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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:

31.5193, -94.2069

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 San Augustine County<2>.

The county seat for San Augustine County is located in San Augustine. San Augustine lies just to the east 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 20 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.

  • Sanders Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Sanders Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
  • Woolam Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Woolam Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolam Cemetery
  • Miller Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Miller Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
  • Price Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Price Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
  • Perkins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Perkins Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Cemetery
  • Clay Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Clay Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Cemetery
  • Davis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Davis Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
  • Maryland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Maryland Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Cemetery
  • Garrett Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Garrett Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
  • Moses Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Moses Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moses Cemetery
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Lewis Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
  • Gethsemane Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Gethsemane Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Farrar Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Farrar Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar Cemetery
    • Roberts Baptist Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Greer Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Greer Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Cemetery
    • Spring Ridge Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Spring Ridge Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Ridge Cemetery
    • Parker Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Parker Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
    • Roberts Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Roberts Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
    • Horton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Horton Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Cemetery
    • Holt Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Holt Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holt Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northwest of San Augustine.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4318 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Thomas Cemetery.

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

  • Denning
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Denning is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
  • San Augustine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Maxey Town
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Maxey Town is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey Town
  • Chireno
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Attoyac
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Attoyac is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attoyac
  • Rebecca
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Rebecca is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca
  • Choice
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Choice is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice
  • Short
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Short is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
  • Martinsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Broaddus
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Rosevine
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Rosevine is located in Sabine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosevine
  • Etoile
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bronson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Geneva
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Africa ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Africa is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
    • Swift
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Swift is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
    • White City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • White City is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Arcadia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Arcadia is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
    • Shelbyville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Ewing
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Ewing is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
    • Zana ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Zana is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zana
    • Center
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Woden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Thomas Crossing
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Thomas Crossing is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Crossing
    • Ora
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Ora is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora

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 San Augustine 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 helpful 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 San Augustine 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 #1369836  (Thomas Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1369836 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: San Augustine
      • Est. Elev: 120 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: San Augustine West
      • Location given for Thomas Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.5193486     Lon: -94.2068647
      • 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 San Augustine, 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 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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