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 ...
The Thompson Cemetery is located in Tazewell County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Billips Cemetery
- The Billips Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
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- Billips Cemetery
- The Billips Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
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- Bowen Cemetery
- The Bowen Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
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- Bowman Cemetery
- The Bowman Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
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- Bowman Cemetery
- The Bowman Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
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- Brown Cemetery
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
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- Carter Cemetery
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
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- Dickenson Cemetery
- The Dickenson Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
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- Dickenson Cemetery
- The Dickenson Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
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- Dillon Cemetery
- The Dillon Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
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- Earls Cemetery
- The Earls Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
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- Graham Cemetery
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
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- Green Cemetery
- The Green Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
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- Harmon Cemetery
- The Harmon Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
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- Harmon Cemetery
- The Harmon Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
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- Harper Cemetery
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
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- Hayes Cemetery
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
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- Herts Cemetery
- The Herts Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
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- Ireson Cemetery
- The Ireson Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
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- McDowell Cemetery
- The McDowell Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
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- McMullen Cemetery
- The McMullen Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
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- Moore Cemetery
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
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- Morton Cemetery
- The Morton Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Morton Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
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- To give a relative sense of its location, the Morton Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the west of Springville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51238 <3>
- Sanders Cemetery
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
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- Sluss Cemetery
- The Sluss Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
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- Stevens Cemetery
- The Stevens Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
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- Taylor Cemetery
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
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- Wallace Cemetery
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Thompson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Abbs Valley
- Abbs Valley is located in Tazewell County
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- Adria
- Adria is located in Tazewell County
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- Anawalt
- Anawalt is located in McDowell County (WV)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Bishop
- Bishop is located in McDowell County (WV)
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- Bishop
- Bishop is located in Tazewell County
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- Bluefield
- Boissevain
- Boissevain is located in Tazewell County
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- Bramwell
- Coopers
- Coopers is located in Mercer County (WV)
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- Dunford Village
- Dunford Village is located in Tazewell County
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- Falls Mills
- Falls Mills is located in Tazewell County
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- Five Oaks
- Five Oaks is located in Tazewell County
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- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Little Town
- Little Town is located in Tazewell County
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- Nemours
- Newhall
- Newhall is located in McDowell County (WV)
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- Pisgah
- Pisgah is located in Tazewell County
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- Pocahontas
- Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
- Saint Clair
- Saint Clair is located in Tazewell County
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- Sayersville
- Sayersville is located in Tazewell County
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- Shawver Mill
- Shawver Mill is located in Tazewell County
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- Shraders
- Shraders is located in Tazewell County
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- Springville
- Springville is located in Tazewell County
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- Tazewell
- Thompson Valley
- Thompson Valley is located in Tazewell County
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- Wittens Mills
- Wittens Mills is located in Tazewell County
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- Yards
- Yards is located in Mercer County (WV)
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- Yards
- Yards is located in Tazewell 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. 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 #1487879 (Thompson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1487879 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: 877 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tiptop
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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'. |
| <3> | 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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