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A visit to the 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 Thomas Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Thomas Cemetery (FG ID #177633)

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 ...

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

Lat:   42.2872°   (42° 17' 13")

Lon:   -86.1873°   (-86° 11' 14")

The Thomas Cemetery is located in Van Buren County<2>.

The county seat for Van Buren County is located in Paw Paw. Paw Paw lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Thomas Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Thomas Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Van Auken Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Auken Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Van Auken Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Van Auken Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
  • Covert Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Rush Lake Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rush Lake Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rush Lake Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rush Lake Catholic Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
  • Emmanuel Home Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmanuel Home Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emmanuel Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Emmanuel Home Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
  • Southard Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Southard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Southard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Southard Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
  • Arlington Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Monk Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monk Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Monk Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
  • Fish Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fish Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fish Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
  • Hoppin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoppin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoppin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hoppin Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
  • Fairview Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fairview Memorial Cemetery is located in Berrien County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Maple Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
    • Coburn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coburn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coburn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Coburn Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
    • Watervliet Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watervliet Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watervliet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Watervliet Cemetery is located in Berrien County
    • Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hill Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
    • Breedsville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Breedsville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Breedsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Breedsville Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
    • Chambers Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Berrien County
    • Lawrence Village Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawrence Village Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawrence Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lawrence Village Cemetery is located in Van Buren County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 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.

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 Van Buren 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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:

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 #2574963  (Thomas Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #2574963 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: McDonald
    • County: Van Buren         Elev: 213
    • Location given for GNIS #2574963 (Thomas Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #177633

The official website for Van Buren County: www.vbco.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

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 Michigan's counties, including Van Buren, 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 drawn 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: 42.2872, Longitude: -86.1873    
<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 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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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.




 

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