Thomas Cemetery
This cemetery marks the site of Thomas Plantation and Steamboat Landing. John R. Thomas, a native of Alabama, settled here in 1854. A Confederate soldier during the Civil War, he was captured at the Battle of Arkansas in 1863 and transferred to Camp Chase, Ohio. He died there one month later. Graves include those of his mother Lucy Day Thomas (1794-1869) and brothers Budd Fry Thomas (1838-1862), also a veteran of the Confederate army, and Leroy Thomas (d. 1871), who owned land across the river. A nephew, Jack Thomas, sold this property by 1883 and moved to Polk County.
30.8621° N, 95.3488° W
Where to Find It
From the intersection of FM 980 and FM 3454 take FM 3454 N approx. 3 miles to Walker Ln., take Walker up the hill approx. .5 miles (cemetery is located between homes at Box 396 and Box 390).
Nearby Markers
- 0.2 mi NE Site of Thomas Plantation and Steamboat Landing
- 0.7 mi SW Newport
- 2.8 mi W Broyles Chapel Missionary Baptist Church Riverside
- 3.1 mi SW Bethea Creek
- 3.1 mi W Town of Riverside
- 3.9 mi N John Henley Hill House Trinity