A visit to the Thompson Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Thompson Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Thompson Cemetery (FG ID #2371531).
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:
33.7147, -96.9205
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery has been estimated.<2> - use with caution.
The Thompson Cemetery is located in Grayson County<3>.
The county seat for Grayson County is located in Sherman. Sherman lies 18 miles [29 km]<4> 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 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Thompson Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thompson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- County Line Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Akers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Akers Cemetery is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akers Cemetery
- Diamond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Henry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Basin Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Berry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bacon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bacon Cemetery is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Cemetery
- Newell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Newell Cemetery is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Callisburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Callisburg Cemetery is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callisburg Cemetery
- Sadler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Allison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Porter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Blassingame Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Christian Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gordonville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Thompson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Thompson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dixie
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Whitesboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sandusky
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sadler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Basin Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Callisburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gordonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Custer City ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Custer City is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer City
- Dexter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oak Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Ridge is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
- Gage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cedar Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Coesfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Kiowa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Collinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Southmayd
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Locust
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sherwood Shores
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ethel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gainesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Thackerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pottsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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 Grayson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thompson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Collinsville
- Gainesville
- Pottsboro
- Tioga
- Whitesboro
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 professional and volunteer 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 Grayson 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #2371531
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Grayson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | 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'. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |