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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. 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Thompson Cemetery

Lat:   35.7484°   (35° 44' 54")

Lon:   -84.7977°   (-84° 47' 51")

The Thompson Cemetery is located in Rhea County<2>.

The county seat for Rhea County is located in Dayton. Dayton lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the southwest of the Thompson Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Thompson Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Ray Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ray Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ray Cemetery is located in Rhea County
  • Cummings Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cummings Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cummings Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cummings Cemetery is located in Rhea County
  • Long Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Long Cemetery is located in Rhea County
  • Gilliam Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilliam Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilliam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gilliam Cemetery is located in Rhea County
  • Roddy Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roddy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roddy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Roddy Cemetery is located in Rhea County
  • Mt. Sulphur Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Sulphur Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Sulphur Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Sulphur Cemetery is located in Rhea County
  • Stebbins Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stebbins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stebbins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stebbins Cemetery is located in Rhea County
  • Robinson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Robinson Cemetery is located in Rhea County
  • Marsh Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marsh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marsh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Marsh Cemetery is located in Rhea County
  • Ingle Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ingle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ingle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ingle Cemetery is located in Rhea County
  • Horst Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Horst Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Horst Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Horst Cemetery is located in Rhea County
  • Parker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Parker Cemetery is located in Rhea County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Ross Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ross Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ross Cemetery is located in Rhea County
    • Roddy Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roddy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roddy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Roddy Cemetery is located in Rhea County
    • Brewer Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brewer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brewer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brewer Cemetery is located in Rhea County
    • Cash - Foust Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cash - Foust Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cash - Foust Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cash - Foust Cemetery is located in Rhea County
    • Lucknow Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lucknow Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lucknow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lucknow Cemetery is located in Rhea County
    • Gillespie Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gillespie Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gillespie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gillespie Cemetery is located in Rhea County
    • Eagle Furnace Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eagle Furnace Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eagle Furnace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Eagle Furnace Cemetery is located in Roane County
    • Garrison Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garrison Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Garrison Cemetery is located in Rhea County
    • Bean Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bean Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bean Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bean Cemetery is located in Rhea County
    • Bean Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bean Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Bean Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • The Bean Cemetery is located in Roane County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bean Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Glen Alice.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9029 <6>
    • Clifton Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clifton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clifton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clifton Cemetery is located in Rhea County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 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.

  • Roddy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roddy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
    • Roddy is located in Rhea County
  • Lakewood Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
    • Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
  • Pioneer Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
    • Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
  • Spring City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jewett
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jewett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
    • Jewett is located in Cumberland County
  • Rockwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
    • Rockwood is located in Roane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,459 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwood <7>
  • Surprise
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Surprise. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
    • Surprise is located in Meigs County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
  • Crab Orchard
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
    • Crab Orchard is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crab Orchard <7>
  • Cute ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cute have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
    • Cute is located in Meigs County
  • Sewee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sewee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
    • Sewee is located in Meigs County
  • Postoak
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
    • Postoak is located in Roane County
    • Postoak has also been known as:
    • Post Oak Springs
  • Burke
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
    • Burke is located in Cumberland County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Morrisgap ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrisgap have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisgap
      • Morrisgap is located in Roane County
    • Cardiff
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
      • Cardiff is located in Roane County
    • Prigmore
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prigmore
      • Prigmore is located in McMinn County
    • Midtown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown
      • Midtown is located in Roane County
    • Decatur
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Luttrell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Luttrell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
      • Luttrell is located in Loudon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luttrell <7>
    • Lake Tansi Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
      • Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
    • Ninemile
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
      • Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
    • Lake Pomeroy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pomeroy
      • Lake Pomeroy is located in Cumberland County
    • Emory Gap
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Emory Gap. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Gap
      • Emory Gap is located in Roane County

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 Rhea 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 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:

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 #1272518  (Thompson Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1272518 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: Spring City
    • County: Rhea         Elev: 258
    • Location given for GNIS #1272518 (Thompson Cemetery)

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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 Rhea, 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- ) 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: 35.7484, Longitude: -84.7977       In this case, the coordinates for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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