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 #2167877).
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:
44.5993, -93.9012
The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Sibley County<2>.
The county seat for Sibley County is located in Gaylord. Gaylord lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west of the St. Thomas Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Thomas Cemetery.
Name Variations for St. Thomas Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
St. Thomas Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Thomas Church Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 10 miles [16.1 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.
- Schlegel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Schlegel Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlegel Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Sibley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Sibley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Church of the Redeemer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Church of the Transfiguration Protestant Episcopal Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Assumption Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Assumption Cemetery is located in Sibley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Sibley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Zion School Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Zion School Cemetery is located in Sibley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion School Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Sibley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- St. Anns' Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Bovy Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Bovy Family Cemetery is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovy Family Cemetery
- St. Paul's Evangelical Reformed Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Arlington Public Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Sibley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Sibley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Emanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Sibley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Sibley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Weckworth Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Weckworth Cemetery is located in Sibley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weckworth Cemetery
- Salem German Evangelical Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Snapsburg Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Snapsburg Cemetery is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snapsburg Cemetery
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 St. Thomas Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Thomas Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Henderson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Belle Plaine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Assumption
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Assumption is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
- Green Isle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Le Sueur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hamburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Saint Thomas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gotha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Norwood Young America
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Norwood Young America is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Young America
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
- Norwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Union Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Young America
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cologne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Plato
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lexington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jordan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ottawa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Heidelberg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hydes Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gaylord
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Le Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Prague
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dahlgren
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glencoe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Auburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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 Sibley 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
- Cologne
- Gaylord
- Glencoe
- Green Isle
- Henderson
- Jordan
- Le Center
- Le Sueur
- New Prague
- Norwood
- Young America
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Sibley 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: #2167877
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2065079 (Saint Thomas Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2065079 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: Sibley
- Est. Elev: 254 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Henderson
- Location given for Saint Thomas Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.5994444 Lon: -93.9013889
- 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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Sibley, 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- St. 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |