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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:

31.7988, -95.5344

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 Anderson County<2>.

The county seat for Anderson County is located in Palestine. Palestine lies just to the west southwest 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 30 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Thomas Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Blackshear Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Blackshear Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackshear Cemetery
    • The Blackshear Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Blackshire Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2206290 <5>
  • Mason Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Mason Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
  • Swanson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
  • Williams Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Williams Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
  • Lumpkin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Lumpkin Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin Cemetery
  • Pine Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
  • Pinery Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Pinery Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinery Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pinery Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northeast of Palestine.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2193793 <5>
  • Price Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Price Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
  • Roselawn Park Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mound Prairie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Beth Israel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Memorial Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Palestine City Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Palestine City Cemetery is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine City Cemetery
      • The Palestine City Cemetery has also been known as:
      • East Hill Cemetery
      • Middle Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #364393 <5>
    • Fields Chapel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Flint Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Neches Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Lawrence Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lawrence Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Cemetery
    • Price Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mallard Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Mallard Cemetery is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Cemetery
    • Newton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Newton Cemetery is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
    • Chambers - Day Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Chambers - Day Cemetery is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers - Day Cemetery
      • The Chambers - Day Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Chambers Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2865 <5>
    • Bell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Ferguson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Caldwell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Cemetery
    • White Oak Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The White Oak Cemetery is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Cemetery
    • Neches Church of Christ Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Neches Church of Christ Cemetery is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neches Church of Christ Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Neches Church of Christ Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Neches.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2190747 <5>
    • Earls Chapel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Earls Chapel Cemetery is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls Chapel Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 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:

  • Wells Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Wells Creek is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Creek
  • Deanwright
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Deanwright is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanwright
  • Crystal Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Crystal Lake is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
  • Kossuth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Kossuth is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
  • Neches
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Palestine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jarvis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jarvis is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis
  • Alderbranch
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Alderbranch is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbranch
  • Herring
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Herring is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
  • Todd City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Todd City is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd City
  • Elmtown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Elmtown is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmtown
  • Pert
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Pert is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pert
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Cronin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Cronin is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronin
    • Elmwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Elmwood is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
    • Brushy Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Brushy Creek is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
    • Elkhart
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Slocum
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Slocum is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
    • Montalba
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakeview Assembly
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Lakeview Assembly is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Assembly
    • Maydelle
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)

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. The following communities are located in Anderson County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Texas:
  • Pages specific to Anderson 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 #1889570  (Thomas Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1889570 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: Anderson
      • Est. Elev: 113 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Northeast Palestine
      • Location given for Thomas Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.7987816     Lon: -95.5343985
      • 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 Texas' counties, including Anderson, 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- 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.
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