A visit to the Thompkins 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 Thompkins Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Thompkins Cemetery:
33.8110, -78.9686
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Thompkins Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Thompkins Cemetery is located in Horry County<2>.
The county seat for Horry County is located in Conway. Conway lies just to the west northwest of the Thompkins Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Thompkins Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Thompkins Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thompkins Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Kingston Cemetery is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Hemingway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Community Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Community Memorial Cemetery is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Community Memorial Cemetery
- The Community Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pine Island Community Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2458657 <5>
- Reaves Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Reaves Cemetery is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reaves Cemetery
- St. Paul MB Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Paul MB Church Cemetery is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul MB Church Cemetery
- The St. Paul MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Paul Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2272350 <5>
- Rose Hill Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Thompson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Westside Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Chestnut Cemetery is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Cemetery
- Buck Graveyard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Buck Graveyard is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Graveyard
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Withers Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grainger Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Grainger Cemetery is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grainger Cemetery
- Hamilton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- Ocean Woods Memorial Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Ocean Woods Memorial Cemetery is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Woods Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ocean Woods Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Myrtle Beach.
- The Ocean Woods Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ocean Woods Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70906 <5>
- New Home Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fox Branch Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Fox Branch Cemetery is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Branch Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Pauley Swamp Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Pauley Swamp Cemetery is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauley Swamp Cemetery
- Southeastern Memorial Gardens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mt. Leon Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Leon Cemetery is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Leon Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hardee Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Hardee Cemetery is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardee Cemetery
- Gause Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Gause Cemetery is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gause Cemetery
- Stevens Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Stevens Cemetery is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Thompkins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Thompkins Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Vina
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vina is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
- Hickory Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hickory Grove is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Nixonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nixonville is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonville
- Conway
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Forestbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cochran Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cochran Town is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Town
- White Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Cebu ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cebu is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cebu
- Allen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Allen is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Socastee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Myrtle Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hand
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hand is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Arcadian Shores
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Brownway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Brownway is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownway
- Port Harrelson ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Port Harrelson is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Harrelson
- Bucksport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bucksport is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport
- Briarcliffe Acres
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Briarcliffe Acres is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarcliffe Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
- Gurley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gurley is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Eddy Lake ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eddy Lake is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddy Lake
- Oceanside Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Oceanside Village is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanside Village
- Surfside Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Atlantic Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Atlantic Beach is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Daisy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Daisy is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Cool Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cool Spring is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
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 Thompkins Cemetery. The following communities are located in Horry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thompkins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Thompkins Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Horry 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 Thompkins Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1243990 (Thompkins Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1243990 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: Horry
- Est. Elev: 13 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Nixonville
- Location given for Thompkins Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.8110046 Lon: -78.9686432
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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 South Carolina's counties, including Horry, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Thompkins 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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