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:
39.1476, -79.4914
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 Tucker County<2>.
The county seat for Tucker County is located in Parsons. Parsons lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Thomas Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Thomas Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Thomas Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thomas Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Knotts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Knotts Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knotts Cemetery
- Kight Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Kight Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kight Cemetery
- Cortland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Cortland Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland Cemetery
- Hile Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Hile Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hile Cemetery
- Bonifield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Bonifield Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonifield Cemetery
- Fansler Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Fansler Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fansler Cemetery
- Gnegy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Gnegy Cemetery is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gnegy Cemetery
- Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #G-V-A-013 <5>
- Maple Spring Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Maple Spring Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Spring Cemetery
- Accident Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Accident Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accident Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Collett Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Collett Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Goff Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Goff Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goff Cemetery
- McNeely Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The McNeely Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeely Cemetery
- Buena Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Teter Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Teter Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teter Cemetery
- Flanagan Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Flanagan Hill Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanagan Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Flanagan Hill Cemetery is located in Red Creek.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2255172 <6>
- Limestone Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Limestone Cemetery is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cemetery
- Flanagan Memorial Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bayard Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bayard Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard Cemetery
- Red House Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Red House Cemetery is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House Cemetery
- Fike / Wolfe Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Thomas
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Coketon
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Coketon is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coketon
- Davis
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pierce
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pierce is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Dobbin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dobbin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbin
- Hendricks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hendricks is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Canaan Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wilson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Wilson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Horse Shoe Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Horse Shoe Run is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Shoe Run
- Hambleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hambleton is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Elk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Elk is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Sell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sell is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sell
- Parsons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gladwin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gladwin is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladwin
- Bayard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bayard is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Fort Pendleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Pendleton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pendleton
- Red House
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Red House is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Porterwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Porterwood is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterwood
- Aurora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dryfork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Carmel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Carmel is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
- Pleasant Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Run is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Pettit ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pettit is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
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. The following communities are located in Tucker County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thomas Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Tucker 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 #1553208 (Thomas Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1553208 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: Tucker
- Est. Elev: 980 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Davis
- Location given for Thomas Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.1476078 Lon: -79.491442
- 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 Tucker, 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 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 Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MIHP (for the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties). More information about the MHT and MIHP can be found on their website: mht.maryland.gov. |
| <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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