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:
37.0290, -77.6044
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 Dinwiddie County<2>.
. Dinwiddie lies just to the north northeast of the St. Thomas Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Thomas Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 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.
- Butterworth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Butterworth Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterworth Cemetery
- Hawkins Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bott Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bott Memorial Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bott Memorial Cemetery
- Mt. Level Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Level Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Level Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Rose Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Rose Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
- Eleven Oaks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Eleven Oaks Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven Oaks Cemetery
- Sapony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Sapony Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapony Cemetery
- Galusha Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Galusha Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galusha Cemetery
- Bain Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bain Family Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain Family Cemetery
- The Bain Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bain Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2435981 <5>
- Boisseau Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Boisseau Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boisseau Cemetery
- Ampy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Ampy Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampy Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wells Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Wittbuish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wittbuish Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittbuish Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Doyle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Doyle Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Madison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Madison Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Cemetery
- Barner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Barner Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barner Cemetery
- Bain Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bain Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain Cemetery
- Little Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Little Zion Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Zion Cemetery
- Rowanta Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Rowanta Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta Cemetery
- Olive Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Olive Branch Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Olive Branch Baptist Church Cemetery is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188926 <5>
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Laird ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
- Borthwick ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
- McKenney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rowanta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Sutherland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stony Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Darvills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Maitland Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Addison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Oldenplace ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Oldenplace is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenplace
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Callaville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Callaville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaville
- Grant Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Hebron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Derby ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Matoaca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
- Ammon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Jarratt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilsons
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
- Dolphin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dolphin is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolphin
- Petersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ettrick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bollinger Estates
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bollinger Estates is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bollinger Estates
- Colonial Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Braebrook Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Braebrook Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braebrook Village
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 Dinwiddie 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Dinwiddie 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 #1690813 (Saint Thomas Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1690813 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: Dinwiddie
- Est. Elev: 85 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dinwiddie
- Location given for Saint Thomas Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.0290385 Lon: -77.6044331
- 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 Dinwiddie, 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 obstructions 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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