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:
33.0569, -96.4224
The Thompson Cemetery is located in Collin County<1>.
The county seat for Collin County is located in McKinney. McKinney lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the 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 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Thompson Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thompson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Nevada Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Clear Lake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Old South Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- McMinn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Backbone Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hughes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- New Wylie / Kreymer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wylie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Parker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Josephine Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Josephine Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine Cemetery
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cemetery
- Fredonia Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Royse City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Farmersville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Housten Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chapman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rike Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Thompson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Thompson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Copeville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lavon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nevada
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Clear Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clear Lake is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Wylie
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Josephine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Royse City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Paul
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Paul is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
- Fate
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Farmersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rockwall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mobile City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Lucas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lucas is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,819 people
- Sachse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Caddo Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Princeton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lowry Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Murphy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Blackland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hendrix
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Clinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Parker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Biggers ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Biggers is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggers
- Fairview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rowlett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Altoga
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Union Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Union Valley is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Merit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 641 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 Collin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thompson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Caddo Mills
- Farmersville
- Nevada
- Rockwall
- Rowlett
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 Texas:
- Pages specific to Collin 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 #1348499 (Thompson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1348499 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: Collin
- Est. Elev: 154 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lavon
- Location given for Thompson Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.0567853 Lon: -96.4222072
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Collin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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