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:
31.2668, -90.3368
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 Pike County<2>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Magnolia. Magnolia lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the 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 28 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Thompson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thompson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Labon Bacot Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Labon Bacot Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labon Bacot Cemetery
- Martin - McNabb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bridges Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Bridges Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges Cemetery
- Brent Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Brent Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Cemetery
- Kaigler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Kaigler Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaigler Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Garner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Garner Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Cemetery
- Hoover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hoover Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Cemetery
- Norman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Norman Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman Cemetery
- Busby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Busby Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby Cemetery
- Curtis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Curtis Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Curtis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Curtis Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Cemetery
- Reeves Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Reeves Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeves Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Reeves Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of McComb.
- The Reeves Cemetery has also been known as:
- John Reeves Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #62270 <5>
- Reeves Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Reeves Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeves Cemetery
- Gatlin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Gatlin Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatlin Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Connally Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Connally Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connally Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Wingo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wingo Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo Cemetery
- Brent Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Brent Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Cemetery
- Turnipseed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Turnipseed Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnipseed Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Bogue Chitto Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Herron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Herron Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herron Cemetery
- John Felder Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 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:
- Bacots
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bacots is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacots
- Holmesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Holmesville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
- Topisaw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Topisaw is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
- McComb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bear Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bear Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
- Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Verna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Verna is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verna
- Magnolia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Norfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Norfield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
- Sartinville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sartinville is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartinville
- Wellman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wellman is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
- McElveen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- McElveen is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Tylertown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chatawa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chatawa is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
- Smithburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Smithburg is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
- Thompson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Thompson is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Glading
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Glading is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
- Osyka
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kokomo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
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 Pike County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thompson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brookhaven
- Magnolia
- McComb
- Monticello
- Osyka
- Osyka lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Thompson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Osyka.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osyka
- Summit
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 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 Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Pike 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 #709915 (Thompson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #709915 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: Pike
- Est. Elev: 108 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pricedale
- Location given for Thompson Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.2668425 Lon: -90.3367613
- 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 Pike, 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 things 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. |