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:
38.5412, -84.9511
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 Owen County<2>.
The county seat for Owen County is located in Owenton. Owenton lies just to the east of the Thomas Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 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.
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Frazer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Frazer Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer Cemetery
- Hensley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hensley Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley Cemetery
- Burfort Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Burfort Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burfort Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Snodgrass Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Snodgrass Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snodgrass Cemetery
- Lusby / Kemper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Yancey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Yancey Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey Cemetery
- Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Salem Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Salem Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2168652 <5>
- Pleasant Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
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- Wallace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
- Benjamin Hancock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hancock Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock Cemetery
- Kemper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Kemper Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemper Cemetery
- Yancey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Yancey Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Dallasburg Masonic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old Simpson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Simpson Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Simpson Cemetery
- The Old Simpson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Merrill Cemetery
- Merrill - Simson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2328032 <5>
- Mt. Minish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Minish Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Minish Cemetery
- Handcock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Handcock Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handcock Cemetery
- Doty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Doty Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doty Cemetery
- Estes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Estes Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Cemetery
- Elmore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Elmore Cemetery is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 32 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:
- Squiresville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Squiresville is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squiresville
- Perry Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Perry Park is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Park
- Pleasant Home
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Home is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Home
- Cull
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cull is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cull
- Moxley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Moxley is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
- Gratz
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gratz is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Wheatley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wheatley is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatley
- New Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Liberty is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty
- Owenton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lockport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lockport is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- Long Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Long Ridge is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ridge
- Sanders
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Worthville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Worthville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Port Royal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Port Royal is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Franklinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Franklinton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
- Bromley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bromley is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley
- Monterey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Monterey is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Hallam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hallam is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallam
- Carson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Carson is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- New
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New
- Hesler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hesler is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesler
- Sweet Owen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sweet Owen is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Owen
- Poplar Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Grove is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Sparta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Breck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Breck is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breck
- Needmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Needmore is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Jonesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Easterday
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Easterday is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easterday
- Langstaff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Langstaff is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langstaff
- English
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- English is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- Turners Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Turners Station is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners Station
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. The following communities are located in Owen 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 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 Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Owen 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 #505164 (Thomas Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #505164 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: Owen
- Est. Elev: 259 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Liberty
- Location given for Thomas Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5411772 Lon: -84.9510612
- 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 Owen, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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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