About Thompson Cemetery
Thompson Cemetery is a cemetery near Athens, McMinn County, Tennessee. It lies about 4.0 mi north of Athens. The grounds sit at about 846 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1272516. The nearest other listed cemetery is Thorn Hill Cemetery, about 1.8 mi to the west. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Smith Funeral & Cremation Services in Athens, about 3.3 mi away. It is one of 129 cemeteries we list in McMinn County, and 96 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Athens. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
35.38896, -84.61882
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
- Thorn Hill CemeteryAthens, TNCemetery1.8 mi
- South Liberty CemeteryAthens, TNCemetery1.9 mi
- Cedar Springs Methodist Church CemeteryAthens, TNMethodist cemetery2.1 mi
- Piney Grove United Methodist Church CemeteryAthens, TNMethodist cemetery2.1 mi
- Bethsalem Presbyterian Church CemeteryAthens, TNPresbyterian cemetery2.8 mi
- McMinn County CemeteryAthens, TNMunicipal cemetery2.9 mi
- Roberts CemeteryAthens, TNCemetery3.2 mi
- New Zion Baptist Church CemeteryEtowah, TNBaptist cemetery3.3 mi
- Simpson CemeteryAthens, TNCemetery3.4 mi
- Sullins CemeteryAthens, TNCemetery3.5 mi
Funeral homes near Thompson Cemetery
- Smith Funeral & Cremation Services3.3 miCremation provider · Athens · (423) 745-3013
- Ziegler Funeral Home3.7 miFuneral home · Athens · (423) 745-3123
- Companion Funeral and Cremation3.7 miCremation provider · Athens · (423) 453-2302
- Good Samaritan Funeral Home3.8 miFuneral home · Athens · (423) 405-5277
- Laycock-Hobbs Funeral Home4.3 miFuneral home · Athens · (423) 745-5361
- M D Dotson and Sons Funeral Home5.9 miFuneral home · Athens · (423) 745-1473
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