A visit to the Saint 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 St. Thomas Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Thomas Cemetery:
37.4646, -79.4550
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Thomas Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Bedford County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Thomas Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the St. Thomas Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Thomas Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ebenezer UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Ebenezer UMC Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer UMC Cemetery
- The Ebenezer UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ebenezer Church Cemetery
- Ebenezer Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51521 <5>
- Old Ebenezer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Old Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ebenezer Cemetery
- Coffee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Coffee Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Cemetery
- Mountain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mountain Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the north of Bedford.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2417214 <5>
- Norwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Norwood Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Cemetery
- North Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The North Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- Sharon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Sharon Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
- Massie Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Massie Family Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massie Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Massie Family Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of Forest.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484544 <5>
- Tolley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Tolley Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Cemetery
- Bryant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Virginia Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Grange Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Grange Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Cemetery
- Otey Street Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Otey Street Cemetery is located in Bedford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otey Street Cemetery
- Longwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Longwood Cemetery is located in Bedford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Cemetery
- Fairmount Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Fairmount Cemetery is located in Bedford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Cemetery
- Ivy Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Ivy Hill Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hill Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Terrace View Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glasgow Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Glasgow Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Cemetery
- Rose Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Rose Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
- Whitten - Hogan Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harris Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Salling Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Cifax
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cifax is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cifax
- Peaksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peaksville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
- Waugh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waugh is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
- Lowry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lowry is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
- Goode
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bellevue
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bellevue is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Coleman Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Coleman Falls is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Falls
- Bedford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Greenlee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Greenlee is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Boonsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Boonsboro is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
- Forest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glasgow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rocky Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Point is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Natural Bridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodbine Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Woodbine Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Village
- Abert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Abert is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abert
- Pedlar Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pedlar Mills is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedlar Mills
- Red Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Red Mills is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mills
- Springfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Buchanan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bedford Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bedford Springs is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Springs
- Timberlake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Timberlake is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Powhatan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Powhatan is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan
- Lavino Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lavino Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavino Village
- Fancy Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fancy Hill is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Hill
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 Bedford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. 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 St. Thomas Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Bedford 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 St. Thomas Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1674896 (Saint Thomas Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1674896 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: Bedford
- Est. Elev: 282 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sedalia
- Location given for Saint Thomas Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.4645831 Lon: -79.4550333
- 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 Virginia's counties, including Bedford, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- St. 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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