A visit to the Thomas Town 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 Town Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Thomas Town Cemetery:
35.0017, -96.5772
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Thomas Town Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Thomas Town Cemetery is located in Seminole County<2>.
The county seat for Seminole County is located in Wewoka. Wewoka lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Thomas Town Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Thomas Town Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Thomas Town Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thomas Town Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cummins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Cummins Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummins Cemetery
- Old Mission Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Mission Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mission Cemetery
- Lone Dove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Lone Dove Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Dove Cemetery
- Harjo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Harjo Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harjo Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Fox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fox Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Cemetery
- Milly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Milly Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milly Cemetery
- Harjo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Harjo Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harjo Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Harjo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Harjo Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harjo Cemetery
- Harjo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Harjo Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harjo Cemetery
- Vamoosa Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Vamoosa Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vamoosa Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Tiger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Tiger Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger Cemetery
- Fixico Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Fixico Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fixico Cemetery
- Burgess Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Burgess Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess Cemetery
- Saktehke Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Saktehke Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saktehke Cemetery
- Burgess Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Burgess Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess Cemetery
- Crossroads Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
- The Crossroads Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sasakwa Cemetery
- Cully Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Cully Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cully Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Harjo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Harjo Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harjo Cemetery
- Tiger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Tiger Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger Cemetery
- Greenleaf Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Greenleaf Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf Cemetery
- Tate Mtn. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Tate Mtn. Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate Mtn. Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Thomas Town Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Thomas Town Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sasakwa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spaulding
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Spaulding is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Francis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Konawa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Byng
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Byng is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byng
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Oakman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oakman is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
- Bowlegs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holdenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wewoka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lima
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lima is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Allen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sacred Heart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sacred Heart is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Atwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Maud
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maud is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,059 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maud <5>
- Homer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Homer is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Oil Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oil Center is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
- Bebee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bebee is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bebee
- Seminole
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ada
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ada is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,239 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ada <5>
- Saint Louis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Yeager
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yeager is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Ahloso
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ahloso is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahloso
- Citra
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Citra is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citra
- Calvin
(18 miles [29 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 Town Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Seminole County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thomas Town Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ada
- Ada lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Thomas Town Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ada.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Asher
- Atwood
- Calvin
- Francis
- Lima
- Lima lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Thomas Town Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lima.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Maud
- Maud lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Thomas Town Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Maud.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- Sacred Heart
- Sasakwa
- Seminole
- Wewoka
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 Town Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Seminole 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 Town Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1098853 (Thomas Town Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1098853 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: Seminole
- Est. Elev: 246 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tate Mountain
- Location given for Thomas Town Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.001749 Lon: -96.577236
- 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 Oklahoma's counties, including Seminole, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Thomas Town 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |