A visit to the Thomas Burying Ground ...
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 Burying Ground ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Thomas Burying Ground:
37.6720, -85.4476
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Thomas Burying Ground can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Thomas Burying Ground is located in Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Lebanon. Lebanon lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southeast of the Thomas Burying Ground .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Thomas Burying Ground.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thomas Burying Ground, with the nearest first.
- Smocks Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pottinger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Pottinger Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottinger Cemetery
- St. Vincent De Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- Vowles Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Vowles Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowles Cemetery
- Greenwell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Greenwell Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwell Cemetery
- St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Charles Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Charles Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Charles Cemetery
- Sutherland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Sutherland Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland Cemetery
- Beeler - Vittitow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- Bardstown Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Bardstown Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown Cemetery
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- St. Joseph Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- St. Ann Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sutton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Sutton Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Cemetery
- St. Rose Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Poplar Flats Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Poplar Flats Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Flats Cemetery
- Edlin Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Edlin Cemetery is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edlin Cemetery
- St. Dominics Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Dominics Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Dominics Cemetery
- Sisters of Charity of Nazareth Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Potts Spring Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Potts Spring Cemetery is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Spring Cemetery
- St. Joachim Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Joachim Cemetery is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joachim Cemetery
- Lebanon National Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Agustines Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cemetery Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Cemetery Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cemetery Hill Cemetery
- The Cemetery Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Springfield Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2234495 <5>
- Tucker Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Settle Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Settle Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settle Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Thomas Burying Ground.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Thomas Burying Ground, with the nearest first:
- Holy Cross
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Holy Cross is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Dant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dant is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dant
- Nerinx
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Nerinx is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nerinx
- Saint Francis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Saint Francis is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
- Loretto
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gandertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gandertown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandertown
- New Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Manton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Manton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manton
- Greenbrier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Greenbrier is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Gethsemane
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gethsemane is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- Burkes Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Burkes Spring is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkes Spring
- Balltown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Balltown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Culvertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Culvertown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culvertown
- Frogtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Frogtown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Blue Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Blue Gap is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gap
- Raywick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Botland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Botland is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botland
- New Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Mary
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fredericktown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fredericktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericktown
- Gleanings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gleanings is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleanings
- Bardstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Howardstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Howardstown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardstown
- Saint Joseph
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Joseph is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Saint Catharine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Catharine is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Catharine
- Cravens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cravens is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens
- Bellwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bellwood is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Woodlawn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
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 Burying Ground. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thomas Burying Ground.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Thomas Burying Ground:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Marion 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 Burying Ground:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2566905 (Thomas Burying Ground)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2566905 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: Marion
- Est. Elev: 205 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Loretto
- Location given for Thomas Burying Ground:
- Lat: 37.67205 Lon: -85.44765
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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 Kentucky's counties, including Marion, 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 Burying Ground) 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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