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A visit to the Boontown 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 Boontown Cemetery ...

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

31.0721, -95.2335

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

The Boontown Cemetery is located in Trinity County<2>.

The county seat for Trinity County is located in Groveton. Groveton lies just to the east of the Boontown Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Boontown Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Boontown Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Ellis Prairie Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Ellis Prairie Cemetery is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Prairie Cemetery
  • Anderson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Anderson Cemetery is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
  • Dean Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Dean Cemetery is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Cemetery
  • Saron Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Saron Cemetery is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saron Cemetery
  • Parker Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Parker Ridge Cemetery is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Ridge Cemetery
  • Foster Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Foster Cemetery is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
  • Holly Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Holly Cemetery is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Cemetery
  • Glendale Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Glendale Cemetery is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Cemetery
  • Glenwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
  • Fodice Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Fodice Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fodice Cemetery
  • White Rock Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The White Rock Cemetery is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock Cemetery
    • The White Rock Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Red Branch Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7604 <5>
  • Lacy Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Lacy Cemetery is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Possum Walk Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Possum Walk Cemetery is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Walk Cemetery
    • Pennington Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Pennington Cemetery is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Cemetery
    • Josserand Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Josserand Cemetery is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josserand Cemetery
    • Sumpter Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Sumpter Cemetery is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sumpter Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Groveton.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7135 <5>
    • Cal Wooten Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Cal Wooten Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cal Wooten Cemetery
    • Old Shady Grove Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Shady Grove Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
    • New Zion Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The New Zion Cemetery is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery

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 Boontown Cemetery.

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

  • Friday
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Friday is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friday
  • Glendale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Glendale is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
  • Groveton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Holly
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Holly is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
  • Pennington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Lacy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Lacy is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
    • Lacy has also been known as:
    • Lacey
  • Chita
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Chita is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chita
  • Sumpter ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Sumpter is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
  • Mill Town
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mill Town is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
  • Trinity
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodlake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Woodlake is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
  • Carlisle
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Carlisle is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Lovelady
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Center Point ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Center Point is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
    • Helmic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Helmic is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmic
    • Antioch ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Antioch is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
    • Kittrell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Kittrell is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
    • Centralia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Riverside
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Apple Springs
      (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 Boontown Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Trinity County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Boontown Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Trinity 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 Boontown Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1381486  (Boontown Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1381486 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: Trinity
      • Est. Elev: 83 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Groveton West
      • Location given for Boontown Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.0721285     Lon: -95.233549
      • 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 Trinity, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Boontown 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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