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. 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:
36.6124, -85.4667
The Thompson Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the northeast of Celina.
The cemetery is located in Clay County<3>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in Celina. Celina lies just 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 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)
- Martinsburg is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- 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)
- Hestand
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cloyds Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Grey ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grey is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
- 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)
- Taylors Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burkesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grider
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tompkinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Free Communion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dougan Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dougan Town is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougan Town
- 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)
- Dubre is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubre
- 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)
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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Clay 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #19340
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1272532 (Thompson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1272532 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: Clay
- Est. Elev: 292 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dale Hollow Dam
- Location given for Thompson Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6122835 Lon: -85.4669116
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 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'. |
| <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), 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. |