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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:

32.1827, -94.8727

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 Rusk County<2>.

The county seat for Rusk County is located in Henderson. Henderson lies just to the east 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 22 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.

  • Black Jack Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Black Jack Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack Cemetery
  • Lakewood Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Old City Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Old City Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City Cemetery
    • The Old City Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Henderson City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1863053 <5>
  • Lee Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Lee Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
  • Davis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Davis Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
  • Oberthier Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Oberthier Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberthier Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oberthier Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Henderson.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5710 <5>
  • Waggoner Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Waggoner Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waggoner Cemetery
  • Moyers Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Moyers Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers Cemetery
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
  • Asbury Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Asbury Cemetery is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
  • Crims Chapel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Crims Chapel Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crims Chapel Cemetery
    • The Crims Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Crims Chapel First Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1859070 <5>
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    • Overton City Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Overton City Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton City Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Overton City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Overton.
      • The Overton City Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Overton Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #234222 <5>
    • Salem Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
      • The Salem Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Salem Memorial Cemetery
    • Duncan Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Duncan Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
    • Lockridge Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Lockridge Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockridge Cemetery
    • Crow Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Crow Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Cemetery
    • Harmony Pirtle Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Union Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
      • The Union Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Big Springs Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1982980 <5>
    • Spence Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Spence Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence Cemetery
    • Craig Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Craig Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Cemetery
    • Chapman Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Chapman Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman 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:

  • Joinerville
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Friars
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Friars is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars
  • Henderson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Turnertown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Turnertown is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnertown
  • Price
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Selman City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • New London
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jacobs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jacobs is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
  • Wright City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Wright City is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
  • Sexton City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Sexton City is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton City
  • Pirtle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Pirtle is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirtle
  • Overton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Big Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Big Springs is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
    • Henrys Chapel
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Henrys Chapel is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Chapel
    • Arp
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Arp is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arp <6>
    • Laird Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Sinclair City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Sinclair City is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair City
    • Monroe
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Monroe is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
    • Jamestown ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jamestown is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
      • Jamestown has also been known as:
      • Jimtown
    • Omen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Omen is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omen

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 Rusk 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 start 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 Rusk 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 #1348479  (Thomas Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1348479 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: Rusk
      • Est. Elev: 145 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Henderson
      • Location given for Thomas Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.1826585     Lon: -94.8727153
      • 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 Rusk, 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>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.