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A visit to the Blackjack 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 Blackjack Cemetery ...

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

32.2457, -95.7105

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

The Blackjack Cemetery is located in Henderson County<2>.

The county seat for Henderson County is located in Athens. Athens lies just to the west southwest of the Blackjack Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Blackjack Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Blackjack Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Rounsavall Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Rounsavall Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rounsavall Cemetery
  • Red Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
  • Leagueville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Leagueville Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leagueville Cemetery
    • The Leagueville Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Leagueville Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #770432 <5>
  • Barker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Barker Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Cemetery
  • Alligator Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Alligator Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator Cemetery
  • Echols Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Echols Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols Cemetery
    • The Echols Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Jennings Mtn. Cemetery
  • Shelby Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Shelby Chapel Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby Chapel Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Shelby Chapel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Athens.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #169375 <5>
  • New York Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The New York Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York Cemetery
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Old Norwegian Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Old Norwegian Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Norwegian Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Brownsboro Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Brownsboro Cemetery is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsboro Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brownsboro Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Brownsboro.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2139028 <5>
    • Asberry Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Asberry Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asberry Cemetery
    • Ray Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Ray Cemetery is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
    • Wreary Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Davis Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Davis Cemetery is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
    • Athens Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Athens Cemetery is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Athens Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Athens.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #317712 <5>
    • Myrtle Springs Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Myrtle Springs Cemetery is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Springs Cemetery
    • Old Rock Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Old Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Rock Hill 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 Blackjack Cemetery.

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

  • Leagueville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Leagueville is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leagueville
  • Murchison
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Brownsboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Athens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Athens is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,770 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <6>
  • Pine Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Grove is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
  • LaRue
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Moore Station
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Moore Station is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Station
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
  • Edom
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Edom is located in Van Zandt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edom
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edom <6>
  • Poynor
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Ben Wheeler
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Coffee City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Coffee City is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
  • Chandler
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Dogwood City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Dogwood City is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood City
    • Fosterville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Fosterville is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
    • Frankston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Berryville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Berryville is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
    • Malakoff
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Springfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Springfield is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Bradford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Bradford is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
    • Noonday
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Noonday is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
    • Tundra
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Tundra is located in Van Zandt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tundra
    • Eustace
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Log Cabin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Log Cabin is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Cabin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
    • Teaselville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Teaselville is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaselville
    • Lee Spring
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Lee Spring is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Spring
    • Carroll
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Carroll is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
    • Van
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Van is located in Van Zandt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,778 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van <6>
    • Caney City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Caney City is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people

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 Blackjack Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Henderson County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Athens
    • Athens lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Blackjack Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Athens.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Frankston
  • Malakoff
  • Van
    • Van lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Blackjack Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Van.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van

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 Blackjack Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Henderson 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 Blackjack Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1330799  (Blackjack Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1330799 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: Henderson
      • Est. Elev: 162 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Leagueville
      • Location given for Blackjack Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.245706     Lon: -95.7105181
      • 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 Henderson, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blackjack 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.