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:
36.6818, -83.3057
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 Lee County<2>.
The county seat for Lee County is located in Jonesville. Jonesville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> 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 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Thomas Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thomas Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Barker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Barker Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Barker Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Rose Hill.
- The Barker Cemetery has also been known as:
- Barker - Garrett Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49347 <5>
- Silver Leaf Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wyrick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Wyrick Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyrick Cemetery
- Fee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Fee Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fee Cemetery
- Ingle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Ingle Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingle Cemetery
- Old Mose Middleton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crockett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Crockett Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Cemetery
- Pace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Pace Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace Cemetery
- Botner Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Houndshell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Houndshell Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houndshell Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Surgener Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Surgener Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surgener Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Lee Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lee Family Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lee Family Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Rose Hill.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2326902 <5>
- McLin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The McLin Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLin Cemetery
- Shackelford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Shackelford Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackelford Cemetery
- Robert Osborne Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Fee Cemetery is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fee Cemetery
- Ely Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Ely Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely Cemetery
- Pillion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pillion Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillion Cemetery
- Bales Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bales Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bales Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Rose Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hubbard Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hubbard Springs is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Springs
- Ewing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mary Alice
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mary Alice is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Alice
- Cawood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cawood is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawood
- Bobs Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bobs Creek is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobs Creek
- Twila
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Twila is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twila
- Van
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Van is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
- Fleenortown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fleenortown is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleenortown
- Cranks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cranks is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranks
- Jonesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- South Wallins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Wallins is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wallins
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Pathfork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pathfork is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pathfork
- Sneedville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wallins Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
- Estimated population in 2016: 146 people
- Harlan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Loyall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Loyall is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Verda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Verda is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verda
- Ages
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ages is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ages
- Coxton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Coxton is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxton
- Coldiron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Baxter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Xenophon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Duck Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Evarts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Draper
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Draper is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Rosspoint
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rosspoint is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosspoint
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 Lee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thomas Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Harlan
- Jonesville
- Sneedville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Virginia:
- Pages specific to Lee 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 #1475636 (Thomas Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1475636 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: Lee
- Est. Elev: 521 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rose Hill
- Location given for Thomas Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6817538 Lon: -83.305736
- 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 Lee, 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. |
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