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A visit to the Thomas Cemetery ...


The location of the Thomas Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Thomas Cemetery

Lat:   39.3981°   (39° 23' 53")

Lon:   -80.2006°   (-80° 12' 2")

The Thomas Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.

The county seat for Marion County is located in Fairmont. Fairmont lies just to the north northeast of the Thomas Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 West Virginia:
  • Pages specific to Marion County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Thomas Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church
  • 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.

    • Whitehall
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
      • Whitehall is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
    • Oreide
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oreide have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreide
      • Oreide is located in Taylor County
    • Saltwell
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saltwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltwell
      • Saltwell is located in Harrison County
    • Monongah
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monongah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monongah
      • Monongah is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,160 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monongah <4>
    • Colfax
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
      • Colfax is located in Marion County
    • Pleasant Valley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
      • Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
    • Enterprise
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
      • Enterprise is located in Harrison County
    • Helens Run
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helens Run
      • Helens Run is located in Marion County
    • Worthington
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worthington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
      • Worthington is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worthington <4>
    • Shinnston
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Fairmont
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Garden Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
      • Garden Village is located in Marion County
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Meadowbrook
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
        • Meadowbrook is located in Harrison County
      • Spelter
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelter
        • Spelter is located in Harrison County
      • Bridgeport
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
        • Bridgeport is located in Harrison County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,782 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <4>
      • Pruntytown
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruntytown
        • Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
      • Barrackville
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barrackville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville
        • Barrackville is located in Marion County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
      • Haywood
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haywood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
        • Haywood is located in Harrison County
      • Katy
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
        • Katy is located in Marion County
      • Lumberport
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberport
        • Lumberport is located in Harrison County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
      • Farmington
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Hebron
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
        • Hebron is located in Marion County
      • Samaria
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
        • Samaria is located in Marion County
      • Canton
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
        • Canton is located in Marion County
      • Wyatt
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyatt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
        • Wyatt is located in Harrison County

    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 Marion County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thomas Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Thomas Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thomas Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Martin Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Martin Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
    • Nixon Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nixon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nixon Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nixon Cemetery
    • Claremont Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Claremont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Claremont Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Claremont Cemetery
    • Adamsville Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adamsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Adamsville Cemetery is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adamsville Cemetery
    • Nuzum Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nuzum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nuzum Cemetery is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nuzum Cemetery
    • Janes Memorial Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Janes Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Janes Memorial Cemetery is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Janes Memorial Cemetery
    • Vincent Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vincent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Vincent Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vincent Cemetery
    • Nay Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nay Cemetery is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nay Cemetery
    • McIntyre Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McIntyre Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McIntyre Cemetery is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McIntyre Cemetery
    • Hepzibah Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hepzibah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hepzibah Cemetery is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hepzibah Cemetery
    • Linns Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Linns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Linns Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Linns Cemetery
    • Shavers Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shavers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shavers Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shavers Cemetery
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      • Cochran Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cochran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cochran Cemetery is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cochran Cemetery
      • Enterprise Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Enterprise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Enterprise Cemetery is located in Harrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enterprise Cemetery
      • Wamsley Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wamsley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wamsley Cemetery is located in Harrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wamsley Cemetery
      • Hood Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hood Cemetery is located in Harrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hood Cemetery
      • Shinns Run Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shinns Run Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Shinns Run Cemetery is located in Harrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shinns Run Cemetery
      • Barnes Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Barnes Cemetery is located in Harrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnes Cemetery
      • Shinnston Memorial Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • The Shinnston Memorial Cemetery is located in Harrison County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Shinnston Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Shinnston.
        • The Shinnston Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Shinnston Masonic Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shinnston Memorial Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1132446 <6>
      • Middleville Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middleville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Middleville Cemetery is located in Taylor County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middleville Cemetery
      • Harmony Grove Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Harmony Grove Cemetery is located in Taylor County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Grove Cemetery
      • Nuzum Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nuzum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Nuzum Cemetery is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nuzum Cemetery
      • Memorial Presbyterian Church Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Presbyterian Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Memorial Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Presbyterian Church Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 #1718098  (Thomas Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1718098 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Fairmont West
      • County: Marion         Elev: 308
      • Location given for GNIS #1718098 (Thomas Cemetery)

    The official website for Marion County: www.marioncountywv.com/

    The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

    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 Marion, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Thomas Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3981, Longitude: -80.2006       In this case, the coordinates for the Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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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