A visit to the Thornton 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 Thornton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Thornton Cemetery:
35.0395, -86.8358
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Thornton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Thornton Cemetery is located in Giles County<2>.
The county seat for Giles County is located in Pulaski. Pulaski lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Thornton Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Thornton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thornton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Boswell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Boswell Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boswell Cemetery
- Lewter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Lewter Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewter Cemetery
- Corpier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Corpier Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corpier Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Eagin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Eagin Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagin Cemetery
- Elliot Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Elliot Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The White Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Gatlin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Gatlin Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatlin Cemetery
- Merrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Merrell Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrell Cemetery
- Ewing Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Ewing Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing Cemetery
- Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Park Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Cemetery
- Elkton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Elkton Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton Cemetery
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- Elkton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Elkton Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton Cemetery
- Croney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Croney Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croney Cemetery
- Ezell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ezell Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezell Cemetery
- Austin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Austin Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
- Hopwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hopwood Cemetery is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopwood Cemetery
- Gatlin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gatlin Cemetery is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatlin Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Roper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Roper Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper Cemetery
- Cross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cross Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cemetery
- New Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The New Grove Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grove Cemetery
- Major Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Major Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Major Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young 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 Thornton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Thornton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Elkmont Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
- Ardmore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cash Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Dickson Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dickson Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Town
- Ardmore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wheelerton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wheelerton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelerton
- Elkton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Elkton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Dellrose
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Caro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Caro is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Coldwater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Pettusville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Elkwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Prospect
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Elkmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Molino
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Pearl City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pearl City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Frankewing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Toney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Madison Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Camargo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Aymett Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
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 Thornton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Giles County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thornton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Thornton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Giles 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 Thornton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1272568 (Thornton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1272568 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: Giles
- Est. Elev: 279 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dellrose
- Location given for Thornton Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.0395281 Lon: -86.8358356
- 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 Giles, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Thornton 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. |