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A visit to the Thomas Cemetery ...


The location of the Thomas Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Thomas Cemetery

Lat:   41.7718°   (41° 46' 18")

Lon:   -71.2670°   (-71° 16' 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 .

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 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:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Thomas Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
      • Warren is located in Bristol County (RI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,469 people
    • Barrington
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barrington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
      • Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
    • Barrington
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
      • Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
    • Hortonville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
      • Hortonville is located in Bristol County
    • Annawomscutt
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt
      • Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County (RI)
    • Bristol
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
      • Bristol is located in Bristol County (RI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
    • Ocean Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
      • Ocean Grove is located in Bristol County
    • Swansea
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swansea have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea
      • Swansea is located in Bristol County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,000 people
    • Rehoboth
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rehoboth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
      • Rehoboth is located in Bristol County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,503 people
    • Seekonk
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seekonk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seekonk
      • Seekonk is located in Bristol County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,851 people
    • Luthers Corners
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luthers Corners
      • Luthers Corners is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Kent Corner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Corner
      • Kent Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Continue List   (16 more) ...
      • Coggeshall
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall
        • Coggeshall is located in Bristol County (RI)
      • East Providence Center
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Providence Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence Center
        • East Providence Center is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Carpenters Corner
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Corner
        • Carpenters Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Leonard Corner
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Corner
        • Leonard Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Armington Corner
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armington Corner
        • Armington Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Bristol
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
        • Bristol is located in Bristol County (RI)
      • West Dighton
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Dighton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dighton
        • West Dighton is located in Bristol County
      • Rumford
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
        • Rumford is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Six Corners
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Corners
        • Six Corners is located in Providence County (RI)
      • East Providence
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence
        • East Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
      • Globe Village
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Globe Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village
        • Globe Village is located in Bristol County
      • Fall River
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
        • Fall River is located in Bristol County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
      • Bowenville
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowenville
        • Bowenville is located in Bristol County
      • Steep Brook
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steep Brook
        • Steep Brook is located in Bristol County
      • Somerset
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
        • Somerset is located in Bristol County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,144 people
      • Old Town Landing
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Landing
        • Old Town Landing is located in Bristol County

    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.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Princes Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Princes Hill Cemetery is located in Bristol County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Princes Hill Cemetery
    • Tyler Point Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tyler Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tyler Point Cemetery is located in Bristol County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tyler Point Cemetery
    • Kickemuit Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Martin Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Martin Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Martin Cemetery is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #SWN.810 <8>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2356714 <6>
    • Eddy Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Eddy Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Eddy Cemetery is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eddy Cemetery
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #SWN.811 <8>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90940 <6>
    • Coldbrook Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coldbrook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Coldbrook Cemetery is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coldbrook Cemetery
    • Palmer River Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palmer River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Palmer River Cemetery is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palmer River Cemetery
    • South Burial Grounds
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Burial Grounds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The South Burial Grounds is located in Bristol County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Burial Grounds
    • St. Jean Baptiste Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Mason - Horton Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Reed - Mason Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Hix Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hix Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hix Cemetery is located in Bristol County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Neck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Little Neck Cemetery is located in Providence County (RI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Neck Cemetery
      • James Mason Lot
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the James Mason Lot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The James Mason Lot is located in Bristol County (RI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the James Mason Lot
        • Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #WR006 <5>
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1994650 <6>
      • Town Hall Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Chace Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Chace Cemetery is located in Bristol County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chace Cemetery
      • Bosworth Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bosworth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bosworth Cemetery is located in Bristol County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bosworth Cemetery
      • North Burial Ground
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • North Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The North Cemetery is located in Bristol County (RI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Cemetery
      • St. Marys Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Bristol County (RI)
        • The St. Marys Cemetery has also been known as:
        • St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #268122 <6>

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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: GNIS record #599523 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: East Providence
      • County: Bristol         Elev: 9
      • Location given for GNIS #599523 (Thomas Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/

    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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Thomas Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7718, Longitude: -71.2670       In this case, the coordinates for the Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <8>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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