A visit to the Thompson Chapel 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 Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Thompson Chapel Cemetery:
31.4038, -89.7748
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Thompson Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Thompson Chapel Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Columbia. Columbia lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Thompson Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Thompson Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Thompson Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thompson Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bunker Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Bunker Hill Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill Cemetery
- Bunker Hill Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Randle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Randle Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randle Cemetery
- New Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The New Union Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Wilks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilks Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilks Cemetery
- Wilks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilks Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilks Cemetery
- Speights Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Speights Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speights Cemetery
- Barners Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Speights Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Speights Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speights Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Garner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Garner Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Cemetery
- St. Marys Catholic Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Catholic Church Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Catholic Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Catholic Church Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of Columbia.
- The St. Marys Catholic Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sylvest Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2316202 <5>
- Bond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bond Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond Cemetery
- McPhail Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The McPhail Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPhail Cemetery
- Speights Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Speights Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speights Cemetery
- Hathorn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hathorn Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hathorn Cemetery
- Crossroads Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
- Stringer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Stringer Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringer Cemetery
- Raybourn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Raybourn Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raybourn Cemetery
- Blackburn - Carter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Magee - Sullivan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Thompson Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Thompson Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bassfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Goss
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Goss is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Expose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Expose is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Expose
- Melba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Melba is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melba
- Columbia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oak Vale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
- Sumrall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Prentiss
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tilton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Tilton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Arm
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arm is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arm
- Williamsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Kokomo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pinebur
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pinebur is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebur
- Seminary
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sartinville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sartinville is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartinville
- Collins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sanford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Kola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kola is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
- Lux
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lux is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
- Hooker
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hooker is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Monticello
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arbo
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Arbo is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
- Grange ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- West Hattiesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg
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 Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thompson Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Collins
- Columbia
- Monticello
- Williamsburg
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 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 Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Marion 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 Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #678702 (Thompson Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #678702 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: Marion
- Est. Elev: 102 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bunker Hill
- Location given for Thompson Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.403784 Lon: -89.7747991
- 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 Marion, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Thompson Chapel 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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