Near Overton in Clark County, Nevada — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Pioneers

Photographed By Karen Key, October 2, 2007

1. Pioneers Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Dedicated to those stalwart pioneers who forged an oasis out of the desert sands

The St. Thomas Cemetery was established in the 1860s in the town of St. Thomas, Nevada. Anticipating inundation of the town by the waters of Lake Mead, the graves were moved to this point in 1935. Only past residents of the buried towns of St. Thomas and Kaolin and their decendants are buried here.

What sorrow fills the hearts of us
Who know we cannot now return
To walk the shady streets of long ago.
Afton Hannig

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1935.

Location. 36° 31.244′ N, 114° 26.136′ W. Marker is near Overton, Nevada, in Clark County. Marker can be reached from St. Thomas Cemetery Road, 0.1 miles north of E Magnasite Road. Marker is on the grounds of the St. Thomas Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Overton NV 89040, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Pueblo Grande de Nevada (approx. half a mile away); Lost City Museum (approx. 0.8 miles away); Fay Perkins, Sr.

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(approx. 0.8 miles away); a different marker also named Pueblo Grande de Nevada (approx. 0.8 miles away); Moapa Valley Pioneers (approx. 0.8 miles away); Early Settlements in the Moapa Valley (approx. 1.3 miles away); Silica Dome (approx. 5.8 miles away); Valley of Fire Behind the Camera (approx. 6.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Overton.

Also see . . . Find A Grave: Saint Thomas Cemetery. (Submitted on December 8, 2007, by Karen Key of Sacramento, California.)

Photographed By Karen Key, October 2, 2007

2. Pioneers Marker

Cemetery Entrance Arch image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Karen Key, October 2, 2007

3. Cemetery Entrance Arch

Photographed By Karen Key, October 2, 2007

4. Pioneers Marker

Warren Foote Jr. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Karen Key, October 2, 2007

5. Warren Foote Jr.

Dec. 15, 1849
Feb. 22, 1867
Son of Warren and Artemisia Sidnie Myers Foote

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 8, 2007, by Karen Key of Sacramento, California. This page has been viewed 1,543 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 8, 2007, by Karen Key of Sacramento, California.