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:
36.4434, -88.7614
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 Weakley County<2>.
The county seat for Weakley County is located in Dresden. Dresden lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south 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 34 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.
- Sawyer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Sawyer Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Rucker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Rucker Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker Cemetery
- Moss Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Moss Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Camp Ground Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Camp Ground Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground Cemetery
- Good Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Good Springs Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Pounds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Pounds Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pounds Cemetery
- Hatlers Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Lawrence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Cemetery
- Pate Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Pate Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pate Cemetery
- Roach Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Roach Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roach Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Siler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Siler Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Elliott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Elliott Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Cemetery
- Hynds Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hynds Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynds Cemetery
- Tuck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Tuck Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Cemetery
- Hawks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hawks Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Hornsby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hornsby Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby Cemetery
- Hatler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hatler Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatler Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Eaves Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Eaves Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaves Cemetery
- Stow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Stow Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stow Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Dunn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
- The Old Bethel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Bethel Primitive Baptist 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:
- Latham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Latham is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- McConnell
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- McConnell is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
- Fulton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Fulton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Martin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ralston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ralston is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Water Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pierce Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pierce Station is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Station
- Terrell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Terrell is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell
- Dresden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lynnville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lynnville is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
- Wingo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sharon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ore Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ore Springs is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Springs
- Sidonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sidonia is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidonia
- Fulgham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fulgham is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulgham
- Bell City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bell City is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Jordan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jordan is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Union City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cottage Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Tri City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tri City is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri City
- Sedalia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rives
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rives is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Gleason
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Protemus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Protemus is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protemus
- Pryorsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pryorsburg is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryorsburg
- Cayce
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cayce is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
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 Weakley County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thomas Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dresden
- Fulton
- Martin
- Sharon
- Union 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 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 Weakley 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 #1272485 (Thomas Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1272485 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: Weakley
- Est. Elev: 125 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: McConnell
- Location given for Thomas Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4433942 Lon: -88.7614453
- 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 Weakley, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |