A visit to the Thompson 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 Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Thompson Cemetery (FG ID #19340)
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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
Lat: 36.6124° (36° 36' 44")
Lon: -85.4667° (-85° 28' 0")
The cemetery is located in Clay County<3>.
As an estimate, the Thompson Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the southwest of Celina.
The county seat for Clay County is located in Celina. Celina lies just to the south southwest of the Thompson Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Thompson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thompson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Key Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Donaldson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hattie's Houses Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Short Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bowe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mullins - Kerr Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Watson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Crossroads Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Thompson - Webb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Stephens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- John H. Stone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Free Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Luke Hamilton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Nevin Dailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Long Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Varney Andrews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Evans Arms Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fitzgerald Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tinsley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Thompson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Thompson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Martinsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Martinsburg is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Free Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Celina
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cave Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Moss
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Meshack
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Meshack. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshack
- Meshack is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Meshack
- From the Thompson Cemetery to Meshack
- Hestand
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hestand. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hestand
- Hestand is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hestand
- From the Thompson Cemetery to Hestand
- Cloyds Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Grey ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grey have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
- Grey is located in Overton County
- Oakley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leslie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Boles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Boles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boles. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Boles is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Boles
- From the Thompson Cemetery to Boles
- Taylors Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burkesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burkesville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkesville
- Burkesville is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,437 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burkesville <7>
- Grider
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tompkinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tompkinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Tompkinsville is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,229 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tompkinsville <7>
- Free Communion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dougan Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dougan Town have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougan Town
- Dougan Town is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Waterview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Clementsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Marrowbone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Whitleyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burristown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dubre
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dubre have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubre
- Dubre is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Garretts Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Browns Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forkton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forkton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkton
- Forkton is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Forkton
- From the Thompson Cemetery to Forkton
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 Clay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thompson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burkesville
- Celina
- Tompkinsville
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 Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Clay County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Thompson Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 #1272532 (Thompson Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1272532 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Dale Hollow Dam
- County: Clay Elev: 292
- Location given for GNIS #1272532 (Thompson Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #19340
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Clay County: www.dalehollowlake.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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> | 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Thompson Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6124, Longitude: -85.4667 |
<3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |