A visit to the Black Jack 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 Black Jack Cemetery ...
The Black Jack Cemetery is located in Rusk County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Asbury Cemetery
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Crims Chapel Cemetery
- The Crims Chapel Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crims Chapel Cemetery
- The Crims Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crims Chapel First Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1859070 <2>
- Crow Cemetery
- The Crow Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Henry's Chapel Cemetery
- The Henry's Chapel Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry's Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Henry's Chapel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southeast of Troup.
- The Henry's Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Henry's Chapel UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960069 <2>
- Lakewood Memorial Park
- Lee Cemetery
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Lockridge Cemetery
- The Lockridge Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockridge Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Hope Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Henderson.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #612191 <2>
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
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- Moyers Cemetery
- The Moyers Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers Cemetery
- Neeley Cemetery
- The Neeley Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neeley Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Oberthier Cemetery
- The Oberthier Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberthier Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oberthier Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Henderson.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5710 <2>
- Old City Cemetery
- The Old City Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City Cemetery
- The Old City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Henderson City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1863053 <2>
- Salem Cemetery
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- The Salem Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem Memorial Cemetery
- Spence Cemetery
- The Spence Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- The Union Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Big Springs Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1982980 <2>
- Waggoner Cemetery
- The Waggoner Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waggoner Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Black Jack Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Arp
- Big Springs
- Big Springs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Blackjack
- Blackjack is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
- Brachfield
- Brachfield is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brachfield
- Friars
- Friars is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars
- Griffin
- Griffin is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Henderson
- Henrys Chapel
- Henrys Chapel is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Chapel
- Jacobs
- Jacobs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
- Jamestown ‑ Historic
- Jamestown is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown has also been known as:
- Jimtown
- Joinerville
- Laird Hill
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Laneville
- Minden
- Monroe
- Monroe is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- New London
- New Salem
- New Salem is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Oak Flats
- Oak Flats is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flats
- Omen
- Omen is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omen
- Overton
- Pirtle
- Pirtle is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirtle
- Price
- Selman City
- Sexton City
- Sexton City is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton City
- Sinclair City
- Sinclair City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair City
- Troup
- Turnertown
- Turnertown is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnertown
- Wright City
- Wright City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
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 Black Jack Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rusk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Black Jack Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arp
- Big Springs
- Henderson
- Overton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Black Jack Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Rusk 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 Black Jack Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1330756 (Black Jack Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1330756 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: Rusk
- Est. Elev: 129 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Price
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Rusk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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- Black Jack Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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