A visit to the Peaceful Rest 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 Peaceful Rest Cemetery ...
The Peaceful Rest Cemetery is located in Thomas County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Barnetts Creek Cemetery
- Benton Cemetery
- The Benton Cemetery is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Beverly Cemetery
- The Beverly Cemetery is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Cemetery
- Dillon Cemetery
- The Dillon Cemetery is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon Cemetery
- The Flipper Cemetery
- The Flipper Cemetery is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Flipper Cemetery
- Fredonia Cemetery
- The Fredonia Cemetery is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia Cemetery
- Hadley Cemetery
- The Hadley Cemetery is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley Cemetery
- Hebrew Cemetery
- The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
- The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Laurel Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Thomasville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #34925 <2>
- Magnolia Cemetery
- The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Midway Cemetery
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- Newark Community Cemetery
- Old Cemetery #1
- The Old Cemetery #1 is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cemetery #1
- Old Cemetery #2
- The Old Cemetery #2 is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cemetery #2
- Peacock Cemetery
- The Peacock Cemetery is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Thomasville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #36770 <2>
- St. Paul Cemetery
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Springhill Cemetery
- The Springhill Cemetery is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill Cemetery
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
- Vann Cemetery
- The Vann Cemetery is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vann Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery #2
- The Wilson Cemetery #2 is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery #2
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Peaceful Rest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Barwick
- Boston
- Cairo
- Coolidge
- Dewey City
- Dewey City is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey City
- Dixie
- Fredonia
- Fredonia is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Iamonia
- Iamonia is located in Leon County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iamonia
- Meigs
- Miccosukee
- Midway
- Midway is located in Grady County
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- Ochlocknee
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pavo
- Pelham
- Spence
- Spence is located in Grady County
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- Thomasville
- Whigham
- Woodland
- Woodland is located in Grady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Estimated population in 2019: 353 people
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 Peaceful Rest Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Thomas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Peaceful Rest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boston
- Coolidge
- Meigs
- Monticello
- Moultrie
- Pavo
- Pelham
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 professional and volunteer websites 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 Peaceful Rest Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Thomas 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 Peaceful Rest Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #320306 (Peaceful Rest Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #320306 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: Thomas
- Est. Elev: 63 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Thomasville
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Thomas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Peaceful Rest Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |