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:
38.5868, -81.6185
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 Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Ripley. Ripley lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Thomas Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 32 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Thomas Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thomas Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Koontz Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Koontz Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koontz Cemetery
- Fisher Cemetery 1
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Fisher Cemetery 1 is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery 1
- Boggess Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Milam Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Milam Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milam Cemetery
- Lanham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Lanham Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fisher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Carney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Carney Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney Cemetery
- Duff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Duff Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff Cemetery
- Fisher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Slater Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Slater Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slater Cemetery
- Milam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Milam Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milam Cemetery
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- Dawson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Dawson Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Cemetery
- Berry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Berry Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Cemetery
- Covey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Covey Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covey Cemetery
- Fields Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Fields Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Cemetery
- Comer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Comer Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer Cemetery
- Mangus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mangus Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangus Cemetery
- Shamblin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shamblin Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamblin Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Boggess Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Boggess Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggess Cemetery
- Albert E. Humphreys Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Albert E. Humphreys Memorial Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert E. Humphreys Memorial Cemetery
- The Albert E. Humphreys Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Humphreys Cemetery
- Humphries Memorial - Sissonville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #196918 <5>
- Dawson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Dawson Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Cemetery
- Milam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Milam Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milam Cemetery
- Clendenin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Clendenin Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clendenin Cemetery
- Blackshire Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Blackshire Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackshire Cemetery
- Wheatcraft Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Wheatcraft Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatcraft Cemetery
- Kiser Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Kiser Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser Cemetery
- Siders Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Siders Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siders Cemetery
- Counts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Counts Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts Cemetery
- Duff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Duff Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff Cemetery
- Good Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Good Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Romance
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Romance is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Sissonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Island Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
- Kentuck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Fletcher
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fletcher is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Legg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Legg is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg
- Kenna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cicerone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Aarons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Aarons is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons
- Sigman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
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- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Paradise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Statts Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Wills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wills is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills
- Aplin ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Aplin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Raymond City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Raymond City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City
- Fairplain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
- Jarretts Ford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jarretts Ford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarretts Ford
- Elkview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Zona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Flint Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Bancroft
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Poca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Big Chimney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Big Chimney is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Chimney
- Youngs Bottom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Youngs Bottom is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Bottom
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
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 West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 #1548023 (Thomas Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1548023 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 307 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Romance
- Location given for Thomas Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5867583 Lon: -81.6184599
- 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 West Virginia's counties, including Jackson, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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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