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:
38.7909, -83.9735
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 Brown County<2>.
The county seat for Brown County is located in Georgetown. Georgetown 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 20 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.
- Shinkle Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sallee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Sallee Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sallee Cemetery
- Hard Scrabble Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Payne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Bracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Payne Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Augusta (KY).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1689263 <5>
- Augusta Hillside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Augusta Hillside Cemetery is located in Bracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta Hillside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Augusta Hillside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Augusta (KY).
- The Augusta Hillside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Augusta City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2137042 <5>
- Bartlow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bartlow Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlow Cemetery
- Norman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Norman Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman Cemetery
- Larmen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Larmen Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larmen Cemetery
- The Larmen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Larmen Cemetery
- Lauerman Cemetery
- Loop Cemetery
- Sheep Run Cemetery
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
- Rosemont Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rosemont Cemetery is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Cemetery
- Hill Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hill Family Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Family Cemetery
- Pisgah Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Pisgah Ridge Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Ridge Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Eden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Eden Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Smyrna Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rural Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Rural Cemetery is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Hillman Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Georgetown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Higginsport
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Augusta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Utopia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Utopia is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utopia
- Chatham
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chatham is located in Bracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Dover
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Rock Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rock Springs is located in Bracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Feesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Feesburg is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feesburg
- Minerva
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Minerva is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Georgetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Ripley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Ripley is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ripley
- Ripley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Felicity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Brooksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Maple
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Maple is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Sunshine ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sunshine is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Hamersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chilo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Germantown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Germantown is located in Bracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- White Oak Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- White Oak Valley is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Valley
- Bradford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bradford is located in Bracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Powersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Powersville is located in Bracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
- Russellville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Russellville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Point Isabel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Point Isabel is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Isabel
- Arnheim
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arnheim is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnheim
- New Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- New Hope is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Neville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Neville is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Foster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 Brown County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thomas Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Augusta
- Brooksville
- Dover
- Feesburg
- Felicity
- Georgetown
- Higginsport
- Ripley
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 professional and volunteer 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 Ohio:
- Pages specific to Brown 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 #1047020 (Thomas Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1047020 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: Brown
- Est. Elev: 199 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Higginsport
- Location given for Thomas Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.7909039 Lon: -83.9735399
- 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 Ohio's counties, including Brown, 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 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. |