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:
39.6604, -80.4854
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 Wetzel County<2>.
The county seat for Wetzel County is located in New Martinsville. New Martinsville lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the west 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 21 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.
- East View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The East View Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the East View Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Hundred.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78255 <5>
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Scritchfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Scritchfield Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scritchfield Cemetery
- Stottlemeier Run Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Littleton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Littleton Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton Cemetery
- Carney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stoneking Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Stoneking Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneking Cemetery
- Earnshaw Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Earnshaw Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnshaw Cemetery
- Garner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Garner Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Cemetery
- Hundred Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hundred Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hundred Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Horner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Horner Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horner Cemetery
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Herman Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Herman Cemetery
- Anderson - Bane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carpenter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Old Harmony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Old Harmony Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Harmony Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Harmony Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Hundred.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79460 <5>
- Bartrug Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bartrug Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartrug Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Leezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Leezer Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leezer 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 Thomas Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Thomas Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Anthem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Anthem is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthem
- Hundred
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kodol
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kodol is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodol
- Round Bottom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Round Bottom is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Littleton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Littleton is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Uniontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Uniontown is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Saint Cloud
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Cloud is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
- Wadestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wadestown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadestown
- Maple
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maple is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- New Freeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Freeport is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freeport
- Bannen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bannen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannen
- Rymer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rymer is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymer
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Metz
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Metz is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Kausooth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kausooth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kausooth
- Jollytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jollytown is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollytown
- Barker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Barker is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker
- Logansport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Logansport is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansport
- Wana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ashtree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ashtree is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashtree
- Nettle Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nettle Hill is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Hill
- Fallen Timber ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fallen Timber is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallen Timber
- Mannington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Miracle Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Miracle Run is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Run
- Aleppo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Adaline
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Adaline is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaline
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 Wetzel 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 websites either 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 Wetzel 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 #1717769 (Thomas Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1717769 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: Wetzel
- Est. Elev: 311 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hundred
- Location given for Thomas Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.660361 Lon: -80.4853595
- 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 Wetzel, 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 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |