A visit to the 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 Thomas Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Thomas Cemetery:
39.7581, -87.0300
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Thomas Cemetery is located in Parke County<2>.
The county seat for Parke County is located in Rockville. Rockville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west of the Thomas Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Thomas Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Thomas Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thomas Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Vandever - Brisco Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Vandever - Brisco Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Vandever - Brisco Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandever - Brisco Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2240763 <5>
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Roach Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Roach Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roach Cemetery
- Black Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Burton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- Britton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Britton Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia Cemetery
- Lane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Lane Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Raccoon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Raccoon Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon Cemetery
- Blake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Blake Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Little Walnut Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sutherlin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sutherlin Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherlin Cemetery
- Forgey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Forgey Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forgey Cemetery
- Clodfelter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Clodfelter Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clodfelter Cemetery
- Jarvis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Jarvis Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis Cemetery
- Spencer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Spencer Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Cemetery
- Seybold Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Seybold Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seybold Cemetery
- Bruin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bruin Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Hatfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hatfield Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield Cemetery
- Holder Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Holder Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holder Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Thomas Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Thomas Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Portland Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
- Bellmore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bellmore is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellmore
- Ferndale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ferndale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Mansfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Judson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Judson is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Blakesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blakesburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakesburg
- Russellville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Russellville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Guion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Guion is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
- Nyesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Nyesville is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyesville
- Waveland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Billie Creek Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bridgeton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Byron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Byron is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Marshall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Rockville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lena is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Carbon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Carbon is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Bainbridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Limedale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Limedale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
- Greencastle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomingdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Perth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Perth is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Roachdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Annapolis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Annapolis is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
- Benwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Benwood is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Reelsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Reelsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsville
- New Market
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- New Market is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 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 Thomas Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Parke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thomas Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bainbridge
- Bloomingdale
- Bridgeton
- Greencastle
- Marshall
- Reelsville
- Rockville
- Russellville
- Waveland
Websites to help with your 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Thomas Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Parke 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 Thomas Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #444688 (Thomas Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #444688 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: Parke
- Est. Elev: 243 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bellmore
- Location given for Thomas Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.7580995 Lon: -87.0300118
- 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 Indiana's counties, including Parke, 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- 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. |
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