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:
37.1338, -78.2383
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 Nottoway County<2>.
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 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.
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Sunset Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sunset Hill Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hill Cemetery
- Bagby Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bagby Memorial Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagby Memorial Cemetery
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
- Vaughns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Vaughns Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughns Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Crewe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Crewe Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewe Cemetery
- Sharon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Sharon Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
- Bruce Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Bruce Cemetery is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Cemetery
- Spencer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Spencer Cemetery is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Cemetery
- St. Marks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
- Strum Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Strum Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strum Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Cook Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Blendon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Blendon Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blendon Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blendon Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Crewe.
- The Blendon Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dunn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49490 <5>
- Downs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Downs Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs Cemetery
- Wards Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Wards Chapel Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wards Chapel Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Lakeview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- Bethesda Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Robinson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
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 Thomas Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Thomas Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Burkeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Green Bay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Nutbush
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Nutbush is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
- Crewe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meherrin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Meherrin is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meherrin
- Winnie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Winnie is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
- Victoria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Lunenburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lunenburg is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- Kenbridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blackstone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Keysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Farmville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hampden - Sydney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hampden - Sydney is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden - Sydney
- Blake Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blake Village is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Village
- Oral Oaks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oral Oaks is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral Oaks
- Rodophil
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rodophil is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
- Abilene
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Abilene is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abilene
- Wattsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wattsboro is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsboro
- Forkland ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Forkland is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Cotton Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jonesboro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Spainville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Spainville is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
- Paineville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Paineville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
- Tuggle
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Tuggle is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuggle
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 Nottoway County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thomas Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blackstone
- Burkeville
- Crewe
- Farmville
- Hampden - Sydney
- Kenbridge
- Victoria
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 professional and volunteer 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 Nottoway 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 #1493942 (Thomas Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1493942 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: Nottoway
- Est. Elev: 156 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Crewe West
- Location given for Thomas Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1337642 Lon: -78.2383296
- 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 Nottoway, 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 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. |