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A visit to the Saint Thomas Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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:

46.4394, -96.7037

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Thomas Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Wilkin County<2>.

The county seat for Wilkin County is located in Breckenridge. Breckenridge lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south southeast 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 12 miles [19.3 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.

  • East Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • West Emmanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Smith Family Burial Site
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bethany Free Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Schmitt Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Wilkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
  • Richland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Richland Cemetery is located in Richland County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Richland Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Colfax (ND).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2406246 <5>
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Wilkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
  • Richland Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Our Savior's Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Christ Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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    • Eagle Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Faith Lutheran Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Faith Lutheran Cemetery is located in Richland County (ND)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith Lutheran Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Faith Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Dwight (ND).
      • The Faith Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Dwight Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2186918 <5>
    • Wolverton Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Wolverton Cemetery is located in Wilkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverton Cemetery
    • Christine Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Christine Cemetery is located in Richland County (ND)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christine Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Christine Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Christine (ND).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101811 <5>
    • Deerhorn Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Deerhorn Cemetery is located in Wilkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerhorn Cemetery
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Richland County (ND)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pioneer Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Christine (ND).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102291 <5>
    • South Pleasant and Christine Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The South Pleasant and Christine Cemetery is located in Richland County (ND)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pleasant and Christine Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the South Pleasant and Christine Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Christine (ND).
      • The South Pleasant and Christine Cemetery has also been known as:
      • South Pleasant Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102592 <5>
    • South Pleasant Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Manston Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Manston Cemetery is located in Wilkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manston Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 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:

  • Kent
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Kent is located in Wilkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
  • Abercrombie
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Galchutt
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Galchutt is located in Richland County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galchutt
  • Colfax
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Colfax is located in Richland County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <6>
  • Wolverton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Wolverton is located in Wilkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
  • Dwight
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Dwight is located in Richland County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
  • Christine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Wahpeton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Wahpeton is located in Richland County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahpeton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,728 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wahpeton <6>
  • Fairview Junction
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairview Junction is located in Richland County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Junction
  • Breckenridge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Walcott
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Walcott is located in Richland County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walcott <6>
  • Mooreton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Comstock
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Comstock is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
    • Oxbow
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Oxbow is located in Cass County (ND)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
    • Barney
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Barney is located in Richland County (ND)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barney <6>
    • Lawndale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Lawndale is located in Wilkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
    • Rothsay
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)

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 Wilkin County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Thomas Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 St. Thomas Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Wilkin 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 GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #651069  (Saint Thomas Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #651069 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: Wilkin
      • Est. Elev: 287 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Abercrombie
      • Location given for Saint Thomas Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.4394049     Lon: -96.7036881
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    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 Minnesota's counties, including Wilkin, 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- 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>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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.