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:
38.5667, -83.0999
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 Lewis County<2>.
The county seat for Lewis County is located in Vanceburg. Vanceburg lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west northwest 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 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Thomas Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thomas Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Logan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Logan Cemetery is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Cemetery
- Logan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Logan Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Cemetery
- Riffe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Riffe Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riffe Cemetery
- The Riffe Cemetery has also been known as:
- Zion Ridge Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Veach Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Veach Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veach Cemetery
- Parsons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Howland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Howland Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland Cemetery
- Grizzle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Grizzle Cemetery is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzle Cemetery
- The Grizzle Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grizzle Madden Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1963250 <5>
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Bradley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bradley Cemetery is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
- Sun Set Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sun Set Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Set Cemetery
- The Sun Set Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sunset Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1963507 <5>
- Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Methodist Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
- The Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Quincy Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1986340 <5>
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Waring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Waring Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waring Cemetery
- Christy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Christy Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christy Cemetery
- Hubbard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hubbard Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Cemetery
- Skidmore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Skidmore Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidmore Cemetery
- McGinnis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The McGinnis Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGinnis Cemetery
- Rhoden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Rhoden Cemetery is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoden Cemetery
- Whitt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Whitt Cemetery is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt Cemetery
- Holy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Holy Cemetery is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cemetery
- Sparks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Sparks Cemetery is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Cemetery
- Loper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Loper Cemetery is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loper 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:
- York
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- York is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Quincy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Quincy is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Garrison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Garrison is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Pond Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pond Run is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Run
- Tygarts Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tygarts Valley is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tygarts Valley
- Boone Furnace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Boone Furnace is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Furnace
- Kehoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kehoe is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kehoe
- Smiths Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Smiths Creek is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Creek
- Warnock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Warnock is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warnock
- Lynn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lynn is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Firebrick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Firebrick is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firebrick
- Carter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Carter is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Friendship
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Camp Dix
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Dix is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Dix
- South Portsmouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- South Portsmouth is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portsmouth
- Shannoah Town ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Shannoah Town is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannoah Town
- Vanceburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wesleyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wesleyville is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesleyville
- South Shore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lloyd
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lloyd is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Grays Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grays Branch is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Branch
- Portsmouth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Portsmouth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- West Portsmouth is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Portsmouth
- Greenup
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Franklin Furnace
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Frost
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Frost is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
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 Lewis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thomas Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Greenup
- Portsmouth
- Vanceburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Lewis 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 #505165 (Thomas Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #505165 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: Lewis
- Est. Elev: 333 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brushart
- Location given for Thomas Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5667446 Lon: -83.0998986
- 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 Kentucky's counties, including Lewis, 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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