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:
35.3859, -85.9364
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 Coffee County<2>.
The county seat for Coffee County is located in Manchester. Manchester lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Thomas Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 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.
- Gentry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Gentry Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentry Cemetery
- Austell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Austell Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austell Cemetery
- Cash Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Cash Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Sheid Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Sheid Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheid Cemetery
- Crockett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Crockett Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Cunningham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Cunningham Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham Cemetery
- Wilder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Wilder Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder Cemetery
- Nevill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Nevill Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevill Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Layne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Layne Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layne Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Crockett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Crockett Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Cemetery
- Tate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Tate Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate Cemetery
- Sissom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sissom Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sissom Cemetery
- Yate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Yate Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yate Cemetery
- Wileman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Wileman Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wileman Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Floyd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Floyd Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Cemetery
- Sims Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Sims Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Cemetery
- Buckner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Buckner Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner Cemetery
- Wilkinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Wilkinson Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 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:
- Stephenson
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Stephenson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
- Hillsboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pelham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Winton Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Winton Town is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton Town
- Royal Oaks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Forest Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- Manchester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Greenhaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
- Sand Switch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sand Switch is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Switch
- Monteagle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Altamont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Viola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sewanee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Coalmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Coalmont is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Estill Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tracy City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Decherd
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lankford Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lankford Town is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
- Teal ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Beersheba Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Morrison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Tullahoma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Winchester Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Winchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cowan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- White City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- White City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Greentown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Greentown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Gruetli - Laager
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Busy Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Homaway Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
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 Coffee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thomas Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altamont
- Cowan
- Cowan lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Thomas Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cowan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Manchester
- Sewanee
- Tracy City
- Tullahoma
- Winchester
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 Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Coffee 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 #1272474 (Thomas Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1272474 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: Coffee
- Est. Elev: 324 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hillsboro
- Location given for Thomas Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.3859117 Lon: -85.9363709
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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 Coffee, 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |