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:
30.9749, -89.9720
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 Washington Parish<2>.
The parish seat for Washington Parish is located in Franklinton. Franklinton lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southwest 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 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Thomas Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thomas Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Crains Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Crains Creek Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crains Creek Cemetery
- Crain Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Crain Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crain Cemetery
- Crain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Crain Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crain Cemetery
- Gerald Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Gerald Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald Cemetery
- Schillings Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Schillings Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schillings Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- McKinsey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The McKinsey Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinsey Cemetery
- Kennedy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Cemetery
- Tynes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Tynes Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tynes Cemetery
- Briarwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Briarwood Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Cemetery
- Centerville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Centerville Cemetery is located in Walthall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville Cemetery
- Sam McKenzie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sam McKenzie Cemetery is located in Walthall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sam McKenzie Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Payne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Gay Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gay Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Cemetery
- Gerald Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gerald Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald Cemetery
- Old Gerald Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Gerald Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Gerald Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Gerald Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Pine.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67606 <5>
- Breland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Breland Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breland Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- The Harmony Cemetery has also been known as:
- Harmony Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67710 <5>
- Crain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Crain Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crain Cemetery
- Blackwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Blackwell Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Cemetery
- Kennedy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Cemetery
- Hinds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hinds Cemetery is located in Walthall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Thomas Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Thomas Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Popeville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Popeville is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville
- Pine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Varnado
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Angie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Twin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Twin is located in Marion County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
- Franklinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tylertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bogalusa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kokomo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lees Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Enon
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Enon is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Pinebur
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pinebur is located in Marion County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebur
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Smithburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Smithburg is located in Pike County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
- Mount Hermon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Stoney Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stoney Point is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
- Columbia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunny Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
- Sun
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <6>
- Expose
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Expose is located in Marion County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Expose
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 Washington Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thomas Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bogalusa
- Columbia
- Poplarville
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 Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Washington Parish:
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes:
- 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 #556233 (Thomas Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #556233 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
- Parish: Washington
- Est. Elev: 76 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: State Line
- Location given for Thomas Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.9749045 Lon: -89.9720266
- 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 Louisiana's parishes, including Washington, 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 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. |