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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:

32.1018, -95.4083

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 Cherokee County<2>.

The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Rusk. Rusk lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the 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 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Thompson Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thompson Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southwest of Bullard.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6065 <5>
  • Renfro Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Renfro Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfro Cemetery
  • Loftin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Loftin Cemetery is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftin Cemetery
    • The Loftin Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old White Settlement Cemetery
    • Teaselville Cemetery
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olive Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Frankston.
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Sand Flat Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1981833 <5>
  • Wofford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Dobson Family Plot
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Dobson Family Plot is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobson Family Plot
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dobson Family Plot is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Reese.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2153755 <5>
  • Rock Hill Restland Park Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Old Rock Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Old Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Rock Hill Cemetery
  • Killough Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Killough Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killough Cemetery
  • Mt. Comfort Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mt. Comfort Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Comfort Cemetery
  • Larissa Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Larissa Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Larissa Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Mount Selman.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4755 <5>
  • Tarrant Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Tarrant Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrant Cemetery
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    • Douglas Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Douglas Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Cemetery
    • Bullard Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bullard Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullard Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bullard Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside of Bullard
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #708705 <5>
    • Owens Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
    • Frankston City Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Running Spring Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south of Tyler.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2245204 <5>
    • New Hope (Southwest) Cemetery (African-American)
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Rather Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Rather Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rather Cemetery
    • Flint Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Flint Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 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:

  • Cherokee Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Cherokee Landing is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Landing
  • Berryville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Berryville is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
  • Teaselville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Teaselville is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaselville
  • Cuney
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Dogwood City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Dogwood City is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood City
  • Reese
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Reese is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
  • Larissa ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Larissa is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa
  • Bullard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Coffee City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Coffee City is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
  • Frankston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Selman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Mount Selman is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Selman
  • Flint
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Lee Spring
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Lee Spring is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Spring
    • Gresham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Gresham is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
    • Noonday
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Noonday is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
    • Poynor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Mixon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Mixon is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon
    • Moore Station
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Moore Station is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Station
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
    • Jacksonville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)

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 Cherokee County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thompson Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Texas:
  • Pages specific to Cherokee 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 #1348496  (Thompson Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1348496 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: Cherokee
      • Est. Elev: 129 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Berryville
      • Location given for Thompson Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.1018263     Lon: -95.4082872
      • 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 Texas' counties, including Cherokee, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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.
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