A visit to the 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 Thomas Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Thomas Cemetery:
37.9075, -91.7121
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Thomas Cemetery is located in Phelps County<2>.
The county seat for Phelps County is located in Rolla. Rolla lies just to the northwest of the Thomas Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Thomas Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Thomas Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thomas Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Laney Smith Memorial Garden
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hawkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Cemetery
- Rolla Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ozark Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Elliot Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Elliot Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Beaver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Beaver Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Cemetery
- Matlock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Matlock Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matlock Cemetery
- Benton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Benton Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Benton Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast of Rolla.
- The Benton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Hale Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #27549 <5>
- Adams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Wishon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Wishon Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishon Cemetery
- Flat Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Flat Grove Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Burton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- Light Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Light Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Cemetery
- Wiese Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Wiese Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiese Cemetery
- Line Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Line Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Cemetery
- Falkenrath Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Falkenrath Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkenrath Cemetery
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Goggins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Goggins Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goggins Cemetery
- Strawhun Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Strawhun Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawhun Cemetery
- Hoss - Ray - Miller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. James Cemetery Corporation
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Thomas Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Thomas Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rolla
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lake Spring is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
- Saint James
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lecoma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lecoma is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecoma
- Doolittle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Doolittle is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
- Newburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Newburg is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
- Rosati
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rosati is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosati
- Vichy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Vichy is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vichy
- Jerome
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jerome is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Arlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Arlington is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Wesco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wesco is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesco
- Edgar Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cook Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cook Station is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
- Lenox
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lenox is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Howes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Howes is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
- Lindell
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lindell is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Devils Elbow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Steelville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lanes Prairie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lanes Prairie is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Prairie
- Cuba
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Salem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sligo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sligo is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Sankey ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sankey is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankey
- Jake Prairie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jake Prairie is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake Prairie
- Redbird
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Redbird is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
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 Phelps County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thomas Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cuba
- Cuba lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Thomas Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cuba.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Newburg
- Rolla
- Saint James
- Salem
- Salem lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Thomas Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Salem.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Steelville
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 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 Missouri:
- Pages specific to Phelps 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 Thomas Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #727580 (Thomas Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #727580 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: Phelps
- Est. Elev: 337 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dillon
- Location given for Thomas Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.9075419 Lon: -91.7121003
- 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 Missouri's counties, including Phelps, 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- 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. |