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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. 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:

36.0912, -94.8222

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 Cherokee County<2>.

The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Tahlequah. Tahlequah lies 14 miles [22.5 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 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Thompson Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Chewey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Chewey Cemetery is located in Adair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewey Cemetery
    • The Chewey Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Sands Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2157785 <5>
  • Molly Field Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Molly Field Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molly Field Cemetery
  • Russell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Russell Cemetery is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
  • Oaks Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Oaks Cemetery is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks Cemetery
  • Batt Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Batt Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batt Cemetery
  • Crittende Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Crittende Cemetery is located in Adair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crittende Cemetery
  • Crittenden Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cookson Hills Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pumpkin Center Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Agent Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Agent Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agent Cemetery
  • Moodys Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Moodys Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moodys Cemetery
  • Neugin Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Neugin Cemetery is located in Adair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neugin Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Teresita Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Teresita Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teresita Cemetery
    • Black Fox Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Black Fox Cemetery is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Fox Cemetery
    • Cedar Tree Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Cedar Tree Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Tree Cemetery
    • Cobb Family Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Cobb Family Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Family Cemetery
    • Ketcher Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Ketcher Cemetery is located in Adair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketcher Cemetery
    • Sixkiller Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Sixkiller Cemetery is located in Adair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixkiller Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sixkiller Cemetery is located between<6> the communities of Chance and Watts.  The cemetery lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Chance.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99537 <5>
    • Lacie Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Lacie Cemetery is located in Adair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacie Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lacie Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Westville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2157169 <5>
    • Rogers Family Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Sunset Gardens Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Sunset Gardens Cemetery is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Gardens Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunset Gardens Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Cloud Creek.

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 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:

  • Scraper
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Scraper is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scraper
  • Chewey
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Chewey is located in Adair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewey
  • Oaks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Oaks is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oaks <7>
  • Flint Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Flint Creek is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Creek
  • Rocky Ford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Rocky Ford is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
  • Moodys
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Twin Oaks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Proctor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Kansas
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Chance
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Chance is located in Adair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance
  • Beckwith
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Beckwith is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
  • Leach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Leach is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leach
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Dripping Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Dripping Springs is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dripping Springs
    • Briggs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Briggs is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
    • Eldon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Eldon is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldon
    • Christie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Christie is located in Adair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
    • Ballard
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Ballard is located in Adair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
    • Cloud Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Cloud Creek is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Creek
    • Gideon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Gideon is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gideon
    • Addielee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Addielee is located in Adair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addielee
    • West Siloam Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Colcord
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Tahlequah
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Watts Community
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Watts Community is located in Adair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Community
    • Watts
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Rose
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)

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 Cherokee 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 first visit 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 Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Cherokee 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 #1098859  (Thompson Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1098859 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: Cherokee
      • Est. Elev: 257 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Chewey
      • Location given for Thompson Cemetery:
      • Lat: 36.0911982     Lon: -94.8221741
      • 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 Oklahoma's counties, including Cherokee, 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 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.
    <6>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Chance and Watts. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
    <7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.