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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Thompson (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Thompson. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties/Parishes ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties/parishes instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Thompson is located in Amite County.

To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Amite County: East Feliciana (LA), Saint Helena (LA), Tangipahoa (LA), Franklin, Lincoln, Pike & Wilkinson.

Below are the counties/parishes that are near Thompson. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Thompson:

  • Amite County     (The home county of Thompson)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thompson, with the one closest to Thompson listed first.
    • McElveen
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Brookside
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Olive
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Glading
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glading. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
      • Glading is located in Amite County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Glading
      • From Thompson to Glading
    • Huron
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Huron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
      • Huron is located in Amite County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Huron
      • From Thompson to Huron
    • Liberty
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Amite County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
    • Gillsburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Bewelcome
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bewelcome. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
      • Bewelcome is located in Amite County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bewelcome
      • From Thompson to Bewelcome
    • Gloster
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gloster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloster
      • Gloster is located in Amite County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gloster <3>
    • Crosby
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Franklin County
  • Lawrence County
    • Verna
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Verna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verna
      • Verna is located in Lawrence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Verna
      • From Thompson to Verna
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thompson, with the one closest to Thompson listed first.
    • Norfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Norfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
      • Norfield is located in Lincoln County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Norfield
      • From Thompson to Norfield
    • Cobbs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Wellman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wellman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
      • Wellman is located in Lincoln County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wellman
      • From Thompson to Wellman
    • Brookhaven
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Caseyville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caseyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
      • Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Caseyville
      • From Thompson to Caseyville
    • New Sight
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Montgomery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montgomery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
      • Montgomery is located in Lincoln County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Montgomery
      • From Thompson to Montgomery
  • Pike County
  • Walthall County
    • Tylertown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tylertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylertown
      • Tylertown is located in Walthall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tylertown <3>
  • Wilkinson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thompson, with the one closest to Thompson listed first.
    • Centreville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centreville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
      • Centreville is located in Wilkinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centreville <3>
    • Rosetta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • East Feliciana Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thompson, with the one closest to Thompson listed first.
    • Troy ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Troy is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
    • Woodland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
      • Woodland is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Woodland
      • From Thompson to Woodland
  • Saint Helena Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thompson, with the one closest to Thompson listed first.
    • Chipola
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chipola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
      • Chipola is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Chipola
      • From Thompson to Chipola
    • Coleman Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coleman Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Town
      • Coleman Town is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
    • Greensburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
      • Greensburg is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 644 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <3>
  • Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thompson, with the one closest to Thompson listed first.
    • Kentwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kentwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood
      • Kentwood is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,452 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentwood <3>
    • Tangipahoa
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tangipahoa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangipahoa
      • Tangipahoa is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tangipahoa <3>
    • Fluker
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fluker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluker
      • Fluker is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fluker <3>
  • Washington Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thompson, with the one closest to Thompson listed first.
    • Mount Hermon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hermon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
      • Mount Hermon is located in Washington Parish (LA)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Hermon <3>
    • Sunny Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Thompson, see our County-by-County Page for Thompson.

Cemeteries Near Thompson ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Thompson.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Thompson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Thompson, with the one closest to Thompson listed first.

  • Butler Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hewitt Gordon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hewitt Gordon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hewitt Gordon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gordon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gordon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gordon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Robertson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robertson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robertson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Spring Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hampton Burris Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hampton Burris Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hampton Burris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Marsalis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marsalis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marsalis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Keith Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hebron Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebron Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brown Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (833 more) ...
    • Wilson Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Pate - Gardner Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pate - Gardner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pate - Gardner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Gerald Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gerald Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gerald Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59472 <4>

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Thompson had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Thompson, with the one closest to Thompson listed first.

  • East Fork
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
    • East Fork is located in Amite County
  • Smithdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithdale
    • Smithdale is located in Amite County
  • Auburn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Auburn is located in Lincoln County
  • Huron
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Huron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
    • Huron is located in Amite County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Huron
    • From Thompson to Huron
  • McComb
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Summit
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Liberty
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Liberty is located in Amite County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
  • Little Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Springs
    • Little Springs is located in Franklin County
  • Zion Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zion Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill
    • Zion Hill is located in Amite County
  • Fernwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fernwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood
    • Fernwood is located in Pike County
  • Johnstons Station
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnstons Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstons Station
    • Johnstons Station is located in Lincoln County
  • Magnolia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
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    • Norfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Norfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
      • Norfield is located in Lincoln County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Norfield
      • From Thompson to Norfield
    • O'Neil
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for O'Neil have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
      • O'Neil is located in Amite County
    • Gillsburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Thompson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Thompson.

Newspapers Published in Thompson ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Thompson.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Thompson, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Thompson.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Thompson:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Thompson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Thompson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Thompson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.2568, Longitude: -90.6384       In this case, the coordinates for Thompson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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