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:
35.5020, -99.3473
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 Custer County<2>.
The county seat for Custer County is located in Arapaho. Arapaho lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the east northeast 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 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Thompson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thompson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Carpenter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Roger Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- Grandview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Grandview Cemetery is located in Beckham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
- Fairlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairlawn Cemetery is located in Beckham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Cemetery
- Fairlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairlawn Cemetery is located in Beckham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Beckham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- East Fairlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Holy Family Cemetery is located in Washita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Family Cemetery
- Red Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Roger Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
- Kiowa Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Kiowa Cemetery is located in Roger Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Beckham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Edwardsville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Edwardsville Cemetery is located in Washita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Washita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Edwardsville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Edwardsville Cemetery is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville Cemetery
- St. Francis Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Washita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
- Old Foss Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Old Foss Cemetery is located in Washita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Foss Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Sandstone Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Sandstone Cemetery is located in Beckham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone Cemetery
- New Foss Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The New Foss Cemetery is located in Washita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Foss Cemetery
- Merritt Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Merritt Cemetery is located in Beckham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt Cemetery
- Page Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Page Cemetery is located in Washita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Cemetery
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:
- Carpenter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carpenter is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Elk City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Canute
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hammon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Foss
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Butler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Burns Flat
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Berlin is located in Roger Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Strong City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Strong City is located in Roger Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Dill City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cheyenne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sayre
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Carter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bessie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Clinton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Arapaho
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- New Cordell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Cordell is located in Washita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cordell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,708 people
- New Cordell has also been known as:
- Cordell
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Cordell <5>
- Sentinel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Leedey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
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 Custer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thompson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arapaho
- Berlin
- Bessie
- Burns Flat
- Butler
- Canute
- Carter
- Cheyenne
- Clinton
- Custer City
- Dill City
- Elk City
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Foss lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Thompson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Foss.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foss
- Leedey
- Rocky
- Sayre
- Sentinel
- Strong City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Custer 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 #1098858 (Thompson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1098858 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: Custer
- Est. Elev: 601 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Carpenter
- Location given for Thompson Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.5019935 Lon: -99.3473159
- 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 Custer, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |