A visit to the Barber 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 Barber Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Barber Cemetery:
32.5009, -95.0853
The Barber Cemetery is located in Smith County<1>.
The county seat for Smith County is located in Tyler. Tyler lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the southwest of the Barber Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Barber Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Barber Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Barber Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Waters Bluff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pinkston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Pinkston Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkston Cemetery
- Ingram Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ingram Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram Cemetery
- The Ingram Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dale / Hall / Ingram Cemetery
- Siloam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Siloam Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Alsup Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Alsup Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsup Cemetery
- The Alsup Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friendship / Alsup Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2102 <4>
- High Cemetery (African-American)
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Seastrunk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Seastrunk Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seastrunk Cemetery
- Chilton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Chilton Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilton Cemetery
- Wood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gladewater Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mings Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mings Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mings Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Fonda Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jarvis College Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marsh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Marsh Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Cemetery
- The Marsh Cemetery has also been known as:
- Marsh / Wiggins Cemetery
- Britton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Britton Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton Cemetery
- Hoover Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Hoover Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Cemetery
- Hawkins City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gabriel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Old Hopewell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Hopewell Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hopewell Cemetery
- Goodman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Goodman Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Barber Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Barber Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Starrville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Big Sandy
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wilkins
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Winona
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Browning
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Liberty City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Gladewater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Center Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hawkins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Union Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Union Grove is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Jamestown ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Clarksville City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Clarksville City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Warren City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Warren City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Pritchett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Red Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- White Oak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- New Chapel Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- New Chapel Hill is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
- Laird Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kilgore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Mountain is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
- Tyler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Overton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Danville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greggton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Teneryville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Seven Pines
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Pines is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
- Kelsey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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 Barber 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 Barber Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Big Sandy
- Greggton
- Overton
- Tyler
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Barber 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 Barber Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1330025 (Barber Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1330025 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: 158 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Big Sandy
- Location given for Barber Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.5009782 Lon: -95.0854996
- 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 '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- Barber 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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