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:
35.9020, -83.6991
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 Sevier County<2>.
The county seat for Sevier County is located in Sevierville. Sevierville lies just to the east 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 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Thomas Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thomas Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Old Boyds Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Boyds Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Boyds Creek Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek Cemetery
- Trundles Crossroads Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ivy Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Ivy Hill Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hill Cemetery
- Cusik Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Cusik Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusik Cemetery
- Arwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Arwood Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arwood Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Chilhowee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Chilhowee Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee Cemetery
- Atchley Seymour Memory Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Tundle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Tundle Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tundle Cemetery
- Brabson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Brabson Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brabson Cemetery
- Randies Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Randies Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randies Cemetery
- Bowman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bowman Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Cemetery
- Underwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Bays Mountain Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Knob Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Knob Creek Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek Cemetery
- Claiborne Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gists Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Gists Creek Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gists Creek Cemetery
- Gists Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Gists Creek Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gists Creek Cemetery
- Underwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Oak City
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Oak City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Seymour
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Boyds Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek
- Peters Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Peters Mill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Mill
- Dupont
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dupont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Riverdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverdale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Catlettsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
- Sevierville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Henry Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
- Thorn Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Thorn Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Grove
- Shooks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shooks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks
- Waldens Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Waldens Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldens Creek
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Wooddale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wooddale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooddale
- Highpoint ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Highpoint is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
- Lyonton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lyonton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonton
- Whites Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Whites Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Village
- Pigeon Forge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Millican Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Millican Grove is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millican Grove
- Dumplin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin
- Colonial Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Colonial Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Wildwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Mascot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mascot is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,411 people
- McMillan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- McMillan is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan
- Strawberry Plains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- John Sevier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- John Sevier is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Sevier
- Bonny Kate
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bonny Kate is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Kate
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 Sevier County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thomas Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Mascot
- Pigeon Forge
- Sevierville
- Seymour
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 Sevier 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 #1272481 (Thomas Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1272481 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: Sevier
- Est. Elev: 293 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Boyds Creek
- Location given for Thomas Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9020317 Lon: -83.6990627
- 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 Sevier, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' 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. |