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:
35.9987, -87.1814
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 Williamson County<2>.
The county seat for Williamson County is located in Franklin. Franklin lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the east 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 20 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.
- Tomlinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Tomlinson Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomlinson Cemetery
- Pinkerton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Pinkerton Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkerton Cemetery
- Carothers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Carothers Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carothers Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The White Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Lampley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Lampley Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lampley Cemetery
- Lampley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Lampley Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lampley Cemetery
- Sullivan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Cemetery
- Cunningham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Cunningham Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham Cemetery
- Mangrum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mangrum Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangrum Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- Garton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Garton Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garton Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Fowlkes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Fowlkes Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlkes Cemetery
- Hammonds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hammonds Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonds Cemetery
- Rials Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Rials Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rials Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Mangrum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mangrum Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangrum 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:
- Spencers Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Spencers Mill is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Mill
- Fairview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fernvale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fernvale is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale
- White Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Abiff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Abiff is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abiff
- Kingston Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bell Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bell Town is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Burns
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tidwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tidwell is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Linton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Linton is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
- Pomona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pomona is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Pegram
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pegram is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pegram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,056 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Primm Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Primm Springs is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm Springs
- Leipers Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dickson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Old Town is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- New Flys Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- New Flys Village is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Flys Village
- Fly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fly is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- Forest Home
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Forest Home is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Bellevue
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak Flat
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- White Oak Flat is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Flat
- Tennessee Towne ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tennessee Towne is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee Towne
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,347 people
- Charlotte
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
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 Williamson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thompson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burns
- Burns lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Thompson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Burns.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Charlotte
- Dickson
- Fairview
- White Bluff
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Williamson 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 #1272521 (Thompson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1272521 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: Williamson
- Est. Elev: 229 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Craigfield
- Location given for Thompson Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9986737 Lon: -87.1813967
- 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 Williamson, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |