A visit to the Old Texas Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Old Texas Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Texas Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Texas Cemetery
Lat: 35.3273° (35° 19' 38")
Lon: -92.2896° (-92° 17' 22")
The Old Texas Cemetery is located in Faulkner County<2>.
The county seat for Faulkner County is located in Conway. Conway lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Old Texas Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Old Texas Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Texas Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- King Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The King Cemetery is located in Faulkner County
- Mode Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mode Cemetery
- The Mode Cemetery is located in Faulkner County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mode Cemetery is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55094 <5>
- Holland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holland Cemetery
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holland Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Gravesville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #54390 <5>
- Copperas Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Copperas Springs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Copperas Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Copperas Springs Cemetery is located in Faulkner County
- McNew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McNew Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McNew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The McNew Cemetery is located in Faulkner County
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Faulkner County
- Mortar Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mortar Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mortar Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mortar Creek Cemetery is located in Faulkner County
- Center Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Center Hill Cemetery is located in Faulkner County
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Faulkner County
- Hardy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardy Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hardy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hardy Cemetery is located in Faulkner County
- Quitman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quitman Cemetery
- The Quitman Cemetery is located in Cleburne County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Quitman Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Quitman.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #152620 <5>
- Henderson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henderson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Faulkner County
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- McGinty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGinty Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGinty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The McGinty Cemetery is located in Faulkner County
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Faulkner County
- Central Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Central Cemetery
- The Central Cemetery is located in Cleburne County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Central Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Quitman.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2289537 <5>
- Thorn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thorn Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thorn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Thorn Cemetery is located in Faulkner County
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Faulkner County
- Cadron Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cadron Valley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cadron Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cadron Valley Cemetery is located in Faulkner County
- Center Point Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Point Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Center Point Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Cleburne County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Center Point Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Quitman.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #651121 <5>
- Goodloe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodloe Cemetery
- The Goodloe Cemetery is located in Cleburne County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Goodloe Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Quitman.
- The Goodloe Cemetery has also been known as:
- Goodloe Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2165533 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Old Texas Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Texas Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Enders
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Enders is located in Faulkner County
- Guy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Guy is located in Faulkner County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Centerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Faulkner County
- Quitman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gravesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
- Gravesville is located in Van Buren County
- Damascus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Damascus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Damascus is located in Van Buren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Damascus <6>
- Twin Groves
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Groves have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Groves
- Twin Groves is located in Faulkner County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Greenbrier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Morganton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morganton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Morganton is located in Van Buren County
- Enola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Enola is located in Faulkner County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Bee Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bee Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
- Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
- Holland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Holland is located in Faulkner County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Mount Vernon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Mount Vernon is located in Faulkner County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Rose Bud
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rose Bud. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Bud
- Rose Bud is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rose Bud <6>
- Wooster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wooster. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooster
- Wooster is located in Faulkner County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,125 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wooster <6>
- Pearson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Pearson is located in Cleburne County
- Green Tree
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Green Tree is located in Van Buren County
- Romance
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chalk ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chalk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk
- Chalk is located in Van Buren County
- Springfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Springfield is located in Conway County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <6>
- Miller ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Miller. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Miller is located in Cleburne County
- Formosa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formosa
- Formosa is located in Van Buren County
- Austin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Austin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Austin is located in Conway County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austin <6>
- Center Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Beryl
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beryl
- Beryl is located in Faulkner County
- Yuba
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yuba. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Yuba is located in Cleburne County
- Choctaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choctaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
- Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shiloh. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Shiloh is located in Cleburne County
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 Old Texas Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Faulkner County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Texas Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Old Texas Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Faulkner County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Old Texas Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Old Texas Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #53027 (Old Texas Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #53027 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Guy
- County: Faulkner Elev: 243
- Location given for GNIS #53027 (Old Texas Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
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 Arkansas' counties, including Faulkner, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Old Texas Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3273, Longitude: -92.2896 In this case, the coordinates for the Old Texas Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<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. |
<7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |