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:
35.0020, -88.2181
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 Hardin County<2>.
The county seat for Hardin County is located in Savannah. Savannah lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north 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 20 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.
- Shanghai Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Hubbard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hubbard Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Cemetery
- Wates Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Wates Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wates Cemetery
- Old White Sulphur Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- White Sulphur Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Garrett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Poplar Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Poplar Springs Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Poplar Springs Baptist Church Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north of Iuka (MS).
- The Poplar Springs Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Poplar Springs Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery
- Popular Springs Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #62132 <5>
- Shaw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Shaw Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
- Carson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Carson Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Stout Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Stout Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout Cemetery
- Wood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wood Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Curtis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Curtis Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Cemetery
- Hitchcock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hitchcock Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchcock Cemetery
- Hitchcock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hitchcock Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchcock Cemetery
- Tacker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Tacker Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacker Cemetery
- Branum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Branum Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branum 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:
- Walnut Grove ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Haddock ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Haddock is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
- Slab Town ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Slab Town is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Town
- White Sulphur ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- White Sulphur is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur
- Short
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Short is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Gibbs ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gibbs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
- Bruton Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bruton Branch is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruton Branch
- Pyburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pyburn is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyburn
- Nash Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nash Landing is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Landing
- Hamburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hamburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Lowryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lowryville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowryville
- Waterloo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Riverton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Riverton is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Chickasaw ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chickasaw is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
- Shiloh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burnsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crows Camp ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crows Camp is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Camp
- Michie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Farmington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Farmington is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,160 people
- Iuka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Iuka is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <6>
- Glens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glens is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens
- Caryton ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Caryton is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryton
- Glen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glen is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Stantonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stantonville is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stantonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Savannah
(15 miles [24.1 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 Hardin 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 turn to 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 Hardin 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 #1272470 (Thomas Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1272470 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: Hardin
- Est. Elev: 161 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pickwick
- Location given for Thomas Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.0020304 Lon: -88.2180955
- 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 Hardin, 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 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |