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:
35.0595, -85.7622
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 Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Jasper. Jasper lies just to the east 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 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Thomas Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thomas Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Beene Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Beene Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beene Cemetery
- Orme Mtn. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Orme Mtn. Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme Mtn. Cemetery
- Raulston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Raulston Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raulston Cemetery
- Gilliam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gilliam Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam Cemetery
- Bible Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bible Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bible Cemetery
- Wynne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Wynne Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynne Cemetery
- Richards Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Richards Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards Cemetery
- Beene Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Beene Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beene Cemetery
- Cumberland View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hargiss Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hargiss Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargiss Cemetery
- Kirkpatrick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Kirkpatrick Cemetery is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkpatrick Cemetery
- Ford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sequatchie Valley Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Glover Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Glover Hill Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover Hill Cemetery
- Chaudoin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Chaudoin Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaudoin Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Jumpoff Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Jumpoff Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpoff Cemetery
- Bonaventure Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Bonaventure Cemetery is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonaventure Cemetery
- Rocky Spring Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Rocky Spring Cemetery is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Spring Cemetery
- Loyd Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Hoge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Hoge Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoge Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Griffith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Griffith Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith Cemetery
- Little White Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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:
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
- Orme
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Orme is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Richard City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Richard City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
- South Pittsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Comfort
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Comfort is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Copenhagen ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Copenhagen is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
- Kimball
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- Bridgeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bridgeport is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
- Former name for Bridgeport:
- Jonesville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <6>
- Long Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Long Island is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Jasper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Anderson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Browns Valley ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Browns Valley is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Bryant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Haynes Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Haynes Crossing is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossing
- Monteagle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sand Switch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Switch is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Switch
- Stevenson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Cole City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cole City is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
- Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
- Vulcan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Vulcan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- White City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- White City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Lankford Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lankford Town is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
- Tracy City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sewanee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thomas Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bridgeport
- Jasper
- Sewanee
- South Pittsburg
- Stevenson
- Tracy City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Marion 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 #1304068 (Thomas Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1304068 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: Marion
- Est. Elev: 195 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Orme
- Location given for Thomas Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.0595254 Lon: -85.762195
- 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 Marion, 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. |