A visit to the Britton 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 Britton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Britton Cemetery:
32.4074, -95.0355
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Britton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Britton Cemetery is located in Smith County<2>.
The county seat for Smith County is located in Tyler. Tyler lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Britton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Britton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Britton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Britton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Hopewell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Old Hopewell Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hopewell Cemetery
- Gabriel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Gabriel Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabriel Cemetery
- The Gabriel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Warren Chapel Cemetery
- Goodman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Goodman Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman Cemetery
- Siloam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Siloam Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Cemetery
- Mauldin Memorial Garden (African-American)
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jimtown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Jimtown Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Jimtown Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown Cemetery
- The Jimtown Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kennedy Graveyard
- Old James Town Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2479401 <5>
- Kilgore Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson Memorial Cemetery (African-American)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Prospect Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Prospect Cemetery is located 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east of Tyler.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6191 <5>
- Threlkeld Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Threlkeld Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threlkeld Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Henry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Henry Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pinkston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pinkston Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkston Cemetery
- High Cemetery (African-American)
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Seastrunk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Seastrunk Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seastrunk Cemetery
- Holt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Holt Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holt Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of Arp.
- The Holt Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4321 <5>
- Fortson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fortson Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortson Cemetery
- Florey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Florey Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florey Cemetery
- Choice Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Choice Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice Cemetery
- Alsup Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Alsup Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsup Cemetery
- The Alsup Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friendship / Alsup Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2102 <5>
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Britton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Britton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Browning
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Browning is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Jamestown ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jamestown is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown has also been known as:
- Jimtown
- Liberty City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Starrville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Starrville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starrville
- Laird Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Overton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kilgore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Winona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Chapel Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Chapel Hill is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
- Sexton City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sexton City is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton City
- Gladewater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wilkins is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- New London
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksville City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksville City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
- Arp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Big Sandy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pirtle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pirtle is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirtle
- Danville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Danville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Warren City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Warren City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Omen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Omen is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omen
- Jacobs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jacobs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
- Fredonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fredonia is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Rolling Meadows
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- White Oak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Union Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Union Grove is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 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 Britton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Smith County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Britton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arp
- Arp lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Britton Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Arp.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
- Big Sandy
- Overton
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 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 Britton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Smith 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 Britton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1331285 (Britton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1331285 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: Smith
- Est. Elev: 137 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Starrville
- Location given for Britton Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.4073708 Lon: -95.0354978
- 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 Smith, 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- Britton 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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