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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Thompson Cemetery

Lat:   32.1018°   (32° 6' 6")

Lon:   -95.4083°   (-95° 24' 29")

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 .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
  • Renfro Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Renfro Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Renfro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Renfro Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
  • Loftin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Loftin Cemetery
    • The Loftin Cemetery is located in Smith County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olive Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dobson Family Plot
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Dobson Family Plot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • The Dobson Family Plot is located in Cherokee County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dobson Family Plot is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Reese.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2153755 <5>
  • Rock Hill Restland Park Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Hill Restland Park Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Hill Restland Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rock Hill Restland Park Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
  • Old Rock Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Rock Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Rock Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
  • Killough Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Killough Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Killough Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Killough Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
  • Mt. Comfort Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Comfort Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Comfort Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Comfort Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
  • Larissa Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Larissa Cemetery
    • The Larissa Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • 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 east of Mount Selman.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4755 <5>
  • Tarrant Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tarrant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tarrant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tarrant Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Douglas Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Douglas Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Douglas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Douglas Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Bullard Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bullard Cemetery
      • The Bullard Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Owens Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Owens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Owens Cemetery is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5849 <5>
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Frankston City Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Running Spring Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • New Hope (Southwest) Cemetery (African-American)
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Rather Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rather Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rather Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rather Cemetery is located in Smith County
    • Flint Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flint Cemetery
      • The Flint Cemetery is located in Smith County

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.

  • Berryville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berryville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
    • Berryville is located in Henderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
  • Teaselville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaselville
    • Teaselville is located in Smith County
  • Cuney
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuney
    • Cuney is located in Cherokee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuney <7>
  • Dogwood City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dogwood City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood City
    • Dogwood City is located in Smith County
  • Reese
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
    • Reese is located in Cherokee County
  • Larissa ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larissa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa
    • Larissa is located in Cherokee County
  • Bullard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullard
    • Bullard is located in Cherokee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,891 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bullard <7>
  • Coffee City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee City
    • Coffee City is located in Henderson County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Selman
    • Mount Selman is located in Cherokee County
  • Flint
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lee Spring
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Spring
    • Lee Spring is located in Smith County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Gresham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
      • Gresham is located in Smith County
    • Noonday
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noonday have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
      • Noonday is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
    • Poynor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poynor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poynor
      • Poynor is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poynor <7>
    • Mixon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mixon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon
      • Mixon is located in Cherokee County
    • Moore Station
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moore Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Station
      • Moore Station is located in Henderson County
      • 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 first turn to 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:

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: GNIS record #1348496 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Berryville
    • County: Cherokee         Elev: 129
    • Location given for GNIS #1348496 (Thompson Cemetery)

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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 '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Thompson Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1018, Longitude: -95.4083       In this case, the coordinates for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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