A visit to the Thompson's Lock Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Thompson's Lock Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Thompson's Lock Cemetery (FG ID #46466).
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's Lock Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Thompson's Lock Cemetery:
40.5687, -77.2081
The Thompson's Lock Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Thompsontown.
The cemetery is located in Juniata County<2>.
The county seat for Juniata County is located in Mifflintown. Mifflintown lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west of the Thompson's Lock Cemetery .
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Name Variations for Thompson's Lock Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Thompson's Lock Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Thompson's Lock Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thompson's Lock Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lantz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Lantz Cemetery is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantz Cemetery
- Auker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Auker Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auker Cemetery
- Locust Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bull Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bull Hill Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Hill Cemetery
- Riverview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marshal Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Lost Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lost Creek Cemetery is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek Cemetery
- Deardorff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Deardorff Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deardorff Cemetery
- St. Johns UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Koons Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Koons Cemetery is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koons Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mitchell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reward UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pfoutz Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lauver Mennonite Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bookwalter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Bookwalter Cemetery is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookwalter Cemetery
- Newport Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Newport Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport Cemetery
- St. Matthew Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Niemonds Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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's Lock Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Thompson's Lock Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Thompsontown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Locust Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Millerstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- McAlisterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Reward
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Seven Stars
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Stars is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Swales
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mexico
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mexico is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Newport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pfoutz Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pfoutz Valley is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfoutz Valley
- Port Royal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Eshcol
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bailey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Knousetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Richfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mifflintown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Old Port
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ickesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- McClure
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mifflin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Liverpool
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Beaver Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Beavertown
(12 miles [19.3 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's Lock 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's Lock 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's Lock 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's Lock Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #46466
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Thompson's Lock 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. |