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:
37.0523, -89.2623
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 Mississippi County<2>.
The county seat for Mississippi County is located in Charleston. Charleston lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southwest 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 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Thompson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thompson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Schendler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Schendler Cemetery is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schendler Cemetery
- Bumgard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bumgard Cemetery is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumgard Cemetery
- Green Lawn Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mound City National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Thistlewood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Thistlewood Cemetery is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thistlewood Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- The St. Marys Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Mary Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107966 <5>
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Bird Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bird Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird Cemetery
- Spencer Heights Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- Hodges Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
- Uninty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Uninty Cemetery is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uninty Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Texas Bend Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Texas Bend Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas Bend Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Old Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Old Shiloh Cemetery is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shiloh Cemetery
- New Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The New Shiloh Cemetery is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Shiloh Cemetery
- Solomon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Solomon Cemetery is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon Cemetery
- Richwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Richwood Cemetery is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood Cemetery
- Cairo City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Cairo City Cemetery is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo City Cemetery
- Green Lawn Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Walford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Walford Cemetery is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walford Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Frog City ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Frog City is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog City
- Cairo Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cairo Junction is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
- Cache
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Future City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Future City is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- Cairo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cairo is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <6>
- Mound City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mounds
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mounds is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Miller City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Unity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greenfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Hodges Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hodges Park is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Park
- Wyatt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wyatt is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Villa Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Villa Ridge is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Ridge
- Wilson City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wilson City is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Olive Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Charleston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Charleston is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,015 people
- Diehlstadt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Diehlstadt is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diehlstadt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Wickliffe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barlow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Barlow is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Pulaski
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Diswood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Diswood is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diswood
- Tamms
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Tamms is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamms
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamms <6>
- Commerce
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Olmsted
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Mississippi County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thompson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bertrand
- Cairo
- Charleston
- Commerce
- Mound City
- Mounds
- Wickliffe
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 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 Mississippi 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 #727594 (Thompson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #727594 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: Mississippi
- Est. Elev: 97 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cache
- Location given for Thompson Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.0522727 Lon: -89.2622983
- 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 Mississippi, 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' 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. |