A visit to the Old 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 Thomas Cemetery ...
The Old Thomas Cemetery is located in Alachua County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Antioch Cemetery
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Asberry Cemetery
- The Asberry Cemetery is located in Alachua County
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- Cathcart Cemetery
- The Cathcart Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathcart Cemetery
- Damascus Cemetery
- The Damascus Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Cemetery
- Forest Grove Cemetery
- The Forest Grove Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Cemetery
- Forest Meadows Memorial Park
- Hague Cemetery
- The Hague Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hague Cemetery
- High Springs Cemetery
- The High Springs Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Springs Cemetery
- Jonesville Cemetery
- The Jonesville Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville Cemetery
- Morning Star Cemetery
- The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Alachua County
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- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Alachua County
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- Continue List (12 more) ...
- New Hope Cemetery
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Alachua County
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- New Oak Grove Cemetery
- Newnansville Cemetery
- The Newnansville Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnansville Cemetery
- Nobel Hill Cemetery
- The Nobel Hill Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobel Hill Cemetery
- Old Bradford Cemetery
- The Old Bradford Cemetery is located in Bradford County
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- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Bradford Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the west of Brooker.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72390 <3>
- Osceola Cemetery
- The Osceola Cemetery is located in Gilchrist County
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- Pine Hills Cemetery
- The Pine Hills Cemetery is located in Alachua County
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- Rhuda Branch Cemetery
- The Rhuda Branch Cemetery is located in Alachua County
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- Richard Family Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Alachua County
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- Spring Hill Cemetery
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Alachua County
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- West Hills Memorial Gardens
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 16 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Old Thomas Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Alachua
- Archer
- Arredondo
- Arredondo is located in Alachua County
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- Brooker
- Burnetts Lake
- Burnetts Lake is located in Alachua County
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- Fort White
- Gainesville
- Graham
- Hague
- Hague is located in Alachua County
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- High Springs
- Jonesville
- La Crosse
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Newberry
- Rutledge
- Rutledge is located in Alachua County
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- Waters Lake
- Waters Lake is located in Gilchrist County
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- Worthington Springs
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 Thomas Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Alachua County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Thomas Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alachua
- Gainesville
- High Springs
- Lake Butler
- Micanopy
- Newberry
- Trenton
- Waldo
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Thomas Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Florida:
- Pages specific to Alachua 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 Old Thomas Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #288120 (Old Thomas Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #288120 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: Alachua
- Est. Elev: 43 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Alachua
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Alachua, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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- Old Thomas Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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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