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:
35.8670, -86.2294
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 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west 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 20 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Thompson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thompson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Williford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Williford Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williford Cemetery
- Ivie Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Ivie Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivie Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Floyd - Alexander Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Floyd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Floyd Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Kerr Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Kerr Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr Cemetery
- Northcutt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- 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 west)
- The Fathera Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fathera Cemetery
- Hoover Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hoover Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Cemetery
- Brashears Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Brashears Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashears Cemetery
- Weatherly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Weatherly Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherly Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Kittrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Kittrell Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Jamison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Jamison Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison Cemetery
- Arnett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Arnett Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Arnett Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Readyville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8696 <5>
- Daniel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Daniel Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Cemetery
- Bevins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bevins Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevins Cemetery
- Benson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Benson Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Cemetery
- Elrod Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Elrod Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod 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:
- Kittrell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Readyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Milton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Milton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Dillton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Compton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Cainsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Burt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Burns Place
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Bradyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Woodbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Auburntown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Murfreesboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Walterhill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Rucker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Burgen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Statesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Leanna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leanna is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Plainview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Gassaway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Colonial Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Gossburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Bluewing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Thomas Town ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Round Top
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Round Top is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
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
- 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 #1645964 (Thompson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1645964 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: 196 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Readyville
- Location given for Thompson Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8670101 Lon: -86.229436
- 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 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |