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A visit to the Ruoff - Thomas Cemetery ...


The location of the Ruoff - Thomas Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Ruoff - Thomas Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ruoff - Thomas Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ruoff - Thomas Cemetery

Lat:   38.5405°   (38° 32' 25")

Lon:   -123.2861°   (-123° 17' 9")

The Ruoff - Thomas Cemetery is located in Sonoma County<2>.

The county seat for Sonoma County is located in Santa Rosa. Santa Rosa lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Ruoff - Thomas Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Ruoff - Thomas Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to Sonoma County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Ruoff - Thomas Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Ruoff - Thomas Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ruoff - Thomas Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Fort Ross
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Ross have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ross
      • Fort Ross is located in Sonoma County
    • Stewarts Point
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cazadero
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jenner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Annapolis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Duncans Mills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Villa Grande
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Serena Del Mar
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Serena Del Mar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serena Del Mar
      • Serena Del Mar is located in Sonoma County
    • Monte Rio
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Guerneville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Sea Ranch
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Carmet
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmet
      • Carmet is located in Sonoma County
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Rio Nido
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Salmon Creek
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Creek
        • Salmon Creek is located in Sonoma County
      • Bodega Bay
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Camp Meeker
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Occidental
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Gualala
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Bodega
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Forestville
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)

    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 Ruoff - Thomas Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sonoma County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ruoff - Thomas Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 24 miles [38.6 km] of the Ruoff - Thomas Cemetery.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ruoff - Thomas Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Benitz Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Benitz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Benitz Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Benitz Cemetery
    • Seaview Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seaview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Seaview Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seaview Cemetery
    • Cooper Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cooper Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooper Cemetery
    • Sugarloaf Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sugarloaf Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sugarloaf Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sugarloaf Cemetery
    • Stewarts Point Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Stewarts Point Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Stewarts Point Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Stewarts Point
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stewarts Point Cemetery
    • Annapolis Church Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Duncans Mills Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duncans Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Duncans Mills Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duncans Mills Cemetery
    • Redwood Memorial Gardens
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Redwood Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Redwood Memorial Gardens is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redwood Memorial Gardens
    • McPeak Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McPeak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McPeak Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McPeak Cemetery
    • Bodega Bay Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bodega Bay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bodega Bay Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bodega Bay Cemetery
    • Druids Occidental Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Druids Occidental Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Druids Occidental Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Druids Occidental Cemetery
    • Bodega Calvary Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bodega Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bodega Calvary Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bodega Calvary Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Bodega.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bodega Calvary Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Bourn Cemetery
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Bourn Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • The Bourn Cemetery is located in Mendocino County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bourn Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7860 <7>
      • Green Valley Cemetery
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Green Valley Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Valley Cemetery
      • Forestview Cemetery
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forestview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Forestview Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forestview Cemetery
      • Olive Hill Cemetery
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Gilliam Cemetery
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilliam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Gilliam Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilliam Cemetery
      • Oak Mound Cemetery
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Long Ranch Family Cemetery
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Ranch Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Long Ranch Family Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Ranch Family Cemetery
      • Cloverdale Cemetery
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • The Cloverdale Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cloverdale Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Cloverdale.
        • The Cloverdale Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Haywards Cemetery
        • Mt. Olive Cemetery
        • Riverside Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cloverdale Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #991087 <7>

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Ruoff - Thomas Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1989449  (Ruoff-Thomas Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1989449 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Plantation
      • County: Sonoma         Elev: 15
      • Location given for GNIS #1989449 (Ruoff-Thomas Cemetery)

    The official website for Sonoma County: www.sonoma-county.org/

    The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

    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 California's counties, including Sonoma, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Ruoff - Thomas Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5405, Longitude: -123.2861       In this case, the coordinates for the Ruoff - Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <7>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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