About Thompson Cemetery
Thompson Cemetery is a christian cemetery in Cherokee, Colbert County, Alabama. The grounds sit at about 515 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 127898. The nearest other listed cemetery is Perkins Cemetery, about 1.6 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Morrison Funeral Home in Cherokee, about 3.6 mi away. It is one of 117 cemeteries we list in Colbert County, and 59 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 117 listings in Colbert County have a phone number or website on record.
Map
34.79566, -87.92596
What Thompson Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Perkins CemeteryCherokee, ALCemetery1.6 mi
- Malone CemeteryBeacon Light Road, Cherokee, ALChristian cemetery2.9 mi
- Rowell CemeteryCherokee, ALCemetery3.2 mi
- Cherokee CemeteryRussell Street, Cherokee, ALChristian cemetery3.4 mi
- Watkins CemeteryMulberry Lane, Cherokee, ALChristian cemetery3.4 mi
- Pride CemeterySmokey Lane, Cherokee, ALChristian cemetery3.6 mi
- Smith CemeterySmith Cemetery Road, Cherokee, ALChristian cemetery3.6 mi
- Lane CemeteryRiverton Rose Trail, Cherokee, ALChristian cemetery3.7 mi
- Johnson CemeteryLauderdale County 2, Waterloo, ALChristian cemetery3.8 mi
- Cherokee CemeteryCherokee, ALCemetery3.9 mi
Funeral homes near Thompson Cemetery
- Morrison Funeral Home3.6 miFuneral home · Cherokee · (256) 359-4033
- Morrison Funeral Homes9.5 miFuneral home · Florence · (256) 766-2001
- Morrison Funeral Home13 miFuneral home · Tuscumbia · (256) 383-7311
- Grace Memorial Funeral Home13 miFuneral home · Florence · (256) 383-5990
- Thompson & Son Funeral Home14 miFuneral home · Tuscumbia · (256) 383-2402
- Saints Funeral Home14 miFuneral home · Florence · (256) 275-7575
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
Frequently asked questions
Where is Thompson Cemetery located?
Thompson Cemetery is at Cross Lane, Cherokee, AL 35616 in Colbert County. GPS coordinates: 34.79566, -87.92596.
Is Thompson Cemetery a Christian cemetery?
Our records list a Christian affiliation, based on the recorded religion of the cemetery. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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