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 ...
The Thompson Cemetery is located in Juniata County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Adams Cemetery
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Auker Cemetery
- The Auker Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auker Cemetery
- Bookwalter Cemetery
- The Bookwalter Cemetery is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookwalter Cemetery
- Bull Hill Cemetery
- The Bull Hill Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Hill Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedar Grove Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the east of Mifflintown.
- Deardorff Cemetery
- The Deardorff Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deardorff Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Koons Cemetery
- The Koons Cemetery is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koons Cemetery
- Lantz Cemetery
- The Lantz Cemetery is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantz Cemetery
- Lauver Mennonite Cemetery
- Locust Run Cemetery
- The Locust Run Cemetery is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Run Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Locust Run Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Locust Run.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45311 <3>
- Lost Creek Cemetery
- The Lost Creek Cemetery is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Marshal Chapel Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Newport Cemetery
- The Newport Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport Cemetery
- Niemonds Cemetery
- The Niemonds Cemetery is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niemonds Cemetery
- The Niemonds Cemetery has also been known as:
- Susquehanna Valley Mennonite Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2244254 <3>
- Pfoutz Valley Cemetery
- The Pfoutz Valley Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfoutz Valley Cemetery
- The Pfoutz Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pfoutz Valley UMC Cemetery
- Reward UMC Cemetery
- The Reward UMC Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reward UMC Cemetery
- Riverview Cemetery
- The Riverview Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
- St. Johns UMC Cemetery
- St. Matthew Cemetery
- The St. Matthew Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthew Cemetery
- The St. Matthew Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Matthew Lutheran Church Cemetery
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]<2> of the Thompson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Bailey
- Bailey is located in Perry County
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- Beaver Springs
- Beaver Springs is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
- Beavertown
- Blain
- Bloomfield
- Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Eshcol
- Eshcol is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshcol
- Ickesburg
- Ickesburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ickesburg
- Knousetown
- Knousetown is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knousetown
- Liverpool
- Locust Run
- Locust Run is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Run
- McAlisterville
- McClure
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mexico
- Mexico is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Mifflin
- Mifflin is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Mifflintown
- Millerstown
- Newport
- Old Port
- Old Port is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Port
- Pfoutz Valley
- Pfoutz Valley is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfoutz Valley
- Port Royal
- Reward
- Reward is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reward
- Richfield
- Seven Stars
- Seven Stars is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Swales
- Swales is located in Juniata County
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- Thompsontown
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 Juniata County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thompson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beaver Springs
- Liverpool
- McClure
- Mifflin
- Mifflintown
- Newport
- Port Royal
- Richfield
- Thompsontown
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 websites either 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 Juniata 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 #1189496 (Thompson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1189496 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: Juniata
- Est. Elev: 137 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Millerstown
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Juniata, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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'. |
| <3> | 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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