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A visit to the Boatright 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 Boatright Cemetery ...

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

32.0166, -94.9672

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

The Boatright Cemetery is located in Rusk County<2>.

The county seat for Rusk County is located in Henderson. Henderson lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northeast of the Boatright Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Boatright Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Boatright Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Moore Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Moore Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
  • Garrett Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Garrett Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
  • Duncan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Duncan Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
  • Spence Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Spence Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence Cemetery
  • Union Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • 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 <5>
  • Union Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
  • Wiggins Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Wiggins Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins Cemetery
  • Cool Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Cool Springs Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs Cemetery
  • Wiggins Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Wiggins Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins Cemetery
  • Neeley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Neeley Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neeley Cemetery
  • Medford Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Medford Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford Cemetery
  • Griffin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Griffin Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Vaughn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Cemetery
    • Moyers Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Moyers Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers Cemetery
    • Waggoner Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Waggoner Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waggoner Cemetery
    • Henry's Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 <5>
    • Fitch Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Fitch Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitch Cemetery
    • Union Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
    • Myrtle Springs Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lockridge Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Lockridge Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockridge Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Boatright Cemetery.

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

  • Big Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Big Springs is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
  • New Salem
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • New Salem is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
  • Griffin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Griffin is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
  • Henrys Chapel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Henrys Chapel is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Chapel
  • Price
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Blackjack
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Blackjack is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
  • New Summerfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Laneville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Ponta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ponta is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponta
  • Reklaw
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Joinerville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Selman City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Gould
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Gould is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
    • Oak Flats
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Oak Flats is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flats
    • Turnertown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Turnertown is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnertown
    • Troup
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Troup is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troup
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,064 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troup <6>
    • Wright City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Wright City is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
    • Gallatin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Sacul
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Henderson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Dextra
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Dextra is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dextra
    • Sulphur Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Sulphur Springs is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
    • Sinclair City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Sinclair City is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair City
    • Turney
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Turney is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turney
    • Cushing
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Arp
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Arp is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arp <6>
    • Minden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Friars
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Friars is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars
    • Mixon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Mixon is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon

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 Boatright 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 Boatright 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 Boatright 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 Boatright Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1330970  (Boatright Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1330970 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: 109 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Gum Springs
      • Location given for Boatright Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.0165546     Lon: -94.967162
      • 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 Rusk, 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- Boatright 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.