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:
41.7718, -71.2670
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 Bristol County<2>.
The county seat for Bristol County is located in Taunton. Taunton lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northeast of the Thomas Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 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.
- Princes Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Princes Hill Cemetery is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princes Hill Cemetery
- Tyler Point Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Tyler Point Cemetery is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler Point Cemetery
- Kickemuit Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Eddy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Coldbrook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Coldbrook Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldbrook Cemetery
- Cole Brook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Palmer River Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Palmer River Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer River Cemetery
- South Burial Grounds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The South Burial Grounds is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Burial Grounds
- St. Jean Baptiste Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The St. Jean Baptiste Cemetery is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Jean Baptiste Cemetery
- The St. Jean Baptiste Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John the Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #WR009 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1986282 <6>
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Mason - Horton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Reed - Mason Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hix Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hix Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix Cemetery
- Gate of Heaven Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Little Neck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Little Neck Cemetery is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Neck Cemetery
- James Mason Lot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Town Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Chace Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chace Cemetery
- Bosworth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bosworth Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Thomas Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Thomas Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Warren
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Warren is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Warren
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Warren is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,469 people
- South Rehoboth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- South Rehoboth is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rehoboth
- Barrington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
- Barrington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Hortonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hortonville is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Harris
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harris is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Annawomscutt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt
- Bristol
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
- Ocean Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ocean Grove is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
- Swansea Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Swansea Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea Center
- Swansea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Swansea is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,000 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Rehoboth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rehoboth is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,503 people
- Seekonk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Seekonk is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seekonk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,851 people
- Luthers Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Luthers Corners is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luthers Corners
- Kent Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kent Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Corner
- Coggeshall
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Coggeshall is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall
- East Providence Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- East Providence Center is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence Center
- Carpenters Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Carpenters Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Corner
- Leonard Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Leonard Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Corner
- Armington Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Armington Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armington Corner
- Riverside
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Shawomet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shawomet is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawomet
- Bristol
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- West Dighton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Dighton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dighton
- Rumford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rumford is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Six Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Six Corners is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Corners
- East Providence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 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 Thomas Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bristol 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 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 Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Bristol 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 #599523 (Thomas Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #599523 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: Bristol
- Est. Elev: 9 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: East Providence
- Location given for Thomas Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.7717681 Lon: -71.2669934
- 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 Massachusetts' counties, including Bristol, 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 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 Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission (RIHCC) has created and maintains a database of cemeteries. More information about the RIHCC can be found on their website: rihistoriccemeteries.org. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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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