A visit to the Bacon 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 Bacon Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bacon Cemetery:
32.3229, -95.1086
The Bacon Cemetery is located in Smith County<1>.
The county seat for Smith County is located in Tyler. Tyler lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west of the Bacon Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bacon Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Bacon Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bacon Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lawrence Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Holt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Holt Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holt Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north of Arp.
- The Holt Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4321 <4>
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oliver's Chapel Cemetery (African-American)
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Threlkeld Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mauldin Memorial Garden (African-American)
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Viola Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson Curtis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Johnson Memorial Cemetery (African-American)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jimtown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gabriel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bascom Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mason Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Home Cemetery (African-American)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- El Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The El Bethel Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Bethel Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Henry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Henry Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
- Old Hopewell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Hopewell Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hopewell Cemetery
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]<2> of the Bacon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bacon Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- New Chapel Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Chapel Hill is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
- Browning
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jamestown ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Omen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Arp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sinclair City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sinclair City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair City
- Overton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Whitehouse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sexton City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sexton City is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton City
- Starrville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wright City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wright City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
- New London
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Tyler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Troup
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Winona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Selman City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Laird Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Liberty City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Turnertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Friars
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jacobs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pirtle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kilgore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gresham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Henrys Chapel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Joinerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
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 Bacon Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Smith County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bacon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arp
- Arp lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Bacon Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Arp.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
- Overton
- Tyler
- Whitehouse
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 Bacon Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Smith 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 Bacon Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1329910 (Bacon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1329910 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: Smith
- Est. Elev: 143 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hope Pond
- Location given for Bacon Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.3226513 Lon: -95.1085558
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Smith, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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- Bacon Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
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