A visit to the Thumbn Run 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 Thumbn Run Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Thumbn Run Cemetery:
38.7971, -77.9453
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Thumbn Run Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Thumbn Run Cemetery is located in Fauquier County<2>.
The county seat for Fauquier County is located in Warrenton. Warrenton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast of the Thumbn Run Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Thumbn Run Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Thumbn Run Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thumbn Run Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Orlean Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Orlean Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlean Cemetery
- Poorhouse Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Poorhouse Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poorhouse Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Leeds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Leeds Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Cemetery
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
- Cool Spring Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Cool Spring Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring Cemetery
- Strother - Green Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rockland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Rockland Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland Cemetery
- Calvary Gospel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hardscrabble Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Hardscrabble Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble Cemetery
- Warrenton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Warrenton Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Warrenton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Warrenton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #234000 <5>
- Williams Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Hillcrest Memory Gardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Georgetown Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Georgetown Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Chapman Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Howellsville Methodist Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Howellsville Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howellsville Methodist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Howellsville Methodist Church Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northeast of Front Royal.
- The Howellsville Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Howellsville Cemetery
- Howellsville UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50702 <5>
- Cannon Family Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Cannon Family Cemetery is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cannon Family Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Amissville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2282997 <5>
- Poplar Forks Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Poplar Forks Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Forks Cemetery
- Buckland Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- The Buckland Cemetery is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland Cemetery
- Ivy Hill Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- The Ivy Hill Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hill 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 Thumbn Run Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Thumbn Run Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Orlean
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ada
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ada is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Marshall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Markham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Belvoir ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Belvoir is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvoir
- Delaplane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Amissville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Warrenton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Petersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Turnbull
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Turnbull is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- The Plains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Chester Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Reager
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Reager is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
- Jeffersonton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Frytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Frytown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Kerfoot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kerfoot is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerfoot
- Washington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Broad Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Zulla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Zulla is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulla
- Applewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Applewood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Happy Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Homeland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Halfway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Halfway is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Opal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
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 Thumbn Run Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fauquier County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thumbn Run Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Thumbn Run Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Fauquier 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 Thumbn Run Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1749434 (Thumbn Run Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1749434 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: Fauquier
- Est. Elev: 198 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Orlean
- Location given for Thumbn Run Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.7970595 Lon: -77.9452733
- 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 Fauquier, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Thumbn Run 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. |