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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:   42.0418°   (42° 2' 30")

Lon:   -70.8473°   (-70° 50' 50")

The Thomas Cemetery is located in Plymouth County<2>.

The county seat for Plymouth County is located in Plymouth. Plymouth lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Thomas Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Plymouth 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 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.

    • Bryantville
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryantville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantville
      • Bryantville is located in Plymouth County
    • Monponsett
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monponsett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monponsett
      • Monponsett is located in Plymouth County
    • Oldham Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oldham Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham Village
      • Oldham Village is located in Plymouth County
    • Pembroke
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
      • Pembroke is located in Plymouth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,553 people
    • Hanson
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanson
      • Hanson is located in Plymouth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,951 people
    • Halifax
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halifax have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
      • Halifax is located in Plymouth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,865 people
    • North Pembroke
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Pembroke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pembroke
      • North Pembroke is located in Plymouth County
    • Curtis Crossing
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curtis Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Crossing
      • Curtis Crossing is located in Plymouth County
    • Ashdod
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashdod
      • Ashdod is located in Plymouth County
    • Hanover
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
      • Hanover is located in Plymouth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,624 people
    • Whitman
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
      • Whitman is located in Plymouth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,295 people
    • East Bridgewater
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bridgewater
      • East Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,554 people
    • Continue List   (16 more) ...
      • Elmwood
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
        • Elmwood is located in Plymouth County
      • Paper Mill Village
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paper Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
        • Paper Mill Village is located in Plymouth County
      • Plympton
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plympton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plympton
        • Plympton is located in Plymouth County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,998 people
      • Island Creek
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
        • Island Creek is located in Plymouth County
      • Abington
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
        • Abington is located in Plymouth County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,752 people
      • Bridgewater
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
        • Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,689 people
      • Kingston
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
        • Kingston is located in Plymouth County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,024 people
      • Rockland
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
        • Rockland is located in Plymouth County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,992 people
      • West Bridgewater
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bridgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgewater
        • West Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,310 people
      • North Carver
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carver
        • North Carver is located in Plymouth County
      • South Duxbury
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Duxbury
        • South Duxbury is located in Plymouth County
      • Duxbury
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duxbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duxbury
        • Duxbury is located in Plymouth County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,932 people
      • Marshfield
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
        • Marshfield is located in Plymouth County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,037 people
      • North Marshfield
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Marshfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Marshfield
        • North Marshfield is located in Plymouth County
      • Norwell
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwell
        • Norwell is located in Plymouth County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,171 people
      • North Abington
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Abington
        • North Abington is located in Plymouth 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. The following communities are located in Plymouth 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 35 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Thomas Cemetery.<4>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thomas Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Fern Hill Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fern Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fern Hill Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fern Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #HNS.800 <5>
    • Munroe Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Munroe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Munroe Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Munroe Cemetery
    • Center Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • The Center Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Center Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Pembroke.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640819 <6>
    • Sachem Lodge Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sachem Lodge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sachem Lodge Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sachem Lodge Cemetery
    • Briggs Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Briggs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Briggs Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Briggs Cemetery
    • St. James Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. James Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
    • Hanover Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hanover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hanover Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hanover Cemetery
    • Colebrook Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Central Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jennings Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Harlow Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harlow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harlow Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harlow Cemetery
    • Continue List   (23 more) ...
      • Ashdod Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ashdod Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ashdod Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ashdod Cemetery
        • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #DUX.801 <5>
      • Pine Grove Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
      • Schoosett Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schoosett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Schoosett Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schoosett Cemetery
      • Magoun Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Magoun Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Magoun Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Magoun Cemetery
      • Hanover Center Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hanover Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hanover Center Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hanover Center Cemetery
      • Holy Family Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Holy Family Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Family Cemetery
      • St. Patricks Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Island Grove Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Island Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Island Grove Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Island Grove Cemetery
      • Nash Family Tomb
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nash Family Tomb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Nash Family Tomb is located in Plymouth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nash Family Tomb
      • Old Church Burying Ground
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Church Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old Church Burying Ground is located in Plymouth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Church Burying Ground
      • Bicknell Family Tomb
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bicknell Family Tomb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bicknell Family Tomb is located in Plymouth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bicknell Family Tomb
      • Torrey Family Burying Ground
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Torrey Family Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Torrey Family Burying Ground is located in Plymouth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Torrey Family Burying Ground
      • High Street Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Beaver Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Beaver Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaver Cemetery
        • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #EBR.805 <5>
      • Union Congregational Church Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Elmwood Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Orange Street Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orange Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Orange Street Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orange Street Cemetery
      • Hillcrest Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • St. Josephs Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Evergreen Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is located in Kingston.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
        • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #KIN.800 <5>
      • Dingley Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dingley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Dingley Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dingley Cemetery
        • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #DUX.804 <5>
      • Pinehurst Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Church Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Church Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Church Cemetery

    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 #602562  (Thomas Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #602562 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: Hanover
      • County: Plymouth         Elev: 24
      • Location given for GNIS #602562 (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 Plymouth, 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- ) 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: 42.0418, Longitude: -70.8473       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 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.

    <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.




 

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