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:
35.0979, -85.3597
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 Hamilton County<2>.
The county seat for Hamilton County is located in Chattanooga. Chattanooga lies just to the southeast 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 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Thompson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thompson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pot Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Pot Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pot Cemetery
- Tittle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Tittle Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tittle Cemetery
- Boydston Community Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Boydston Community Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydston Community Cemetery
- The Boydston Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Boydston Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9562 <5>
- Beason Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Beason Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beason Cemetery
- B'nai Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The B'nai Zion Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nai Zion Cemetery
- Sivley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Sivley Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sivley Cemetery
- Francis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Francis Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Cemetery
- Chattanooga Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Chattanooga Memorial Park is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga Memorial Park
- The Chattanooga Memorial Park has also been known as:
- White Oak Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10429 <5>
- Lusk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Lusk Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk Cemetery
- McNabb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The McNabb Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNabb Cemetery
- Fryar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Fryar Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryar Cemetery
- Chattanooga Confederate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Chattanooga Confederate Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga Confederate Cemetery
- The Chattanooga Confederate Cemetery has also been known as:
- Confederate Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Citizens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Citizens Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citizens Cemetery
- Beck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kelly's Ferry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chattanooga National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Brown Chapel Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Chapel Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Lakewood Memory Gardens West
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Forest Hills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fryar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Fryar Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryar Cemetery
- Hamilton Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmount Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Fairmount Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount 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:
- Signal Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Signal Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Hills
- Signal Mountain
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Valley Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Valley Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Village
- Lake Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lake Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Red Bank
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fountain Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Village
- Chattanooga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Tiftonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tiftonia is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiftonia
- Boyce
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Boyce is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
- Lupton City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lupton City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupton City
- Walden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Walden is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,183 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Orchard Knob
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Orchard Knob is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knob
- Fairmount
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fairmount is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,825 people
- Lookout Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Elmo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Elmo is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Ridgedale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgedale is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
- Ridgeside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeside is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Kings Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kings Point is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
- Lookout Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rock City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rock City is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Rossville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wildwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lakeview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Powells Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Powells Crossroads is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Crossroads
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
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 Hamilton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thompson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chattanooga
- Red Bank
- Rossville
- Signal Mountain
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 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 Thompson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Hamilton 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 #1272514 (Thompson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1272514 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: Hamilton
- Est. Elev: 263 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chattanooga
- Location given for Thompson Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.0978512 Lon: -85.3596821
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Hamilton, 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 things 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. |
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