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:
40.4645, -92.5174
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 Schuyler County<2>.
The county seat for Schuyler County is located in Lancaster. Lancaster lies just to the north of the Thomas Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Thomas Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thomas Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Germania Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Germania Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania Cemetery
- Myers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- IOOF Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Queen City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Webster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Webster Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Cemetery
- Glenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
- Tarr Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Tarr Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarr Cemetery
- Brushy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brushy Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Cemetery
- Crowder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Crowder Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder Cemetery
- Walker Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Walker Chapel Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Chapel Cemetery
- Fabius Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fabius Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabius Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Biles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Biles Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biles Cemetery
- Jimtown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Jimtown Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown Cemetery
- Fugate Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Fugate Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fugate Cemetery
- East Lynn Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Downing City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Downing City Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing City Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Shumate Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Shumate Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumate Cemetery
- Eason Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Eason Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eason Cemetery
- Gillespie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Gillespie Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillespie Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Towles Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Towles Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towles Cemetery
- Darby Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Darby Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Darby Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Lancaster.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2192463 <5>
- New Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 16 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:
- Clifton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Queen City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Queen City is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Lancaster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Julesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Julesburg is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julesburg
- Glenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Downing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Downing is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Greentop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Worthington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Worthington is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Livonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Livonia is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Kilwinning
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kilwinning is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilwinning
- Coatsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coatsville is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatsville
- Savannah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Savannah is located in Davis County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Mark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mark is located in Davis County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark
- Coal City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Coal City is located in Appanoose County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Unity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Unity is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Stiles
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stiles is located in Davis County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
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 Schuyler County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thomas Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Downing
- Glenwood
- Greentop
- Kirksville
- Lancaster
- Livonia
- Memphis
- Moulton
- Novinger
- Queen City
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 Schuyler 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 #727582 (Thomas Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #727582 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: Schuyler
- Est. Elev: 273 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Queen City
- Location given for Thomas Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.4644752 Lon: -92.5174111
- 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 Schuyler, 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' (or 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- 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. |