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:
35.9901, -82.1979
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 Yancey County<2>.
The county seat for Yancey County is located in Burnsville. Burnsville lies just to the southwest 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 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Thomas Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thomas Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Woody Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hughes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Woody Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Woody Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Riddle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Riddle Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle Cemetery
- Silver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Silver Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Cemetery
- Gouge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Gouge Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouge Cemetery
- Bakersville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Bakersville Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville Cemetery
- Slagle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Slagle Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slagle Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Bad Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bad Creek Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bad Creek Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Byrd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Old Garland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Garland Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Garland Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hughes Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Double Island.
- Young Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Rebels Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rebels Creek Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebels Creek Cemetery
- Ledford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ledford Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledford Cemetery
- Buchanan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Wilson Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Wilson Memorial Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wilson Memorial Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Bakersville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2314334 <5>
- Buchanan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Penland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Penland Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penland Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Gouge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gouge Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouge Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Double Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Double Island is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Island
- Bakersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Green Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Tipton Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tipton Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Hill
- Micaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Newdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Newdale is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newdale
- Day Book
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
- Penland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Relief
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Relief is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Burnsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Huntdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Huntdale is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntdale
- Spruce Pine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Buladean
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Buladean is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladean
- Bailey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Ramseytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ramseytown is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseytown
- Low Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Low Gap is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Celo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Celo is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celo
- Richlands
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Richlands is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Sioux
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sioux is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux
- Higgins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Higgins is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
- Concord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Grassy Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grassy Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Plumtree
(10 miles [16.1 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 Thomas Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Yancey County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thomas Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bakersville
- Burnsville
- Spruce Pine
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Yancey 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 #1016108 (Thomas Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1016108 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: Yancey
- Est. Elev: 727 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Micaville
- Location given for Thomas Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9901163 Lon: -82.1979031
- 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 Yancey, 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 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. |
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