A visit to the Saint Thomas Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the St. Thomas Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The St. Thomas Cemetery (FG ID #91682).
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 St. Thomas Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Thomas Cemetery:
42.1097, -72.6389
The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Hampden County<2>.
The county seat for Hampden County is located in Springfield. Springfield lies just to the east of the St. Thomas Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Thomas Cemetery.
Name Variations for St. Thomas Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
St. Thomas Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Thomas the Apostle Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the St. Thomas Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Thomas Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Park Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Paucatuck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- North Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The North Cemetery is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- St. Benedicts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ashley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Ashley Cemetery is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Cemetery
- Cherry Lane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cherry Lane Cemetery is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Lane Cemetery
- Springfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Springfield Cemetery is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Mother of the Rosary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bay Path Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bay Path Cemetery is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Path Cemetery
- East Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ste. Rose Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Ste. Rose Cemetery is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ste. Rose Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Smith Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Longmeadow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kesser Israel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Polish National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary 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 St. Thomas Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Thomas Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- West Springfield
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Merrick
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Merrick is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrick
- Springfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Feeding Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Agawam
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chicopee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Aldenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hosmer Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Longmeadow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Westfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rising Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holyoke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Southwick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Southwick is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,715 people
- Sherwood Manor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Longmeadow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Longmeadow is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Longmeadow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,093 people
- Indian Orchard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hampton Village is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Village
- West Suffield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Suffield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Suffield Depot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Suffield Depot is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Depot
- Thompsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Thompsonville is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Enfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Suffield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Suffield is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,812 people
- Hazardville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Baptist Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Baptist Village is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Village
- Ludlow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ludlow is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,101 people
- Southampton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Southampton is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,162 people
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 St. Thomas Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hampden County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Thomas Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Agawam
- Chicopee
- Holyoke
- Springfield
- Suffield
- Thompsonville
- West Springfield
- Westfield
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 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 St. Thomas Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Hampden 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 St. Thomas Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #91682
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #606811 (Saint Thomas Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #606811 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: Hampden
- Est. Elev: 67 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: West Springfield
- Location given for Saint Thomas Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.109816 Lon: -72.6398126
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Hampden, 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 from Point A (ie- St. 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 Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.
When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.
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| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |