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:
36.5212, -83.7505
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 Claiborne County<2>.
The county seat for Claiborne County is located in Tazewell. Tazewell lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Thomas Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Thomas Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thomas Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lundy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Lundy Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundy Cemetery
- Shiflet Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Shiflet Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiflet Cemetery
- Bruce Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Treece Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Treece Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treece Cemetery
- Rodgers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Rodgers Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers Cemetery
- Yoakum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Yoakum Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoakum Cemetery
- Old Red Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Red Hill Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Red Hill Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Alexander Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Moyers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Moyers Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Poore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Poore Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poore Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Hooper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hooper Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper Cemetery
- Kibert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Kibert Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibert Cemetery
- Carr Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Carr Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Cemetery
- Moyers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Moyers Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers Cemetery
- Greasy Hollow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Greasy Hollow Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy Hollow Cemetery
- Cupp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Cupp Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupp Cemetery
- Poore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Poore Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poore Cemetery
- Marsee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Marsee Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsee Cemetery
- Woodson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Woodson Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodson 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:
- Yellow Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Yellow Creek is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Stony Fork Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stony Fork Junction is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork Junction
- Premier
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Premier is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Premier
- Edgewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Edgewood is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Goin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Goin is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goin
- Harrogate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Middlesboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Shawanee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shawanee is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawanee
- Cumberland Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Capito
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Capito is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capito
- Speedwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fonde
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fonde is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonde
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Braden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Braden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
- Estimated population in 2014: 277 people
- Big Barren
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Big Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Barren
- Sandlick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
- Head of Barren
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- New Tazewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pruden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pruden is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruden
- Pruden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pruden is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruden
- Hamlin Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hamlin Town is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin Town
- Phebe ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Phebe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phebe
- Tazewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Clairfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Clairfield is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairfield
- Flat Hollow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Hollow is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Hollow
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Lone Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
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 Claiborne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thomas Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cumberland Gap
- Middlesboro
- New Tazewell
- Tazewell
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Claiborne 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 #1272486 (Thomas Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1272486 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: Claiborne
- Est. Elev: 382 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fork Ridge
- Location given for Thomas Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5211906 Lon: -83.750471
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Claiborne, 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 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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