A visit to the Cannon Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Cannon Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Cannon Cemetery (FG ID #2743).
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 Cannon Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cannon Cemetery:
33.4312, -96.5051
The Cannon Cemetery is located in Grayson County<2>.
The county seat for Grayson County is located in Sherman. Sherman lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Cannon Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cannon Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Cannon Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cannon Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Morris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dumas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jernigan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Van Alstyne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Simpson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Binion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Luper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mantua Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elm Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Westminster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Westminster Cemetery is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster Cemetery
- Pilot Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Worden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Old Pilot Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- White Mound Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Browning Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lasater Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vittitoe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Simpson Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Baker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alexander Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lair Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Lair Cemetery is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lair Cemetery
- Desert Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Shady Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Canon Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kentucky Town Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Cannon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cannon Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cannon
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cannon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Sedalia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mantua ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mantua is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Pilot Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Van Alstyne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Westminster
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Anna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tom Bean
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kentucky Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whitewright
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Howe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Luella
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Valdasta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Trenton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Whiterock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ida
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Melissa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Blue Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Orangeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Weston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Altoga
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Frognot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tribune
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Roland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Parris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bells
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dorchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dorchester is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Gunter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Cannon Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grayson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cannon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Howe
- Howe lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Cannon Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Howe.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
- Tom Bean
- Trenton
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 websites either 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 Cannon Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Grayson 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 Cannon Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2743
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1353753 (Cannon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1353753 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: Grayson
- Est. Elev: 224 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Van Alstyne
- Location given for Cannon Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.4309435 Lon: -96.5052641
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Grayson, 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 from Point A (ie- Cannon 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |