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:
40.9545, -78.4706
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 Clearfield County<2>.
The county seat for Clearfield County is located in Clearfield. Clearfield lies just to the north northeast of the Thompson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Thompson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thompson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Crown Crest Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- McClure Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The McClure Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ferguson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
- Snyder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Snyder Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder Cemetery
- Stoneville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Stoneville Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Baughman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Baughman Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baughman Cemetery
- Sanborn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sanborn Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanborn Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Friends Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Fulton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Fulton Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Goss Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Goss Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- St. Bonaventure Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Watts Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Watts Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Cemetery
- Alexander Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 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:
- Glen Richey
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Glen Richey is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Richey
- Olanta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hyde
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hyde is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
- Curwensville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sanborn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sanborn is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanborn
- Barrett
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Barrett is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Clearfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lumber City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lumber City is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
- Estimated population in 2015: 75 people
- Plymptonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Plymptonville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymptonville
- Belsena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Belsena is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belsena
- Belsena has also been known as:
- Belsena Mills
- Woodland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Joy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Joy is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Grampian
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gazzam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gazzam is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gazzam
- Brisbin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brisbin is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
- Ashland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Wallaceton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wallaceton is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Curry Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Curry Run is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Run
- Cherry Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Corner is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Corner
- Glen Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Glen Hope is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Houtzdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Parsonsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Parsonsville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonsville
- West Decatur
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- West Decatur is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Decatur
- West Decatur has also been known as:
- Blue Ball
- Decatur
- Laborde
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Laborde is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laborde
- Bower
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bower is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower
- Mayes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mayes is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayes
- Hegarty Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hegarty Crossroads is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegarty Crossroads
- Ramey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ramey is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Shiloh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
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. The following communities are located in Clearfield County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thompson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clearfield
- Curwensville
- Houtzdale
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:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Clearfield 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 #1189497 (Thompson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1189497 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: Clearfield
- Est. Elev: 476 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Glen Richey
- Location given for Thompson Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.9545023 Lon: -78.4705778
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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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Clearfield, 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- 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. |
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