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:
34.2085, -79.6314
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 Florence County<2>.
The county seat for Florence County is located in Florence. Florence lies just to the west 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 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.
- Grimsley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Grimsley Cemetery is also located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimsley Cemetery
- Moody Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Moody Cemetery is also located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Cemetery
- Hinds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hinds Cemetery is also located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds Cemetery
- Pigiott Field Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pigiott Field Cemetery is also located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigiott Field Cemetery
- McPherson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The McPherson Cemetery is also located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherson Cemetery
- Salem UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Salem UMC Cemetery is also located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem UMC Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast of Florence.
- The Salem UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Claussen Cemetery
- Salem Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2331293 <5>
- Fraternity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Fraternity Cemetery is also located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraternity Cemetery
- Burch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Burch Cemetery is also located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burch Cemetery
- North Vista Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The North Vista Cemetery is also located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vista Cemetery
- Cumberland UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Florence National Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Florence National Cemetery is also located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence National Cemetery
- The Florence National Cemetery has also been known as:
- Florence Stockade
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109403 <5>
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hillside FWB Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is also located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Haselden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Haselden Cemetery is located in Dillon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haselden Cemetery
- Howe Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Howe Cemetery is also located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe Cemetery
- Hewitt Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Hewitt Cemetery is also located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt Cemetery
- Garden of Memories Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Spencer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Spencer Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Cemetery
- Springville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Springville Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville 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]<3> of the Thompson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Thompson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mars Bluff
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mars Bluff is also located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Bluff
- Jamestown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jamestown is also located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Quinby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Siesta Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Siesta Village is also located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siesta Village
- Florence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tara Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tara Village is also located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tara Village
- Park City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Park City is also located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Laughlin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Laughlin is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlin
- Sellers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Danwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Danwood is also located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danwood
- Palmetto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Palmetto is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Effingham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Brownsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Brownsville is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Ebenezer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ebenezer is also located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Marion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Latta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pine Village is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
- Friendfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Friendfield is also located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendfield
- Pamplico
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tabernacle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tabernacle is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Darlington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Crossroads is also located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
- Mont Clare
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mont Clare is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Clare
- Coward
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Alexander Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Alexander Crossroads is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Crossroads
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 Florence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thompson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Darlington
- Florence
- Latta
- Marion
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 South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Florence 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 #1227102 (Thompson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1227102 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: Florence
- Est. Elev: 28 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Florence East
- Location given for Thompson Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.2084903 Lon: -79.6314475
- 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 South Carolina's counties, including Florence, 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |