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:
35.1481, -86.9697
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 Giles County<2>.
The county seat for Giles County is located in Pulaski. Pulaski lies just to the northwest of the Thomas Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 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.
- Kellum Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Kellum Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellum Cemetery
- Birdsong Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Birdsong Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsong Cemetery
- Aymett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Aymett Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Cemetery
- Aymett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Aymett Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Cemetery
- Tarpley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Tarpley Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpley Cemetery
- Eason Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Eason Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eason Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Baugh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Baugh Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baugh Cemetery
- Marks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Marks Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks Cemetery
- Hasting Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hasting Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasting Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Birdsong Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Birdsong Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsong Cemetery
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- Bradley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Bradley Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
- Hopkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hopkins Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Meredith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Meredith Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith Cemetery
- Aspen Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Aspen Hill Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspen Hill Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Aspen Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Aspen Hill Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspen Hill Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Abernathy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Abernathy Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy Cemetery
- Worley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Worley Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley 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:
- Aymett Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Pisgah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Pulaski
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Green Field
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Green Field is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Elkton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elkton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Frankewing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Anthony Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Anthony Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Hill
- Prospect
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dickson Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dickson Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Town
- Wheelerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wheelerton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelerton
- Stella
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stella is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dellrose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wales
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wales is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Elkmont Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
- Ardmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Minor Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Minor Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Pettusville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Cash Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Bodenham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bodenham is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Bufords
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bufords is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Ardmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Boonshill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Boonshill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill
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. The following communities are located in Giles County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thomas Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Giles 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 #1272471 (Thomas Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1272471 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: Giles
- Est. Elev: 208 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tarpley
- Location given for Thomas Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.1481365 Lon: -86.9697283
- 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 Giles, 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 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> | 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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