About Thompson Cemetery
Thompson Cemetery is a cemetery near Amherst, Nelson County, Virginia. It lies about 9.8 mi south of Amherst. 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 1487880. The nearest other listed cemetery is Harvey Cemetery, about 0.3 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Byrum-Parr Funeral Home Inc in Roseland, about 4.4 mi away. It is one of 31 cemeteries we list in Nelson County, and 31 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Amherst. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
37.72721, -79.04642
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
- Harvey CemeteryLovingston, VACemetery0.3 mi
- Harewood CemeteryLovingston, VACemetery1.1 mi
- Fulcher CemeteryAmherst, VACemetery1.3 mi
- Henley CemeteryLovingston, VACemetery1.4 mi
- Camden CemeteryLovingston, VACemetery1.6 mi
- Steele CemeteryAmherst, VACemetery1.6 mi
- Saint James Church CemeteryLovingston, VAChurch cemetery1.6 mi
- Claypool CemeteryLovingston, VACemetery2.0 mi
- Mays CemeteryAmherst, VACemetery2.1 mi
- Campbell CemeteryAmherst, VACemetery2.3 mi
Funeral homes near Thompson Cemetery
- Byrum-Parr Funeral Home Inc4.4 miFuneral home · Roseland · (434) 277-5194
- Driskill Funeral Chapel8.8 miFuneral chapel · Amherst · (434) 946-5529
- Wells/Sheffield Funeral Chapel9.9 miFuneral chapel · Lovingston · (434) 263-4097
- Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory18 miCremation provider · Madison Heights · (434) 929-0055
- Lomax Funeral Home18 miFuneral home · Buena Vista · (540) 261-6585
- Bolling, Grose, and Lotts Funeral Home18 miFuneral home · Buena Vista · (540) 261-5510
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- What Happens When a Cemetery Is Full?Closed and inactive cemeteries, who maintains them, and what it means for families with existing plots.
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