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:
36.0923, -86.2364
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 Wilson County<2>.
The county seat for Wilson County is located in Lebanon. Lebanon 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 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Thompson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thompson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Massey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Williams Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Williams Family Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Williams Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Watertown.
- The Williams Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Williams Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484770 <5>
- Byran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Byran Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byran Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Griffin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Fite Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Fite Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fite Cemetery
- Read Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Read Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Read Cemetery
- Major Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Major Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Major Cemetery
- Trigg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Huddleston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Huddleston Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddleston Cemetery
- Greenvale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Greenvale Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale Cemetery
- Grandstaff Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Grandstaff Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandstaff Cemetery
- The Grandstaff Cemetery has also been known as:
- Vaught - Grandstaff Cemetery
- Neal Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Neal Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Cemetery
- Waters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Waters Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson County Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilson County Memorial Park is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson County Memorial Park
- The Wilson County Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Memorial Park
- Wilson County Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15592 <5>
- Jennings Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Jennings Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jennings Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Statesville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2649375 <5>
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:
- Doaks Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Doaks Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doaks Crossroads
- Doaks Crossroads has also been known as:
- Doaks
- Greenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Watertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Linwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Cainsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Lebanon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Statesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Commerce
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Commerce is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Saulsbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saulsbury is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Estimated population in 2014: 96 people
- Gladeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Milton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Milton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Alexandria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Brush Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Brush Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Walterhill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Auburntown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Round Top
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Round Top is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Shaver Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shaver Town is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Town
- Leeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Compton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Possum Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Possum Town is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
- Centerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,595 people
- Beckwith
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beckwith is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Belinda City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Belinda City is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
- Leanna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leanna is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Rock City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
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 Wilson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thompson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexandria
- Auburntown
- Lebanon
- Watertown
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 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 Wilson 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 #1272525 (Thompson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1272525 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: Wilson
- Est. Elev: 203 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Watertown
- Location given for Thompson Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.0922806 Lon: -86.2363794
- 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 Wilson, 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' 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. |