A visit to the Thomas 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 Thomas Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Thomas Cemetery:
32.1790, -85.0858
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Thomas Cemetery is located in Russell County<2>.
The county seat for Russell County is located in Phenix City. Phenix City lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the north of the Thomas Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Thomas Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thomas Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pittsview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Pittsview Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsview Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pittsview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Pittsview Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsview Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- McClendon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The McClendon Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClendon Cemetery
- Glennville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Glennville Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glennville Cemetery
- Browder Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Browder Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browder Cemetery
- Florence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Florence Cemetery is located in Stewart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Stewart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Fitzgerald Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Fitzgerald Cemetery is located in Stewart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerald Cemetery
- Cotton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Cotton Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Cemetery
- Glenville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Glenville Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville Cemetery
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- Ivey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Ivey Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Mt. Mariah Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Mariah Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Stewart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Mariah Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Mariah Baptist Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Omaha (GA).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2152658 <5>
- Oswichee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Oswichee Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswichee Cemetery
- Seale UMC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Seale UMC Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seale UMC Cemetery
- The Seale UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Seal UMC Cemetery
- Martin Zion Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Martin Zion Church Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Zion Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Martin Zion Church Cemetery is located between<6> the communities of Eufaula and Pittsview. The cemetery lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the south of Pittsview.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2258565 <5>
- Mt. McKeithan Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Williams Dudley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Old Zion Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mathis Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Mathis Cemetery is located in Stewart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathis Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Thomas Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Thomas Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cottonton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cottonton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonton
- Jernigan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jernigan is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan
- Loflin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Loflin is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loflin
- Omaha
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Holy Trinity
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Trinity is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity
- Glenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glenville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Florence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Florence is located in Stewart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Oswichee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oswichee is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswichee
- Seale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Mitchell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hawkinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hawkinsville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinsville
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Hatchechubbee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hatchechubbee is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchechubbee
- Big Eddy ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Big Eddy is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Eddy
- Rutherford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rutherford is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Louvale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fort Benning
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
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 Thomas Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Russell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thomas Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fort Benning
- Hurtsboro
- Phenix City
- Seale
- Seale lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Thomas Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Seale.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seale
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 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 Thomas Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Russell 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 Thomas Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #127860 (Thomas Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #127860 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: Russell
- Est. Elev: 124 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Omaha
- Location given for Thomas Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.179041 Lon: -85.0857657
- 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 Alabama's counties, including Russell, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Thomas 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. |
| <6> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Eufaula and Pittsview. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |