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A visit to the Big Creek 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 Big Creek Cemetery ...

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

30.4955, -95.0530

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

The Big Creek Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County<2>.

The county seat for San Jacinto County is located in Coldspring. Coldspring lies just to the northwest of the Big Creek Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Big Creek Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Big Creek Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Lovett Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Lovett Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovett Cemetery
  • Ellis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Ellis Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
  • Cochran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Cochran Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Cemetery
  • Coley Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Coley Creek Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coley Creek Cemetery
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Mitchell Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
  • Purkerson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Purkerson Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purkerson Cemetery
  • Milby Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Milby Hill Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milby Hill Cemetery
  • Butler Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Butler Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
  • Roark Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Roark Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roark Cemetery
  • Squier Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Squier Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squier Cemetery
  • Montague Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Spring Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
    • Youngblood Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Youngblood Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood Cemetery
    • Hanson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Cleveland Memorial Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Cleveland Memorial Cemetery is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Memorial Cemetery
      • The Cleveland Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cleveland City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #354671 <5>
    • Lake Station Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Lake Station Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Station Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • Laurel Hill Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
    • Wells Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Wells Cemetery is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
    • Boothe Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Boothe Cemetery is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothe Cemetery
    • Peebles Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Peebles Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peebles Cemetery
    • Restland Memorial Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Restland Memorial Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Big Creek Cemetery.

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

  • Shepherd
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Coldspring
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Magnolia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Magnolia is located in San Jacinto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • North Cleveland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • North Cleveland is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cleveland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
  • Rayburn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Rayburn is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
  • Africa ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Africa is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
  • Cleveland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Goodrich
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Swartout ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Swartout is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartout
  • Evergreen
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Evergreen is located in San Jacinto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Nimrod ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Nimrod is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
  • Romayor
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Lamont
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Lamont is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
    • Laurel Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Laurel Hill is located in San Jacinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
    • Ace
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Schwab City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Schwab City is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schwab City
    • West Livingston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • West Livingston is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Livingston
    • Big Thicket Creekmore Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Livingston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rye
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)

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 Big Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in San Jacinto County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Big Creek Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Big Creek Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to San Jacinto 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 Big Creek Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1352052  (Big Creek Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1352052 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: San Jacinto
      • Est. Elev: 51 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Westcott
      • Location given for Big Creek Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.4954811     Lon: -95.0529907
      • 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 San Jacinto, 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- Big Creek 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.
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