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:
36.3984, -87.7689
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 Stewart County<2>.
The county seat for Stewart County is located in Dover. Dover lies just to the north northwest 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 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Thompson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thompson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Winters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Winters Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Cemetery
- Lowery Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Lowery Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowery Cemetery
- Carlisle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Carlisle Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Cemetery
- Hart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hart Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Sexton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Sexton Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton Cemetery
- Alsup Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Alsup Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsup Cemetery
- Burcham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Burcham Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burcham Cemetery
- John Brake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The John Brake Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Brake Cemetery
- Brigham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Brigham Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigham Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- McIntosh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The McIntosh Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Settle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Settle Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settle Cemetery
- Settle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Settle Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settle Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Weaks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Weaks Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaks Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Kennedy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Cemetery
- Graveyard Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 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:
- Tennessee Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Erin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Throckmorton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Dover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dover is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <5>
- Indian Mound
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- McKinnon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Magnolia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Legate
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Legate is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
- Bumpus Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Oakwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Parker Town ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Parker Town is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Town
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Faxon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Omega ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Dotsonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dotsonville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotsonville
- Snider
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Snider is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
- Woodlawn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Slayden
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Slayden is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 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 Stewart County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thompson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cumberland City
- Dover
- Dover lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Thompson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dover.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Erin
- Erin lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Thompson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Erin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- LaFayette
- McEwen
- Waverly
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:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Stewart 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 #1272531 (Thompson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1272531 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: Stewart
- Est. Elev: 143 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dover
- Location given for Thompson Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3983861 Lon: -87.7689103
- 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 Stewart, 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. |