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:
36.9332, -82.1012
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 Russell County<2>.
The county seat for Russell County is located in Lebanon. Lebanon lies just to the south southeast of the Thompson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Thompson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thompson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Finney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Finney Cemetery is located in Russell County
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- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Jessee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Jessee Cemetery is located in Russell County
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- Breeding Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Breeding Cemetery is located in Russell County
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- Dye Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Dye Cemetery is located in Russell County
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- Fuller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Fuller Cemetery is located in Russell County
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- Gray Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Russell County
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- Cowan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Cowan Cemetery is located in Russell County
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- Rasnake Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Rasnake Cemetery is located in Russell County
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- Hughes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Russell County
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- Munsey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Munsey Cemetery is located in Russell County
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- Dye Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Dye Cemetery is located in Russell County
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- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Stinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Stinson Cemetery is located in Russell County
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- Buckles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Buckles Cemetery is located in Russell County
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- Kelly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Russell County
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- Sykes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Sykes Cemetery is located in Russell County
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- Breeding Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Breeding Cemetery is located in Russell County
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- Artrip Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Artrip Cemetery is located in Russell County
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- Grizzle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Grizzle Cemetery is located in Russell County
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- Ashbrook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Ashbrook Cemetery is located in Russell County
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- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Skeen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Skeen Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeen Cemetery
- McReynolds Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The McReynolds Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McReynolds Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Westhill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Westhill Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhill Cemetery
- Gilmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Gilmer Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmer Cemetery
- Jessee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Jessee Cemetery is located in Russell County
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- Ray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
- Nash Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Nash Cemetery is located in Russell County
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- Artrip Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Artrip Cemetery is located in Russell County
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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]<3> of the Thompson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Thompson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Spring City
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Spring City is located in Russell County
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- Lebanon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Artrip
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Artrip is located in Russell County
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- Cleveland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Jessees Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
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- Kiser ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
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- Barnett
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Barnett is located in Russell County
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- Carterton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
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- Elk Garden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Elk Garden is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Garden
- Carrie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Dickensonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dickensonville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickensonville
- Creswell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Creswell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Brumley Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Gap
- Honaker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bickley Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bickley Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Mill
- Castlewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Holston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Holston is located in Washington County
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- Council
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Council is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Russell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Russell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Bucu
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
- Dante
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dante is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dante
- Saint Paul
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lowland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lowland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
- Willow Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Springs is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Craigs Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
- Greendale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Greendale is located in Washington County
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- Glenford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Glenford is located in Washington County
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- Dye
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dye is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
- Virginia City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia 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. The following communities are located in Russell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thompson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cleveland
- Honaker
- Lebanon
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 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 Virginia:
- Pages specific to Russell 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 #1475652 (Thompson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1475652 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: Russell
- Est. Elev: 687 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lebanon
- Location given for Thompson Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.9331639 Lon: -82.101243
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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 Virginia's counties, including Russell, 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- 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |