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A visit to the Bracken Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Bracken Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   32.3346°   (32° 20' 4")

Lon:   -94.1999°   (-94° 11' 59")

The Bracken Cemetery is located in Panola County<2>.

The county seat for Panola County is located in Carthage. Carthage lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Bracken Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Bracken Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Welaton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welaton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Welaton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Welaton Cemetery is located in Panola County
  • Markrider Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Markrider Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Markrider Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Markrider Cemetery is located in Harrison County
  • Woodley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Ruck Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ruck Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ruck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ruck Cemetery is located in Panola County
  • Elysian Fields Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Panola County
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
    • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Harrison County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lewis Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Elysian Fields.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4812 <5>
  • Crossroads Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crossroads Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crossroads Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Panola County
  • Fourmile Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fourmile Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fourmile Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fourmile Cemetery is located in Panola County
  • Ingram Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ingram Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ingram Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ingram Cemetery is located in Panola County
  • Mt. Prospect Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Prospect Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Prospect Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Prospect Cemetery is located in Harrison County
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Walnut Springs Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Springs Cemetery
      • The Walnut Springs Cemetery is located in Panola County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Walnut Springs Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south of Carthage.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2223001 <5>
    • Shady Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jernigan Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jernigan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jernigan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jernigan Cemetery is located in Panola County
    • Hightower Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Strickland Springs Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Gill Community Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gill Community Cemetery
      • The Gill Community Cemetery is located in Harrison County
      • The Gill Community Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Gill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2143833 <5>
    • Piney Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Piney Grove Cemetery
      • The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Harrison County
      • The Piney Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pine Grove Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6015 <5>
    • Grand Bluff Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grand Bluff Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grand Bluff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grand Bluff Cemetery is located in Panola County
    • Pine Grove Church of God in Christ Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Bracken Cemetery.

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

  • De Berry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Elysian Fields
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Panola
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
    • Panola is located in Panola County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panola <6>
  • Midyett
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Midyett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midyett
    • Midyett is located in Panola County
  • Bethany
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Waskom
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waskom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waskom
    • Waskom is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,150 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waskom <6>
  • Jonesville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
    • Jonesville is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <6>
  • Carthage
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Scottsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
    • Scottsville is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsville <6>
  • Spring Ridge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Ridge
    • Spring Ridge is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
  • Greenwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Center Point ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
    • Center Point is located in Panola County
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Beckville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Marshall
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Tatum
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Delray
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Delray. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
      • Delray is located in Panola County
    • Keachi
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keachi have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keachi
      • Keachi is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
    • Reisor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Reisor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reisor
      • Reisor is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
    • Longwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Longwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
      • Longwood is located in Caddo Parish (LA)

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 Bracken Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Panola County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Bracken Cemetery:

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 Bracken Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1331171  (Bracken Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1331171 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: De Berry
    • County: Panola         Elev: 103
    • Location given for GNIS #1331171 (Bracken Cemetery)

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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 Panola, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bracken Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3346, Longitude: -94.1999       In this case, the coordinates for the Bracken Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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