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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:   36.9351°   (36° 56' 6")

Lon:   -81.5712°   (-81° 34' 16")

The Thompson Cemetery is located in Smyth County<2>.

The county seat for Smyth County is located in Marion. Marion lies just to the south southeast of the Thompson Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [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.

  • Buchanan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buchanan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buchanan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Smyth County
  • Buchanan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buchanan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buchanan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Smyth County
  • Olinger Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olinger Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olinger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Olinger Cemetery is located in Smyth County
  • Gillespie Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gillespie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gillespie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gillespie Cemetery is located in Smyth County
  • Orr Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orr Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Orr Cemetery is located in Smyth County
  • Campbell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campbell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Campbell Cemetery is located in Smyth County
  • Buchanan Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buchanan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buchanan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Smyth County
  • Hubble Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hubble Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hubble Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hubble Cemetery is located in Smyth County
  • Richardson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richardson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richardson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Richardson Cemetery is located in Smyth County
  • Chatham Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chatham Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chatham Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chatham Hill Cemetery is located in Smyth County
  • Buchanan Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buchanan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buchanan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Smyth County
  • Buchanan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buchanan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buchanan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Smyth County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Burnop Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burnop Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burnop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Burnop Cemetery is located in Smyth County
    • Sexton Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sexton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sexton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sexton Cemetery is located in Smyth County
    • Totten Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Totten Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Totten Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Totten Cemetery is located in Smyth County
    • Necessary Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Necessary Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Necessary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Necessary Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
    • Caldwell Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caldwell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caldwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
    • Mitchell Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitchell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mitchell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
    • Crabtree Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crabtree Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crabtree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crabtree Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
    • Keister Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keister Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keister Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Keister Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
    • Holmes Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holmes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holmes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holmes Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
    • Hays Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hays Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hays Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hays Cemetery is located in Smyth County
    • Goodman Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Martin Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Martin Cemetery is located in Tazewell County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 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.

  • Ellendale
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ellendale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
    • Ellendale is located in Smyth County
  • Asberrys
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Asberrys. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asberrys
    • Asberrys is located in Tazewell County
  • Broadford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
    • Broadford is located in Smyth County
  • Marion
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Marion is located in Smyth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,555 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <7>
  • Mount Carmel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
    • Mount Carmel is located in Smyth County
  • Seven Mile Ford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
    • Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
  • Atkins
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Thompson Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thompson Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Valley
    • Thompson Valley is located in Tazewell County
  • Adwolf
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Adwolf. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
    • Adwolf is located in Smyth County
  • Cardwell Town
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cardwell Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Town
    • Cardwell Town is located in Smyth County
  • Allison Gap
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Gap
    • Allison Gap is located in Smyth County
  • Saltville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Chilhowie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chilhowie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowie
      • Chilhowie is located in Smyth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chilhowie <7>
    • Pisgah
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
      • Pisgah is located in Tazewell County
    • Maxwell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
      • Maxwell is located in Tazewell County
    • Pounding Mill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Paintlick
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paintlick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintlick
      • Paintlick is located in Tazewell County
    • Fleet
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Tazewell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tazewell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
      • Tazewell is located in Tazewell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,113 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tazewell <7>
    • Claypool Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claypool Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool Hill
      • Claypool Hill is located in Tazewell County
    • Steeleburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleburg
      • Steeleburg is located in Tazewell County
    • Glade Spring
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Loves Mill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Loves Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
      • Loves Mill is located in Washington County
    • Sugar Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
      • Sugar Grove is located in Smyth County
    • Cedar Bluff
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedar Bluff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
      • Cedar Bluff is located in Tazewell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 998 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Bluff <7>

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 Smyth 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 begin with 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:

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 #1487875  (Thompson Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1487875 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: Chatham Hill
    • County: Smyth         Elev: 719
    • Location given for GNIS #1487875 (Thompson Cemetery)

The official website for Smyth County: www.smythcounty.org/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.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 Virginia's counties, including Smyth, 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- ) 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: 36.9351, Longitude: -81.5712       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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