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 #2180779).
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:
44.4971, -93.7582
The St. Thomas Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the east of Le Sueur.
The cemetery is located in Le Sueur County<3>.
The county seat for Le Sueur County is located in Le Center. Le Center lies just to the south of the St. Thomas Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Thomas Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the St. Thomas Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Thomas Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Salem German Evangelical Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Church of the Redeemer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dresselville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yankee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pomeranian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Pomeranian Cemetery is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeranian Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Schlegel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Schlegel Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlegel Cemetery
- St. Anns' Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- German Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The German Cemetery is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- St. Scholastica Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Friedens Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Sibley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sharon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Henry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Henry Cemetery is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Henry Cemetery
- St. Mary's Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. John's Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. John Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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]<2> of the St. Thomas Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Thomas Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Saint Thomas
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lexington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Union Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Heidelberg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Le Sueur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Le Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Henderson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Belle Plaine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Montgomery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Prague
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cordova
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ottawa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cleveland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wheatland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jordan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Assumption
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Assumption is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
- Saint Patrick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Peter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kilkenny
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gotha
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lonsdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cedar Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Kasota
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marysburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Green Isle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Le Sueur County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Thomas Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arlington
- Belle Plaine
- Cleveland
- Green Isle
- Henderson
- Jordan
- Kasota
- Kilkenny
- Le Center
- Le Sueur
- Lonsdale
- Montgomery
- New Prague
- Saint Peter
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 St. Thomas Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Le Sueur 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: #2180779
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2063571 (Saint Thomas Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2063571 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: Le Sueur
- Est. Elev: 307 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Saint Thomas
- Location given for Saint Thomas Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.4972222 Lon: -93.7577778
- 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- St. Thomas Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Le Sueur, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |