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A visit to the Berry 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 Berry Cemetery ...

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

31.7188, -95.2486

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

The Berry Cemetery is located in Cherokee County<2>.

The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Rusk. Rusk lies just to the northeast of the Berry Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Berry Cemetery.

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 Berry Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Sardis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Sardis Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
  • Parks Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Parks Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Cemetery
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
  • Box Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Box Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Cemetery
  • Russell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Russell Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
  • Holcomb Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Holcomb Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcomb Cemetery
  • Hendrick Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hendrick Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrick Cemetery
  • Russell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Russell Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
  • Nelson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Nelson Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
  • Mosley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mosley Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosley Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
  • Ford Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Ford Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Mt. Comfort Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mt. Comfort Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Comfort Cemetery
    • Holly Springs Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Maydelle.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2178455 <5>
    • Wilson Family Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Salem Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
    • Cedar Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
    • Old Prison Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Old Prison Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Prison Cemetery
    • Oakland Baptist Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Oakland Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Baptist Church Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakland Baptist Church Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Rusk.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #164094 <5>

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Berry Cemetery.

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

  • Maydelle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Rusk
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Rusk is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,664 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rusk <6>
  • New Birmingham ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
  • Weeping Mary
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Weeping Mary is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Mary
  • Dialville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Dialville is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialville
  • Herring
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Herring is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
  • Alto
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Alto is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,239 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <6>
  • Jarvis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jarvis is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis
  • Weches
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Weches is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
  • Alderbranch
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Alderbranch is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbranch
  • Slocum
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Slocum is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
  • Mound City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mound City is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Bluff City ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Bluff City is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
    • Gallatin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Turney
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Turney is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turney
    • Kossuth
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Kossuth is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
    • Ponta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Ponta is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponta
    • Crystal Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Crystal Lake is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
    • Jacksonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Salmon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Salmon is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
    • Refuge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Refuge is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
    • Neches
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Deanwright
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Deanwright is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanwright
    • Reklaw
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)

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 Berry Cemetery. The following communities are located in Cherokee County.

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

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Cherokee 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 Berry Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1351917  (Berry Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1351917 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: Cherokee
      • Est. Elev: 109 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Pryor Mountain
      • Location given for Berry Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.7187857     Lon: -95.2485564
      • 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 Cherokee, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Berry 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.