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A visit to the Saint Thomas Cemetery ...


The location of the St. Thomas Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 St. Thomas Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Thomas Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Thomas Cemetery

Lat:   29.9913°   (29° 59' 28")

Lon:   -96.0555°   (-96° 3' 19")

The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Waller County<2>.

The county seat for Waller County is located in Hempstead. Hempstead lies just to the north of the St. Thomas Cemetery .

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 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 St. Thomas Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Waller County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the St. Thomas Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Thomas Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Thomas Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Pine Island
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
      • Pine Island is located in Waller County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,205 people
    • Hempstead
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Prairie View
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
      • Prairie View is located in Waller County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,013 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie View <4>
    • Saint Paul
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
      • Saint Paul is located in Waller County
    • Waller
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Buckhorn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
      • Buckhorn is located in Austin County
    • Bellville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Pattison
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Hockley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hockley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockley
      • Hockley is located in Harris County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hockley <4>
    • Fields Store
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Store
      • Fields Store is located in Waller County
    • San Felipe
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Millheim
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millheim have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
      • Millheim is located in Austin County
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Sempronius ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sempronius have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
        • Sempronius is located in Austin County
      • Brookshire
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookshire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookshire
        • Brookshire is located in Waller County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,095 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookshire <4>
      • Chappell Hill
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chappell Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappell Hill
        • Chappell Hill is located in Washington County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chappell Hill <4>
      • Sealy
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sealy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sealy
        • Sealy is located in Austin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,443 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sealy <4>
      • Frydek
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frydek
        • Frydek is located in Austin County
      • Brazos Country
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brazos Country have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Country
        • Brazos Country is located in Austin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
      • Kenney
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenney
        • Kenney is located in Austin County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenney <4>
      • New Wehdem
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Wehdem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wehdem
        • New Wehdem is located in Austin County
      • Cat Spring
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cat Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Spring
        • Cat Spring is located in Austin County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cat Spring <4>
      • Graball ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graball have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
        • Graball is located in Washington County
      • Katy
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Katy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
        • Katy is located in Fort Bend County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,889 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Katy <4>

    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 St. Thomas Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Waller County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Thomas Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the St. Thomas Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Thomas Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Monaville Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monaville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Monaville Cemetery is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monaville Cemetery
    • Harper Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harper Cemetery is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harper Cemetery
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • Warwarofsky Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warwarofsky Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Warwarofsky Cemetery is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warwarofsky Cemetery
    • Frey Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Frey Cemetery is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frey Cemetery
    • Hempstead Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Hempstead Cemetery is located in Waller County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hempstead Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Hempstead.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hempstead Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #482530 <6>
    • Hebrew Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Waller County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hebrew Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Hempstead.
      • The Hebrew Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hempstead Hebrew Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebrew Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1029819 <6>
    • Carrington Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carrington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carrington Cemetery is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carrington Cemetery
    • Vesley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vesley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Vesley Cemetery is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vesley Cemetery
    • Staehle Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Staehle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Staehle Cemetery is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Staehle Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7057 <6>
    • Ivys Creek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ivys Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ivys Creek Cemetery is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ivys Creek Cemetery
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • President Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the President Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The President Cemetery is located in Waller County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the President Cemetery
      • St. Marys Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Waller County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Brenham Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brenham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Brenham Cemetery is located in Waller County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brenham Cemetery
      • Frances Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frances Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Frances Cemetery is located in Austin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frances Cemetery
      • Smith Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Smith Cemetery is located in Austin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Holtz Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holtz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Holtz Cemetery is located in Austin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holtz Cemetery
      • Wendt Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wendt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wendt Cemetery is located in Waller County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wendt Cemetery
      • Washam Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Washam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Washam Cemetery is located in Austin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Washam Cemetery
      • Jackson Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Austin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
      • Menke Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Menke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Menke Cemetery is located in Austin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Menke Cemetery
      • Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Schulke Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Schulke Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Schulke Cemetery is located in Austin County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Schulke Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northwest of Bellville.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schulke Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2535338 <6>
      • Mathis Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mathis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mathis Cemetery is located in Harris County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mathis Cemetery
      • Waller Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Waller Cemetery is located in Harris County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waller Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 St. Thomas Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1367324  (Saint Thomas Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1367324 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Sunny Side
      • County: Waller         Elev: 54
      • Location given for GNIS #1367324 (Saint Thomas Cemetery)

    The official website for Waller County: www.co.waller.tx.us/

    The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

    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 Texas' counties, including Waller, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. Thomas Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.9913, Longitude: -96.0555       In this case, the coordinates for the St. Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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