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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Thomas City (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Thomas City. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Thomas City is located in Jefferson County.

To see how the shape of Florida's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jefferson County: Leon, Madison, Taylor, Wakulla, Brooks (GA) & Thomas (GA).

Below are the counties that are near Thomas City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Thomas City:

  • Jefferson County     (The home county of Thomas City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thomas City, with the one closest to Thomas City listed first.
    • Wacissa
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Waukeenah
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Lamont
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Lloyd
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Monticello
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Aucilla
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucilla
      • Aucilla is located in Jefferson County
  • Gadsden County
    • Midway
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Leon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thomas City, with the one closest to Thomas City listed first.
    • Capitola
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
      • Capitola is located in Leon County
    • Woodville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Miccosukee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Tallahassee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thomas City, with the one closest to Thomas City listed first.
    • Greenville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Hamburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
      • Hamburg is located in Madison County
  • Taylor County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thomas City, with the one closest to Thomas City listed first.
    • Shady Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Perry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Wakulla County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thomas City, with the one closest to Thomas City listed first.
    • Saint Marks
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Wakulla Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Crawfordville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Thomas City, see our County-by-County Page for Thomas City.

Newspapers Published in Thomas City ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Thomas City.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Thomas City, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Thomas City.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Thomas City:

Cemeteries Near Thomas City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Thomas City.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Thomas City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Thomas City, with the one closest to Thomas City listed first.

  • Walker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Walker Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
  • Broomsage Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lott Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jones Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Jones Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
  • Anderson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Skipper Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Rocky Ford Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rocky Ford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky Ford Cemetery
  • Mt. Marille Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Mt. Marille Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Marille Cemetery
  • Willie Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Willie Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willie Cemetery
  • Henderson Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Walker Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (134 more) ...
    • Oakfield Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Godwin Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Godwin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Godwin Cemetery
    • Wiliams Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

While we didn't find Thomas City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Thomas City.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Thomas City, with the one closest to Thomas City listed first.

  • Wacissa
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Waukeenah
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lloyd
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Lamont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Chaires
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chaires have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaires
    • Chaires is located in Leon County
  • Monticello
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Iddo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iddo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iddo
    • Iddo is located in Taylor County
  • Aucilla
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucilla
    • Aucilla is located in Jefferson County
  • Newport
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Newport is located in Wakulla County
  • Woodville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Wakulla
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakulla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakulla
    • Wakulla is located in Wakulla County
  • Miccosukee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Waylonzo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waylonzo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waylonzo
      • Waylonzo is located in Taylor County
    • Saint Marks
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Tallahassee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Thomas City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Thomas City.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Thomas City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Thomas City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Thomas City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.3552, Longitude: -83.9729       In this case, the coordinates for Thomas City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Thomas City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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