West Glasgow is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glasgow
- Franklin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Clifton Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Hinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hinton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Sturgeon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Moberly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Huntsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Oil City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oil City is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Lisbon
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lisbon is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Boonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Salisbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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 Howard County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thompson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Armstrong
- Boonville
- Clark
- Clark lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Thompson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clark.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Clifton Hill
- Fayette
- Glasgow
- Harrisburg
- Higbee
- Huntsville
- Moberly
- New Franklin
- Rocheport
- Salisbury
- Sturgeon
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Missouri:
- Pages specific to Howard 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 #727600 (Thompson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #727600 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: Howard
- Est. Elev: 253 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Burton
- Location given for Thompson Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2058684 Lon: -92.5896256
- 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 Howard, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |