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A visit to the Thomas Cemetery ...



Google driving directions from your current location to the Thomas Cemetery (Patience, this may take a moment).

The location of the Thomas Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (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 Thomas Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the 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 Thomas Cemetery

Lat:   32.0399°   (32° 2' 23")

Lon:   -94.3866°   (-94° 23' 11")

The Thomas Cemetery is located in Panola County<2>.

The county seat for Panola County is located in Carthage. Carthage lies just to the north northeast of the Thomas Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Thomas Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Gary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gary Cemetery is located in Panola County
  • Miller Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Miller Cemetery is located in Panola County
  • Carrico Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carrico Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carrico Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Carrico Cemetery is located in Panola County
  • Mr. Bethel MB Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Murvaul Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murvaul Cemetery
    • The Murvaul Cemetery is located in Panola County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Murvaul Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Gary City.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2247836 <5>
  • Page Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Page Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Page Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Page Cemetery is located in Panola County
  • Snap Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snap Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snap Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Snap Cemetery is located in Panola County
  • Ross - Etheridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ross - Etheridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ross - Etheridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ross - Etheridge Cemetery is located in Panola County
  • Lindsey Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lindsey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lindsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lindsey Cemetery is located in Panola County
  • Gary - Taylor Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gary - Taylor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gary - Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gary - Taylor Cemetery is located in Panola County
  • Union Murvaul Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Panola County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Heath Long Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heath Long Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heath Long Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Heath Long Cemetery is located in Panola County
    • Roquemore Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Tennessee Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tennessee Cemetery
      • The Tennessee Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
      • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Panola County
    • Woods Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Woods Cemetery is located in Panola County
    • Anderson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Anderson Cemetery is located in Panola County
    • Walker Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Walker Cemetery is located in Panola County
    • Macedonia Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Panola County
    • Walton Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Walton Cemetery is located in Panola County
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Bobo Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bobo Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bobo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bobo Cemetery is located in Shelby County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 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.

  • Gary City
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Murvaul
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Murvaul. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murvaul
    • Murvaul is located in Panola County
  • Buncome
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buncome
    • Buncome is located in Panola County
  • Clayton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clayton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Clayton is located in Panola County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <6>
  • Dotson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson
    • Dotson is located in Panola County
  • Woods
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woods. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
    • Woods is located in Panola County
  • Delray
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Delray. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
    • Delray is located in Panola County
  • Carthage
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Timpson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timpson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timpson
    • Timpson is located in Shelby County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,130 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timpson <6>
  • Tenaha
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Long Branch
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Caledonia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
    • Caledonia is located in Rusk County
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Pinehill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehill
      • Pinehill is located in Rusk County
    • Concord
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Rusk County
    • Beckville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Brachfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brachfield
      • Brachfield is located in Rusk County
    • Garrison
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)

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 Panola 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 begin with 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 Panola 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 Thomas Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • 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 #1369837  (Thomas Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1369837 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: Lake Murvaul
      • County: Panola         Elev: 75
      • Location given for GNIS #1369837 (Thomas Cemetery)

    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 Panola, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Thomas Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0399, Longitude: -94.3866       In this case, the coordinates for the Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>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.
    <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.
    <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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