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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:

45.9069, -96.9767

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 Roberts County<2>.

The county seat for Roberts County is located in Sisseton. Sisseton lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the south southwest 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 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Thompson Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thompson Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Bohemian Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Bohemian Cemetery is located in Roberts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian Cemetery
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Roberts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
  • Ferkingstad Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Ferkingstad Cemetery is located in Roberts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferkingstad Cemetery
  • Faith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Faith Cemetery is located in Roberts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith Cemetery
  • Nidaros Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Nidaros Cemetery is located in Roberts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nidaros Cemetery
  • New Effington Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The New Effington Cemetery is located in Roberts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Effington Cemetery
  • Old Brandvold Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Old Brandvold Cemetery is located in Roberts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Brandvold Cemetery
  • St. Boniface Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Roberts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Boniface Cemetery
  • Old Effington Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Old Effington Cemetery is located in Roberts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Effington Cemetery
  • Tyson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Tyson Cemetery is located in Richland County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Tyson Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the south of Hankinson (ND).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102673 <5>
  • Zions Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Zions Cemetery is located in Roberts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zions Cemetery
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Roberts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Norway Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Norway Cemetery is located in Roberts County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Cemetery
    • St. Nicholaus Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The St. Nicholaus Cemetery is located in Roberts County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Nicholaus Cemetery
    • Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Stavanger Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Stavanger Cemetery is located in Roberts County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stavanger Cemetery
    • Coppin Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Coppin Cemetery is located in Richland County (ND)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppin Cemetery
    • Scandia Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Scandia Cemetery is located in Roberts County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandia Cemetery
    • Bethania Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Bethania Cemetery is located in Roberts County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania Cemetery
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Richland County (ND)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillside Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Hankinson (ND).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102034 <5>
    • St. Philips Catholic Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The St. Philips Catholic Cemetery is located in Richland County (ND)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Philips Catholic Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Philips Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Hankinson (ND).
      • The St. Philips Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Calvary Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101794 <5>

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Thompson Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Thompson Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • New Effington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Claire City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hankinson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Rosholt
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Lidgerwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Veblen
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Oswald
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Oswald is located in Richland County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswald
  • Mantador
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Sisseton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • White Rock
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • White Rock is located in Roberts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
  • Great Bend
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillhead
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Hillhead is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhead
    • Estimated population in 2014: 990 people
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Fairmount
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Browns Valley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Browns Valley is located in Traverse County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
    • Cayuga
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Cayuga is located in Sargent County (ND)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayuga <6>
    • Childs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Childs is located in Wilkin County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
    • Ransom City ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Ransom City is located in Sargent County (ND)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom City
    • Lake City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Wheaton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Wheaton is located in Traverse County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheaton <6>
    • Barney
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Barney is located in Richland County (ND)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barney <6>
    • Wyndmere
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Peever
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Mooreton
      (25 miles [40.2 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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Roberts County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thompson Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 South Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Roberts 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 #1258530  (Thompson Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1258530 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: Roberts
      • Est. Elev: 350 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: New Effington NW
      • Location given for Thompson Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.9069033     Lon: -96.9767489
      • 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 Dakota's counties, including Roberts, 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 drawn 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.