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:
37.1043, -81.3493
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 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west of the Thompson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Thompson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Thompson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thompson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Burkes Garden Central Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Red Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Red Oak Cemetery is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak Cemetery
- Shewey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shewey Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Shewey Cemetery is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shewey Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shewey Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the west of Bland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52125 <5>
- Houndshell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Houndshell Cemetery is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houndshell Cemetery
- McMullen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The McMullen Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullen Cemetery
- Harmon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Harmon Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon Cemetery
- Ireson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Ireson Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireson Cemetery
- Stevens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Stevens Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Cemetery
- Witten Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Witten Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witten Cemetery
- Sharon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Sharon Cemetery is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Crabtree Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Crabtree Cemetery is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Wallace Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
- Harmon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Harmon Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon Cemetery
- Earls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Earls Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Herts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Herts Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herts Cemetery
- Mays Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mays Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Cemetery
- Watts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Watts Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Crabtree Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Crabtree Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel 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:
- Little Town
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Little Town is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
- Shawver Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shawver Mill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawver Mill
- Springville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Springville is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Wittens Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wittens Mills is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittens Mills
- Five Oaks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Five Oaks is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Oaks
- Saint Clair
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Saint Clair is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Tazewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bastian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Abbs Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Abbs Valley is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbs Valley
- Bluefield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Adria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Adria is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adria
- Thompson Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Thompson Valley is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Valley
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Asberrys
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Asberrys is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asberrys
- Bland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Falls Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Falls Mills is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
- Pisgah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pisgah is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Boissevain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Boissevain is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boissevain
- Hicksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hicksville is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Bluefield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nemours
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Yards
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Yards is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
- Yards
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Yards is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
- Pocahontas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
- Bishop
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bishop is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Bishop
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bishop is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Shraders
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shraders is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shraders
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 Tazewell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thompson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bastian
- Bland
- Bluefield
- Tazewell
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 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 #1487878 (Thompson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1487878 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: 941 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Garden Mountain
- Location given for Thompson Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1042835 Lon: -81.3492703
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 drawn 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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