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:
37.0790, -81.4748
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 Tazewell County<2>.
The county seat for Tazewell County is located in Tazewell. Tazewell lies just to the northwest of the Thompson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Thompson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thompson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Thompson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Hezekiah Harman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Watts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Watts Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Cemetery
- Peery Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Peery Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peery Cemetery
- Maplewood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
- Mays Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mays Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Cemetery
- Witten Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Witten Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witten Cemetery
- Herts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Herts Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herts Cemetery
- Bowen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bowen Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen Cemetery
- Wilburn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Wilburn Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburn Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Martin Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Tannersville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51080 <5>
- Goodman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Burkes Garden Central Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Thompson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Earls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Earls Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls Cemetery
- Stevens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Stevens Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Morton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Morton Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Morton Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Morton Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Springville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51238 <5>
- Graham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Dickenson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Dickenson Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickenson Cemetery
- Necessary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Necessary Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necessary Cemetery
- Hays Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Hays Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Sharon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Sharon Cemetery is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
- Wallace Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
- Ireson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Ireson Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireson Cemetery
- Harmon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Harmon Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon Cemetery
- Bowman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Bowman Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Billips Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Billips Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billips Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 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:
- Tazewell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Five Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Five Oaks is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Oaks
- Thompson Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Thompson Valley is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Valley
- Asberrys
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Asberrys is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asberrys
- Wittens Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wittens Mills is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittens Mills
- Pisgah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Little Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Little Town is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
- Adria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Adria is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adria
- Shawver Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shawver Mill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawver Mill
- Springville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Springville is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Maxwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Maxwell is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Shraders
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shraders is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shraders
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Bishop
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bishop is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Bishop
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bishop is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Sayersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sayersville is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayersville
- Dunford Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dunford Village is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunford Village
- Abbs Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Abbs Valley is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbs Valley
- Ellendale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Pounding Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Clair
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Clair is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Harman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harman is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harman
- Atkins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Boissevain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Boissevain is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boissevain
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 Tazewell 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 like to 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 Tazewell 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 #1487876 (Thompson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1487876 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: Tazewell
- Est. Elev: 874 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hutchinson Rock
- Location given for Thompson Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.0790044 Lon: -81.4748322
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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 Tazewell, 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> | 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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