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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Thompson Cemetery

Lat:   38.7662°   (38° 45' 58")

Lon:   -82.5149°   (-82° 30' 53")

The Thompson Cemetery is located in Lawrence County<2>.

The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Ironton. Ironton lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Thompson Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Thompson Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thompson Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Buffalo Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buffalo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buffalo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Buffalo Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Peniel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peniel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peniel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Peniel Cemetery is located in Gallia County
  • McDaniel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDaniel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDaniel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McDaniel Cemetery is located in Gallia County
  • Gallia Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gallia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gallia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gallia Cemetery is located in Gallia County
  • Wood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wood Cemetery is located in Gallia County
  • Sandfork Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandfork Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sandfork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sandfork Cemetery is located in Gallia County
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Gallia County
  • Wagner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wagner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wagner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wagner Cemetery is located in Gallia County
  • Gallia Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gallia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gallia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gallia Cemetery is located in Gallia County
  • Union Baptist Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Baptist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Baptist Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Wiseman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wiseman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wiseman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wiseman Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Cooper Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooper Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cooper Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Webster Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webster Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Webster Cemetery is located in Gallia County
    • Flag Spring Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flag Spring Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flag Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Flag Spring Cemetery is located in Gallia County
    • Saunders Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saunders Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saunders Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Saunders Cemetery is located in Gallia County
    • Olive Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olive Cemetery
      • The Olive Cemetery is located in Gallia County
    • Shaffer Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shaffer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shaffer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shaffer Cemetery is located in Gallia County
    • Littles Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Littles Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Littles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Littles Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Irvin Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Irvin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Irvin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Irvin Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Wiseman Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wiseman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wiseman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wiseman Cemetery is located in Gallia County
    • Waterloo Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waterloo Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waterloo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Waterloo Cemetery is located in Gallia County
    • Jackson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Gallia County
    • Boggs Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boggs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boggs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Boggs Cemetery is located in Gallia County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 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.

  • Waterloo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
    • Waterloo is located in Lawrence County
  • Sherritts
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherritts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherritts
    • Sherritts is located in Lawrence County
  • Vernon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
    • Vernon is located in Lawrence County
  • Johns Creek ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johns Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Creek
    • Johns Creek is located in Lawrence County
  • Patriot
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Blackfork Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfork Junction
    • Blackfork Junction is located in Jackson County
  • Monroe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Monroe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
    • Monroe is located in Jackson County
  • Oak Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
    • Oak Hill is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,531 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Hill <5>
  • Greasy Ridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greasy Ridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy Ridge
    • Greasy Ridge is located in Lawrence County
  • Wigner ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wigner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigner
    • Wigner is located in Gallia County
  • Centerville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Centerville is located in Gallia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
  • Hales Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hales Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Creek
    • Hales Creek is located in Scioto County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Rio Grande
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Aid
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aid. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aid
      • Aid is located in Lawrence County
    • Rempel
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rempel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
      • Rempel is located in Jackson County
    • Pedro
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedro
      • Pedro is located in Lawrence County
    • Banner ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
      • Banner is located in Jackson County
    • Rodney
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
      • Rodney is located in Gallia County
    • South Webster
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Webster
      • South Webster is located in Scioto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Webster <5>
    • Scioto Furnace
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Furnace
      • Scioto Furnace is located in Scioto County
    • Vesuvius ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vesuvius have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesuvius
      • Vesuvius is located in Lawrence County
    • Kitts Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Hill
      • Kitts Hill is located in Lawrence County
    • Andis
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andis
      • Andis is located in Lawrence County
    • Linnville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linnville
      • Linnville is located in Lawrence County
    • Willow Wood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Willow Wood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wood
      • Willow Wood is located in Lawrence County

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 Lawrence County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thompson Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 helpful 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:

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 #1077043  (Thompson Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1077043 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Gallia
    • County: Lawrence         Elev: 273
    • Location given for GNIS #1077043 (Thompson Cemetery)

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

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 Ohio's counties, including Lawrence, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Thompson Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7662, Longitude: -82.5149       In this case, the coordinates for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.




 

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