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A visit to the Akers 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 Akers Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Akers Cemetery:

33.6801, -96.9678

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Akers Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Akers Cemetery is located in Cooke County<2>.

The county seat for Cooke County is located in Gainesville. Gainesville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Akers Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Akers Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Akers Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Akers Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
    • The Oakwood Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Whitesboro Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7617 <5>
  • Diamond Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • County Line Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The County Line Cemetery is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the County Line Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Whitesboro.
    • The County Line Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Eskew Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3069 <5>
  • Callisburg Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Callisburg Cemetery is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callisburg Cemetery
  • Union Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Liberty Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Liberty Hill Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Callisburg.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4840 <5>
  • Nelson Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Nelson Grove Cemetery is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Grove Cemetery
  • Morris Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Morris Cemetery is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
  • Dixie Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Center Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Center Hill Cemetery is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill Cemetery
  • Herod - Morris Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Dye Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Dye Cemetery is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dye Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Whitesboro.
      • The Dye Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Ben Dye Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1973820 <5>
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Welch Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Tuck Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Tuck Cemetery is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Cemetery
      • The Tuck Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Allred / Beasley Cemetery
      • Allred / Tuck Cemetery
      • Beasley Cemetery
      • Beasley / Tuck Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7294 <5>
    • Brooks Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sadler Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Sadler Cemetery is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sadler Cemetery
      • The Sadler Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bethlehem Cemetery
      • Roberts Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6559 <5>
    • Henry Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Henry Cemetery is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
      • The Henry Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Sandusky Cemetery
      • Sandy Springs Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2315900 <5>

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 Akers Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Akers Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Callisburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Callisburg is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callisburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
  • Whitesboro
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Oak Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Ridge is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
  • Dixie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Dixie is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
  • Custer City ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Custer City is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer City
  • Sadler
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lake Kiowa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Sandusky
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Sandusky is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
  • Collinsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Basin Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Basin Springs is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin Springs
  • Dexter
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Dexter is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
  • Gainesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Coesfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Coesfield is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coesfield
    • Gordonville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ethel
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Ethel is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
    • Southmayd
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Burns City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Burns City is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
    • Gage
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Gage is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
    • Thackerville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Locust
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Locust is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
    • Cedar Mills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Cedar Mills is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mills
    • Lindsay
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Tioga
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Tioga is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tioga <6>
    • Sherwood Shores
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Sherwood Shores is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Shores
    • Bloomfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Bloomfield is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield

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 Akers Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cooke County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Akers 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 helpful 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 Akers Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Cooke 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 Akers Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1350918  (Akers Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1350918 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: Cooke
      • Est. Elev: 262 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Whitesboro
      • Location given for Akers Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.6801069     Lon: -96.9677842
      • 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 Texas' counties, including Cooke, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Akers 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.