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:
37.0332, -82.0312
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 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Thompson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Thompson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thompson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Russell County
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- Crabtree Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Crabtree Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Cemetery
- Combs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Combs Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Cemetery
- McGlothlin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The McGlothlin Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGlothlin Cemetery
- Whitt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Whitt Cemetery is located in Russell County
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- Harris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Russell County
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- Combs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Combs Cemetery is located in Russell County
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- Fuller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Fuller Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
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- Lester Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Lester Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Cemetery
- Stevens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Stevens Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
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- Compton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Compton Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton Cemetery
- Ball Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Ball Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Cemetery
- Bowen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bowen Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen Cemetery
- Rasnake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Rasnake Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rasnake Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Combs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Combs Cemetery is located in Russell County
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- Cook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Russell County
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- Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Honaker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Russell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Russell is located in Russell County
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- Council
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Council is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Artrip
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Artrip is located in Russell County
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- Dye
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dye is located in Russell County
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- Rowe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rowe is located in Buchanan County
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- Barnett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Barnett is located in Russell County
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- Spring City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Spring City is located in Russell County
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- Cleveland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Lebanon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Elk Garden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Elk Garden is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Garden
- Carrie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
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- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kiser ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Raven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Raven is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Red Ash
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Red Ash is located in Tazewell County
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- Bucu
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
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- Jessees Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Mavisdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavisdale
- Leemaster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leemaster is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemaster
- Janey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janey
- Carterton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
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- Richlands
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Vansant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Paintlick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Paintlick is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintlick
- Steeleburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Steeleburg is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleburg
- Aily
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
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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 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
- Richlands
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 #1475655 (Thompson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1475655 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: 654 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Big A Mountain
- Location given for Thompson Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.0331656 Lon: -82.0312396
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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 'straight-line' (or 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. |