A visit to the Saint 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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 St. Thomas Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Thomas Cemetery
Lat: 43.3263° (43° 19' 34")
Lon: -79.8969° (-79° 53' 48")
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 St. Thomas Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ontario:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the St. Thomas Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 33 communities are within Less than 2 miles<1> of the St. Thomas Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Thomas Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Waterdown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Clappison's Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pleasant View Survey
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Waterdown North
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterdown North came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterdown North
- Rock Chapel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bayview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
- Aldershot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- La Salle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Salle
- Millgrove Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Flamboro Centre
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Black Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Blacks Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Millgrove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cootes Paradise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cootes Paradise came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cootes Paradise
- Burlington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Nelson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelson came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Greensville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dundas
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Corktown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corktown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corktown
- Hamilton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Progreston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Progreston came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progreston
- Harper Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harper Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Corners
- Cedar Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Crooks Hollow ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Flamborough
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood Heights came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Heights
- Hamilton Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roseland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Port Nelson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Nelson came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Nelson
- Flamboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flamboro came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamboro
- Carlisle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Breezys Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breezys Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezys Corners
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<1> of the St. Thomas Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Thomas Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- York Jewish Orthodox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The York Jewish Orthodox Cemetery has also been known as:
- Adas Israel / Old York Road Cemetery
- Adas Israel / York Road Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the York Jewish Orthodox Cemetery
- Gate of Heaven Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rock Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hopkins Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hopkins Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopkins Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2383248 <5>
- Woodland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Hamilton.
- The Woodland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Woodlawn Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1971322 <5>
- Beth Jacob Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bayview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Holy Sepulchre Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Matthew On-the-Plains Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Plains Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Millgrove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Job's Lane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Union Burying Ground / Job's Lane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Dundas.
- The Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dundas Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2154050 <5>
- St. Augustine's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Augustine's Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Augustine's RC Church Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Augustine's Cemetery
- Marx Binkley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Marx Binkley Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- The Marx Binkley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brinkley Cemetery
- Binkley Hollow Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marx Binkley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2324310 <5>
- Christ Church Cathedral Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Nelson United Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Halton Hills Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. Thomas Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3263, Longitude: -79.8969 |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
| <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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |