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:
36.5121, -77.6211
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 Northampton County<2>.
The county seat for Northampton County is located in Jackson. Jackson lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southeast 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 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Thomas Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thomas Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Floyd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Floyd Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Cemetery
- Massey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Massey Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Moody Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Moody Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Cemetery
- Cedarwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cedarwood Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedarwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Roanoke Rapids.
- The Cedarwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Roanoke Rapids Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47078 <5>
- Wyche Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wyche Cemetery is located in Greensville County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyche Cemetery
- Vincent Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Vincent Cemetery is located in Greensville County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Greensville County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Rook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Rook Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rook Cemetery
- Squire Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Squire Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squire Cemetery
- Poplar Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Poplar Grove Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove Cemetery
- Crestview Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Cedarwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Cedarwood Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood Cemetery
- Round Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Round Hill Cemetery is located in Greensville County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Cordle Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Cordle Cemetery is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordle Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Falling Run Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Falling Run Cemetery is located in Greensville County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Run Cemetery
- Greensville Memorial Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Gaston
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Roanoke Rapids
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Pleasant Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- South Rosemary
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- South Rosemary is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rosemary
- Garysburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Weldon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- South Weldon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- South Weldon is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weldon
- Skippers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Seaboard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ante
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ante is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ante
- Henrico
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Halifax
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Claresville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Claresville is located in Greensville County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claresville
- Emporia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jackson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- White City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- White City is located in Emporia City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Allen Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Allen Grove is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Grove
- Powellton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Powellton is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Radium
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Radium is located in Greensville County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
- Margarettsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Margarettsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margarettsville
- Ankum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ankum is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankum
- Gasburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Totaro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Totaro is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totaro
- Little Texas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Little Texas is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
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 Northampton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thomas Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Emporia
- Halifax
- Jackson
- Roanoke Rapids
- Weldon
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Thomas Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Northampton 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 #996031 (Thomas Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #996031 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: Northampton
- Est. Elev: 48 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Skippers
- Location given for Thomas Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5120949 Lon: -77.6210911
- 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 North Carolina's counties, including Northampton, 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 drawn 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. |