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:
42.6953, -90.7129
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 Grant County<2>.
The county seat for Grant County is located in Lancaster. Lancaster lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north 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 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the St. Thomas Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Thomas Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Van Buren Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Van Buren Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren Cemetery
- British Hollow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Osceola Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Osceola Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Cemetery
- Hampton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Boice Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Boice Creek Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boice Creek Cemetery
- Boice Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kinney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Kinney Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinney Cemetery
- Morrell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Morrell Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrell Cemetery
- Hurricane Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hurricane Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- St. Matthews Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- St. Peter & Paul Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sherrill Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sherrill UCC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Sherrill UCC Cemetery is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill UCC Cemetery
- Sherrill Presbyterian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kaump Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Kaump Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaump Cemetery
- Sprauge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Sprauge Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprauge Cemetery
- St. Francis Assisi Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sinnipee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Sinnipee Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinnipee Cemetery
- Piddington Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Piddington Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piddington Cemetery
- Aupperle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Aupperle Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aupperle 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 St. Thomas Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Thomas Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Potosi
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Potosi is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
- Tennyson
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Tennyson is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennyson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Sherrill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dickeyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dickeyville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
- Waupeton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Waupeton is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupeton
- Balltown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Balltown is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Old Balltown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Old Balltown is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Balltown
- Sinnipee ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sinnipee is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinnipee
- Durango
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sageville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sageville is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sageville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Rutledge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rutledge is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Lancaster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lancaster is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,700 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rickardsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rickardsville is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Jamestown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Beetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beetown is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetown
- Asbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Asbury is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,841 people
- Platteville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Platteville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platteville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,650 people
- North Buena Vista
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- North Buena Vista is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Buena Vista
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Dubuque
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- East Dubuque
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cassville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cassville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
- Holy Cross
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Cross is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
- Cuba City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cuba City is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,047 people
- North Andover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Andover is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
- Turkey River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Turkey River is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey River
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 Grant County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Thomas Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cassville
- Cuba City
- Dubuque
- East Dubuque
- Lancaster
- Platteville
- Potosi
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 helpful 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 Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Grant 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 #1573586 (Saint Thomas Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1573586 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: Grant
- Est. Elev: 286 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Potosi
- Location given for Saint Thomas Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.6952724 Lon: -90.7129047
- 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 Wisconsin's counties, including Grant, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |