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:
41.8520, -76.5955
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 Bradford County<2>.
The county seat for Bradford County is located in Towanda. Towanda lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast 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 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Thomas Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thomas Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mitchell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of East Smithfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46517 <5>
- East Smithfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Turnpike Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Turnpike Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnpike Cemetery
- Luthers Mills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Luthers Mills Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luthers Mills Cemetery
- Milan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Milan Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan Cemetery
- Wetona Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Wetona Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetona Cemetery
- Gustin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Gustin Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustin Cemetery
- Bradford County Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sheshequin Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hillside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Harkness Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Harkness Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkness Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Hornbrook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hornbrook Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornbrook Cemetery
- Orange Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Orange Hill Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Hill Cemetery
- Westbrook Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Westbrook Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Cemetery
- Leona Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Leona Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leona Cemetery
- Ballard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Ballard Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard Cemetery
- Grover Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Grover Hill Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover Hill Cemetery
- Leonard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Leonard Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Cemetery
- Hilton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Ghent Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Ghent Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghent 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:
- East Smithfield
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- East Smithfield is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Smithfield
- Saco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saco is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
- Ulster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wetona
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wetona is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetona
- Burlington
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Burlington is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Luthers Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Luthers Mills is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luthers Mills
- Mountain Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mountain Lake is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- Big Pond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Big Pond is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pond
- Middletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Middletown is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Athens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bentley Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bentley Creek is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley Creek
- Towanda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- East Towanda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Towanda is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Towanda
- Sayre
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Berrytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Berrytown is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
- Troy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Granville Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Granville Center is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville Center
- Franklindale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Franklindale is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklindale
- Vawter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vawter is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vawter
- Chemung
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Columbia Cross Roads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Columbia Cross Roads is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Cross Roads
- Monroe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Monroeton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bumpville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bumpville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpville
- Waverly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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 Bradford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thomas Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athens
- Monroeton
- Sayre
- Sayre lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Thomas Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sayre.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
- Towanda
- Troy
- Troy lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Thomas Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Troy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Waverly
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 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 Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Bradford 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 #1189476 (Thomas Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1189476 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: Bradford
- Est. Elev: 430 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ulster
- Location given for Thomas Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.852019 Lon: -76.5955028
- 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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Bradford, 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |