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:
37.7909, -92.0527
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 Pulaski County<2>.
The county seat for Pulaski County is located in Waynesville. Waynesville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west northwest 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 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Thompson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thompson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dry Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Dry Creek Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek Cemetery
- Hale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
- Rockwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rockwell Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell Cemetery
- Ramsey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
- Spaulding Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Spaulding Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding Cemetery
- Gospel Ridge Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Laughlin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Laughlin Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlin Cemetery
- Bradford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bradford Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
- Watts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Watts Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Cemetery
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mill Creek Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek Cemetery
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- Goodall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Goodall Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall Cemetery
- Rayle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Rayle Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayle Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Bloodland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Bloodland Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloodland Cemetery
- Kaintuck Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Kaintuck Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaintuck Cemetery
- Kitchell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Kitchell Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchell Cemetery
- Gasconade Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bradford Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Bradford Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Corn Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pillman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Pillman Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillman Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 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:
- Devils Elbow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Saint Robert
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bloodland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bloodland is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloodland
- Duke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Duke is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
- Arlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Waynesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jerome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jerome is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Edgar Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newburg is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
- Beulah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beulah is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Doolittle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Doolittle is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
- Laquey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Laquey is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laquey
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Dixon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sherrill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sherrill is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
- Crocker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lecoma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lecoma is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecoma
- Swedeborg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Swedeborg is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeborg
- Winnipeg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Winnipeg is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnipeg
- Hazelton ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hazelton is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Lenox
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lenox is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
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 Pulaski County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thompson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Crocker
- Dixon
- Newburg
- Richland
- Rolla
- Waynesville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Pulaski 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 #754072 (Thompson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #754072 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: Pulaski
- Est. Elev: 249 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Devils Elbow
- Location given for Thompson Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.790874 Lon: -92.0526622
- 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 Pulaski, 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. |