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A visit to the Saint 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 St. Thomas Cemetery ...

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

38.5911, -75.4158

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

The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Sussex County<2>.

The county seat for Sussex County is located in Georgetown. Georgetown lies just to the north northeast of the St. Thomas Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the St. Thomas Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the St. Thomas Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Asbury Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Asbury Cemetery is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
  • Carey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Providence Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Providence Cemetery is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
  • Old Field Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Old Field Cemetery is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Field Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Field Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Millsboro.
  • Marvel Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Marvel Family Cemetery is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel Family Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Marvel Family Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Millsboro.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2683334 <5>
  • Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Hebron Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Hebron Cemetery is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
  • Cokesbury Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Cokesbury Cemetery is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury Cemetery
  • Millsboro Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Millsboro Cemetery is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millsboro Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Millsboro Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Millsboro.
    • The Millsboro Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Brotherhood Cemetery
    • Mechanics Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1535377 <5>
  • Order United American Men Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • New St. Johns Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The New St. Johns Cemetery is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New St. Johns Cemetery
  • Concord Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Concord Cemetery is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Smith Mills Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Smith Mills Cemetery is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Mills Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Smith Mills Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Delmar.
      • The Smith Mills Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Little Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2375541 <5>
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • New Mt. Zion Methodist Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Laurel Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Laurel Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Laurel.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104388 <5>
    • Odd Fellows Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Odd Fellows Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Laurel.
    • Redman Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Redman Cemetery is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Redman Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Dagsboro.
      • The Redman Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Millsboro Cemetery
    • Harmony Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Harmony Cemetery is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Harmony Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Hollyville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104375 <5>
    • Macedonia Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Macedonia Cemetery is located in Seaford.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #259721 <5>
    • Blades Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Blades Cemetery is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blades Cemetery
    • Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Oliphant Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Oliphant Cemetery is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliphant Cemetery
    • Melson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Melson Cemetery is located in Wicomico County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melson Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Wicomico County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
    • Twilley Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Twilley Cemetery is located in Wicomico County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilley Cemetery
    • Long Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Long Cemetery is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
    • Millsboro Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Millsboro Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church Cemetery is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millsboro Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church Cemetery
      • The Millsboro Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Millsboro Cemetery
    • Reed Family Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Reed Family Cemetery is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Family Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Reed Family Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Georgetown.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2339511 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 38 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the St. Thomas Cemetery.

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

  • Mission
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Mission is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
  • Millsboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Ward
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ward is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
  • Georgetown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Laurel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Dagsboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Frankford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hollyville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hollyville is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyville
  • Blades
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Blades is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blades
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
  • Hollymount
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hollymount is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollymount
  • Harbeson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ross
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Ross is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
  • Continue List   (26 more) ...
    • Seaford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Bethel
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Delmar
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Delmar is located in Wicomico County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,596 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delmar <6>
    • Delmar
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Omar
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Omar is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
    • Trinity
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Trinity is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
    • Heritage Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Heritage Village is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
    • Pittsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Selbyville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Sea Farers Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Sea Farers Village is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Farers Village
    • Cool Spring
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Cool Spring is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
    • Milton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Parsonsburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Willards
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Willards is located in Wicomico County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willards
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,012 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willards <6>
    • New Hope
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • New Hope is located in Wicomico County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
    • Ellendale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Whaleyville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Roxana
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Roxana is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
    • Boyers Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Boyers Village is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyers Village
    • Clarksville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Clarksville is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
    • Blackwater Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Blackwater Village is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater Village
    • Long Neck
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Winding Creek Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • East Side Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • East Side Village is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side Village
    • Bridgeville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Briar Hook
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Briar Hook is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hook

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 St. Thomas Cemetery. The following communities are located in Sussex County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Delmar
  • Georgetown
  • Laurel
    • Laurel lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the St. Thomas Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Laurel.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Millsboro
  • Milton
    • Milton lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St. Thomas Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Milton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Seaford

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 St. Thomas Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Delaware:
  • Pages specific to Sussex 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 St. Thomas Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2378949  (Saint Thomas Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2378949 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: Sussex
      • Est. Elev: 17 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Trap Pond
      • Location given for Saint Thomas Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.5911     Lon: -75.4158
      • 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 Delaware's counties, including Sussex, 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 from Point A (ie- St. 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.