A visit to the Akers Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Akers Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Akers Cemetery (FG ID #2067).
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:
33.5675, -96.5995
The Akers Cemetery is located in Grayson County<2>.
The county seat for Grayson County is located in Sherman. Sherman lies just to the north of the Akers Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Akers Cemetery.
Establishment of the Akers Cemetery ...
The Akers Cemetery was established in 1860.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Akers Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Akers Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Luella Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Holloway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Austin Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chambers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Harris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Burleson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Forest Woodmen Circle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- White Mound Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Blue Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vaden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- White Rock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bethany Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Luella
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Tribune
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Howe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sherman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dorchester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dorchester is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Ida
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tom Bean
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whiterock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Knollwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Knollwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
- Kentucky Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Twin City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Twin City is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin City
- Van Alstyne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Southmayd
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gunter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cannon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cannon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Bells
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Frontier Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Frontier Village is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Village
- Gage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mantua ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mantua is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Whitewright
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sedalia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pilot Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Savoy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Denison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pottsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ethel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Grayson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Akers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Denison
- Howe
- Pottsboro
- Savoy
- Sherman
- Tom Bean
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 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 Grayson 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #2067
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1350917 (Akers Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1350917 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: Grayson
- Est. Elev: 221 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Howe
- Location given for Akers Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.5673296 Lon: -96.5994347
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Grayson, 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |