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A visit to the Old Fort 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 Old Ft. Thomas Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Ft. Thomas Cemetery:

33.0360, -109.9766

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Ft. Thomas Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Old Ft. Thomas Cemetery is located in Graham County<2>.

The county seat for Graham County is located in Safford. Safford lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the southeast of the Old Ft. Thomas Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Old Ft. Thomas Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 26 miles [41.8 km] of the Old Ft. Thomas Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Emery Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Emery Cemetery is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery Cemetery
  • Ashurst Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Ashurst Cemetery is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashurst Cemetery
  • Hinton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hinton Cemetery is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton Cemetery
  • McEuen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The McEuen Cemetery is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEuen Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the McEuen Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Ashurst.
  • Glenbar Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Glenbar Cemetery is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbar Cemetery
  • Bryce Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Bryce Cemetery is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryce Cemetery
  • Rogers Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Rogers Cemetery is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
  • Pima Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Pima Cemetery is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pima Cemetery
  • Hubbard Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hubbard Cemetery is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Cemetery
  • Central Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Central Cemetery is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Central Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Central.
    • Be careful, some people have confused the Central Cemetery with the Old Ft. Thomas Cemetery and the .
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56989 <5>
  • Old Central Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Old Central Cemetery is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Central Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Central Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Central.
    • Be careful, some people have confused the Old Central Cemetery with the Old Ft. Thomas Cemetery and the .
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2233736 <5>
  • Graham Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Graham Cemetery is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Graham Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Thatcher.
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Thatcher Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Rest Haven Memorial Gardens
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lindsey Grave
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • The Lindsey Grave is located in Graham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey Grave
    • Safford City Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Safford City Cemetery is located in Graham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safford City Cemetery
      • The Safford City Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Layton Cemetery
      • Safford Union Cemetery
      • Union Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57108 <5>
    • Lebanon Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Graham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
    • Klondyke Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • The Klondyke Cemetery is located in Graham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondyke Cemetery
    • Whalen Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • The Whalen Cemetery is located in Graham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whalen Cemetery
    • Epley Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Epley Cemetery is located in Graham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epley Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Epley Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Solomon.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2568341 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Old Ft. Thomas Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Ft. Thomas Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Fort Thomas
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Emery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Emery is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
  • Ashurst
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ashurst is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashurst
  • Eden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Eden is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • Bylas
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bryce
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bryce is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryce
  • Pima
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Pima is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pima
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,588 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pima <6>
  • Central
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Central is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Graham
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Graham is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
  • Thatcher
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Safford
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Klondyke ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Klondyke is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondyke
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Cactus Flat
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Cactus Flat is located in Graham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cactus Flat
    • Lebanon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Lebanon is located in Graham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
    • Solomon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Swift Trail Junction
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Swift Trail Junction is located in Graham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Trail Junction
    • San Jose
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • San Jose is located in Graham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jose
    • Fort Grant
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Fort Grant is located in Graham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Grant
    • Artesia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Artesia is located in Graham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia

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 Old Ft. Thomas Cemetery. The following communities are located in Graham County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Pima
    • Pima lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Old Ft. Thomas Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pima.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pima
  • Safford
  • Thatcher

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Old Ft. Thomas Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Arizona:
  • Pages specific to Graham County:
  • 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 Old Ft. Thomas Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #8946  (Old Fort Thomas Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #8946 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: Graham
      • Est. Elev: 832 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Fort Thomas
      • Location given for Old Fort Thomas Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.0367264     Lon: -109.977028
      • 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 Arizona's counties, including Graham, 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- Old Ft. 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.