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:
37.0937, -83.8638
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 Clay County<2>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in Manchester. Manchester lies just to the northeast of the Thomas Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Thomas Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thomas Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bruner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Bruner Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner Cemetery
- The Bruner Cemetery has also been known as:
- Reuben Bruner Cemetery
- Vaughn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Cemetery
- Cheek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Cheek Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheek Cemetery
- Gregory Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Gregory Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Cemetery
- Hoskins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hoskins Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskins Cemetery
- Eli Marcum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Eli Marcum Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli Marcum Cemetery
- The Eli Marcum Cemetery has also been known as:
- Marcum Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cupp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cupp Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupp Cemetery
- Mosley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mosley Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosley Cemetery
- Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Providence Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Providence Baptist Church Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of London.
- The Providence Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Providence Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1444998 <5>
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Taylor Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast of London.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76241 <5>
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Cottongim Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cottongim Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottongim Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Phelps Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Phelps Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps Cemetery
- Joe Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Joe Jones Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joe Jones Cemetery
- McFadden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The McFadden Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFadden Cemetery
- Cobb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Cobb Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cemetery
- Tuttle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Tuttle Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttle Cemetery
- Coy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Coy Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy Cemetery
- Bundy - Delph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hurd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hurd Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurd Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hurd Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Hima.
- The Hurd Cemetery has also been known as:
- Herd Cemetery
- Be careful, some people have confused the Hurd Cemetery with the Thomas Cemetery and the .
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #74535 <5>
- Ephram Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Bush
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bush is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lake is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Marydell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Marydell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Urban
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Urban is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urban
- Woollum
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Woollum is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woollum
- Hima
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hima is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hima
- Garrard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Garrard is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrard
- Manchester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crane Nest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Crane Nest is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Nest
- Sidell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sidell is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidell
- Fogertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fogertown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogertown
- Larue
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Larue is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larue
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Benge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Benge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benge
- Goose Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Goose Rock is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Rock
- Fall Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fall Rock is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Rock
- Maplesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Maplesville is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
- Girdler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Girdler is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdler
- Burning Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Burning Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Lily
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lily is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Gray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cannon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cannon is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Hinkle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hinkle is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkle
- Brightshade
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brightshade is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightshade
- Laurel Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Creek
- London
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sublimity City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sublimity City is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity City
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 Clay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thomas Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Clay 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 #515929 (Thomas Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #515929 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: Clay
- Est. Elev: 353 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hima
- Location given for Thomas Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.0937008 Lon: -83.8638128
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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 Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 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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