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:
33.4001, -89.4234
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 Choctaw County<2>.
The county seat for Choctaw County is located in Ackerman. Ackerman lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east southeast 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 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Thompson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thompson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Freewill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Freewill Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freewill Cemetery
- Dacus Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Dacus Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacus Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Old Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Antioch Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Antioch Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Branscome Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Branscome Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branscome Cemetery
- New Haven Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The New Haven Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven Cemetery
- Bankston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bankston Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- McCurtin Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wood Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Wood Springs Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Springs Cemetery
- Sarepta Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Sarepta Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarepta Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Milligan Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Adams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Hamrick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hamrick Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamrick Cemetery
- Reeds Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Reeds Chapel Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Chapel Cemetery
- Covenant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Covenant Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covenant Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Lindsey Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stinson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Stinson Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson Cemetery
- Cartledge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Cartledge Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartledge Cemetery
- French Camp Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The French Camp Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Camp Cemetery
- Hemphill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hemphill Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Providence Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Ackerman.
- The Providence Cemetery has also been known as:
- Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #62191 <5>
- Clear Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Thompson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Thompson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bankston ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bankston is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Sibleyton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sibleyton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibleyton
- Sibleyton has also been known as:
- Sibleton
- French Camp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kilmichael
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kilmichael is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmichael
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Weir
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Minerva
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Minerva is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Eupora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Langley ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Langley is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- McCool
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- McCool is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Williams
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Williams is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Ackerman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Reform
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Reform is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Sapa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sapa is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapa
- Walthall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walthall is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Gregory ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gregory is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Sweatman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sweatman is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweatman
- Winona
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Vaiden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Auris ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Auris is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auris
- Ethel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ethel is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Mathiston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Eskridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eskridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskridge
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 Choctaw County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thompson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ackerman
- Eupora
- French Camp
- Kilmichael
- Maben
- Maben lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Thompson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Maben.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maben
- Vaiden
- Winona
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 Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Choctaw 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 #678695 (Thompson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #678695 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: Choctaw
- Est. Elev: 128 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Stewart
- Location given for Thompson Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.4001242 Lon: -89.4234053
- 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 Mississippi's counties, including Choctaw, 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 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. |
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