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:
36.4414, -85.8614
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 Macon County<2>.
The county seat for Macon County is located in Lafayette. Lafayette lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west northwest 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 27 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Thomas Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thomas Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cortez Adams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Cortez Adams Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortez Adams Cemetery
- William Brockett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Wakefield - Kirby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- John B Goad Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The John B Goad Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John B Goad Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- West Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The West Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- Wakefield Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kirby Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Kirby Family Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby Family Cemetery
- Patterson - Kelley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Knight Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McCawley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The McCawley Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCawley Cemetery
- Jesse Ira West Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Draper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Graves and Teele Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bray Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bray Cemetery
- John R Brooks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- William Abner Hargis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ed McDonald Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Ed McDonald Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ed McDonald Cemetery
- Will Gregory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Will Gregory Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Will Gregory Cemetery
- The Will Gregory Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gregory Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2235299 <5>
- Sanderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Holland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Campground Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Campground Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground Cemetery
- The Campground Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wartrace Cemetery
- Minchey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Minchey Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minchey Cemetery
- Franklin - York Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Franklin - York Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin - York Cemetery
- The Franklin - York Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bakerton Cemetery
- Hance Cemetery
- Vinson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2358292 <5>
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:
- Gibbs Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Gibbs Crossroads is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Crossroads
- Mill Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Town is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Difficult
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Difficult is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
- North Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springs
- Pleasant Shade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Haydenburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Haydenburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenburg
- Jenkins Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jenkins Village is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Village
- Red Boiling Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Defeated
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Defeated is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated
- Rough Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rough Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
- Walnut Shade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Walnut Shade is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Frog Pond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Frog Pond is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Pond
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Meadorville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Meadorville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadorville
- Whitleyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Whitleyville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitleyville
- Hermitage Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hermitage Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Springs
- Lafayette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Monoville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monoville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monoville
- Johntown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Johntown is located in Trousdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Dixon Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Gainesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carthage
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Clementsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clementsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementsville
- South Carthage
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- South Carthage is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
- Gamaliel
(14 miles [22.5 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 Macon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thomas Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carthage
- Gainesboro
- Lafayette
- Red Boiling Springs
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 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 Macon 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 #1272488 (Thomas Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1272488 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: Macon
- Est. Elev: 304 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Willette
- Location given for Thomas Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4414446 Lon: -85.8613706
- 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 Macon, 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 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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