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:
36.6281, -84.1947
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 Whitley County<2>.
The county seat for Whitley County is located in Williamsburg. Williamsburg lies just to the north northeast 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 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Thomas Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thomas Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Doolin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Doolin Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolin Cemetery
- Watson - Lawson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Newcomb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Newcomb Cemetery is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb Cemetery
- Douglas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hoot Owl Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hoot Owl Cemetery is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoot Owl Cemetery
- Hackler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jellico Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Perkins - Archer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Douglas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Douglas Cemetery is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Cemetery
- Douglas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Douglas Cemetery is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Douglas Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Jellico (TN).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2152992 <5>
- Huddleston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Huddleston Cemetery is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddleston Cemetery
- The Huddleston Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crouches Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
- Crouches Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11052 <5>
- Hyslope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hyslope Cemetery is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyslope Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hyslope Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Jellico (TN).
- The Hyslope Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gibson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2269453 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Stanfill - Oaklawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Angel / Wright Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Angel / Wright Cemetery is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel / Wright Cemetery
- The Angel / Wright Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wright Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20627 <5>
- Angel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Angel Cemetery is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel Cemetery
- Trammel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Trammel Cemetery is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammel Cemetery
- Blankenship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Bowlin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Perkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Briar Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Whitley County Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Ayers
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ayers is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
- Jellico
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Red Ash
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Red Ash is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Saxton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Saxton is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
- Pleasant View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Fairview
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Emlyn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Emlyn is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emlyn
- Lot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lot is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lot
- Packard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Packard is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard
- Williamsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Morley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Morley is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- Nevisdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nevisdale is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevisdale
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Verne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Verne is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verne
- Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Elk Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Elk Valley is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 565 people
- White Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Habersham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Habersham is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Habersham
- Stanfill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stanfill is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfill
- Louden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Louden is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
- Isham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Isham is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isham
- State Line
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- State Line is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Pearl
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pearl is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Siler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Siler is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
- Pine Knot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Strunk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Strunk is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strunk
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 Whitley 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 first visit 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 Whitley 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 #515928 (Thomas Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #515928 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: Whitley
- Est. Elev: 349 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Williamsburg
- Location given for Thomas Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6281374 Lon: -84.1946548
- 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 Whitley, 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |