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:
39.3981, -80.2006
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 Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Fairmont. Fairmont lies just to the north northeast of the Thomas Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Thomas Cemetery.<4>
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)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Nixon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Nixon Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon Cemetery
- Claremont Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Claremont Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont Cemetery
- Adamsville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Adamsville Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville Cemetery
- Nuzum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Nuzum Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nuzum Cemetery
- Janes Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Vincent Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Vincent Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Cemetery
- Nay Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Nay Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nay Cemetery
- McIntyre Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The McIntyre Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre Cemetery
- Hepzibah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hepzibah Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepzibah Cemetery
- Linns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Linns Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linns Cemetery
- Shavers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Shavers Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shavers Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Cochran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cochran Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Cemetery
- Ogden Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Enterprise Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Enterprise Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise Cemetery
- Wamsley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Wamsley Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamsley Cemetery
- Hood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hood Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood Cemetery
- Shinns Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Shinns Run Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinns Run Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Shinnston Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Shinnston Memorial Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinnston Memorial Cemetery
- 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1132446 <5>
- Middleville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Middleville Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleville Cemetery
- Harmony Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Nuzum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Nuzum Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nuzum Cemetery
- Memorial Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 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)
- Whitehall is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Eldora
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Eldora is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
- Oreide
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oreide is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreide
- Saltwell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saltwell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltwell
- Monongah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Colfax
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Colfax is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Pleasant Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
- Enterprise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Enterprise is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Hammond
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hammond is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Helens Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Helens Run is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helens Run
- Watson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Watson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Worthington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Shinnston
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Palatine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Palatine is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatine
- Fairmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Garden Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Garden Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Meadowbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Spelter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spelter is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelter
- Bridgeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pruntytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruntytown
- Barrackville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Barrackville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
- Haywood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Haywood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Katy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Katy is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
- Lumberport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lumberport is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberport
- 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)
- Hebron is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Samaria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Samaria is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Canton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Canton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Wyatt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wyatt is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
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.
- Bridgeport
- Fairmont
- Shinnston
- Worthington
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Thomas Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Marion 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 #1718098 (Thomas Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1718098 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: Marion
- Est. Elev: 308 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fairmont West
- Location given for Thomas Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.3981428 Lon: -80.2006383
- 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 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- 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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