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:
36.2551, -87.4650
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 Dickson County<2>.
The county seat for Dickson County is located in Charlotte. Charlotte lies just 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 25 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Thomas Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thomas Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lillys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Lillys Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillys Cemetery
- Nichols Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Nichols Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Vanleer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Vanleer Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanleer Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Slayden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Slayden Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden Cemetery
- Parrott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Parrott Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott Cemetery
- Schmittou Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Schmittou Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schmittou Cemetery
- Averitt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Averitt Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averitt Cemetery
- Allbright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Allbright Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allbright Cemetery
- Ragan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Ragan Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragan Cemetery
- Dickson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Dickson Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bull Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bull Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bull Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Vanleer.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9924 <5>
- Hunter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hunter Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hunter Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Vanleer.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #13786 <5>
- Edwards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Schmittou Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Seals Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Seals Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seals Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Story Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Story Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Suggs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Suggs Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suggs Cemetery
- Slayden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Slayden Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Slayden Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Slayden.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18609 <5>
- Groves Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Groves Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groves Cemetery
- Slayden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Slayden Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden 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 Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Thomas Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Vanleer
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Slayden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Slayden is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Omega ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Woods Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
- Dunn Chapel
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dunn Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Chapel
- Stayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stayton is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
- Charlotte
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Louise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Louise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- McAllisters Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Tennessee City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- White Oak Flat
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- White Oak Flat is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Flat
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Southside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Liverworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Liverworth is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverworth
- McEwen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dickson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cumberland City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Erin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bellsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bellsburg is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellsburg
- Neptune
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Neptune is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Throckmorton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Dotsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dotsonville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotsonville
- Pomona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pomona is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Burns
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Dickson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thomas Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burns
- Burns lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Thomas Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Burns.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Charlotte
- Cumberland City
- Dickson
- Erin
- Erin lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Thomas Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Erin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- McEwen
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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Dickson 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 #1272482 (Thomas Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1272482 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: Dickson
- Est. Elev: 252 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Slayden
- Location given for Thomas Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.2550558 Lon: -87.4650116
- 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 Dickson, 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 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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