A visit to the Thomas Chapel 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 Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Thomas Chapel Cemetery:
33.1451, -87.3314
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Thomas Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Thomas Chapel Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County<2>.
The county seat for Tuscaloosa County is located in Tuscaloosa. Tuscaloosa lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Thomas Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Thomas Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Thomas Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thomas Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Asia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The New Asia Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Asia Cemetery
- Coaling Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Coaling Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaling Cemetery
- Enterprise Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Enterprise Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Sandy Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Sandy Creek Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek Cemetery
- Evergreen Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Evergreen Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east of Tuscaloosa.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22723 <5>
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Andrews Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Burns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Burns Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Cemetery
- Big Hurricane Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Big Hurricane Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Hurricane Cemetery
- Cottondale Nature Garden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Boyd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- George Stewart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Johnstown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Johnstown Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown Cemetery
- Mt. Gillard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Gillard Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gillard Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Thomas Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Thomas Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Coaling
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Coaling is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,633 people
- Vance
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brookwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hagler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hagler is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Cottondale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Duncanville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Duncanville is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncanville
- Pearson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pearson is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Peterson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Peterson is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
- Egypt ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Egypt is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Scottsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Scottsville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Holt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Holt is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Fikestown ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fikestown is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fikestown
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Burmah ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Burmah is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burmah
- North Bibb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- North Bibb is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bibb
- Blocton Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blocton Junction is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton Junction
- Blocton Junction has also been known as:
- Blockton Junc
- Alberta City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Alberta City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta City
- University
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- University is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
- Bucktown ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bucktown is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- West Blocton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Woodstock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Abernant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Abernant is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernant
- Wood Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wood Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Village
- Blocton ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Blocton is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton
- Corinne ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Corinne is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinne
- Italian Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Italian Town is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italian Town
- Green Pond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kellerman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kellerman is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerman
- Tuscaloosa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ingleside Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ingleside Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside Village
- Sahama Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sahama Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sahama Village
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 Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tuscaloosa County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thomas Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blocton - Historic
- Tuscaloosa
- University
- West Blocton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Tuscaloosa 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 Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #158758 (Thomas Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #158758 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: Tuscaloosa
- Est. Elev: 128 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Coaling
- Location given for Thomas Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.1451192 Lon: -87.3313894
- 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 Tuscaloosa, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Thomas Chapel 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. |
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