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:
35.7427, -78.6975
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 Wake County<2>.
The county seat for Wake County is located in Raleigh. Raleigh lies just to the northeast 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 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Thomas Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thomas Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stephens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Patrick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Patrick Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Cemetery
- Stephenson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Stephenson Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson Cemetery
- Montlawn Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ephesus Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Raleigh National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Hill Crest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hill Crest Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Crest Cemetery
- Jeridan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Jeridan Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeridan Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Morgan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Hilliard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hilliard Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliard Cemetery
- Carolina Biblical Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Carolina Biblical Gardens is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Biblical Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Carolina Biblical Gardens is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Raleigh.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47051 <5>
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sorrell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Sorrell Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorrell Cemetery
- Womack Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Womack Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rand Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Rand Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rand Cemetery
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:
- Hertford Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hertford Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hertford Village
- Fairmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmont is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
- Method
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Method is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Method
- Hopedale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hopedale is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- Raleigh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McCullers
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- McCullers is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullers
- Garner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Glenwood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Glenwood Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Village
- Meredith Townes
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Meredith Townes is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith Townes
- Dutchess Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dutchess Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchess Village
- Timberlake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Timberlake is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Skycrest Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Skycrest Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skycrest Village
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Woodbury Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Woodbury Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury Village
- Hazelwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelwood is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Cary
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Indian Trail
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Indian Trail is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trail
- Macks Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Macks Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macks Village
- Auburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Emerald Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Emerald Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Village
- Pickwick Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pickwick Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick Village
- Brentwood Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brentwood Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood Village
- Holly Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Millbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Millbrook is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Apex
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Morrisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Wake County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thomas Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Apex
- Cary
- Cary lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Thomas Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cary.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
- Raleigh
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 either 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 Wake 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 #996029 (Thomas Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #996029 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: Wake
- Est. Elev: 117 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lake Wheeler
- Location given for Thomas Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7426525 Lon: -78.6975047
- 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 Wake, 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 obstructions 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. |