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:
35.8420, -86.2969
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 Rutherford County<2>.
The county seat for Rutherford County is located in Murfreesboro. Murfreesboro lies just to the west of the Thompson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Thompson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thompson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fuller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Fuller Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Cemetery
- Stroop Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Stroop Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroop Cemetery
- Brashears Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Brashears Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashears Cemetery
- Hoover Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Hoover Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Lillard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Lillard Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillard Cemetery
- Works Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Works Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Works Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Haynes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Haynes Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Haynes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Haynes Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Cemetery
- Fleming Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Fleming Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Cemetery
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- Prosperity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Prosperity Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity Cemetery
- Coleman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Kittrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Kittrell Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell Cemetery
- Weatherly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Weatherly Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherly Cemetery
- Ivie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ivie Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivie Cemetery
- Northcutt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Northcutt Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcutt Cemetery
- Fathera Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Fathera Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fathera Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Dillton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Kittrell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Compton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Burns Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Murfreesboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Readyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rucker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Milton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Milton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Walterhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Cainsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Plainview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Bradyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Burt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Leanna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leanna is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Colonial Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Burgen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Woodbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gossburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Auburntown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Snell ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Midland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Beechgrove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Statesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Smyrna
(15 miles [24.1 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 Rutherford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thompson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Auburntown
- Murfreesboro
- Smyrna
- Woodbury
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Rutherford 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 #1645965 (Thompson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1645965 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: Rutherford
- Est. Elev: 202 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dillton
- Location given for Thompson Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8420106 Lon: -86.2969366
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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 Rutherford, 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' (or 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- 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |