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A visit to the Carter 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 Carter Cemetery ...

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

31.0049, -94.3344

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

The Carter Cemetery is located in Tyler County<2>.

The county seat for Tyler County is located in Woodville. Woodville lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Carter Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Carter Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Carter Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Gregory Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Gregory Cemetery is located in Tyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Cemetery
  • Rockwall Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Rockwall Cemetery is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwall Cemetery
  • Davis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Davis Cemetery is located in Tyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
  • Grimes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Grimes Cemetery is located in Tyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes Cemetery
  • Graham Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Graham Cemetery is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
  • Weeks Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Weeks Cemetery is located in Tyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeks Cemetery
  • Jordan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Jordan Cemetery is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
  • Kitchens Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Angelina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
  • Dunkin Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Farrell Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Farrell Cemetery is located in Tyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrell Cemetery
  • Rawls Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Rawls Cemetery is located in Tyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawls Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Boykin Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Dunk Havard Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Dunk Havard Cemetery is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunk Havard Cemetery
      • The Dunk Havard Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Havard Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #384332 <5>
    • William Havard Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The William Havard Cemetery is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Havard Cemetery
      • The William Havard Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bill Havard Cemetery
      • Havard Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4116 <5>
    • Egypt Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Egypt Cemetery is located in Tyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Cemetery
    • Concord Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Concord Cemetery is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
      • The Concord Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Concord Community Cemetery
      • Concord MB Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2998 <5>
    • Barge Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cameron Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Cameron Cemetery is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cameron Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southwest of Zavalla.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2716 <5>
    • Hickory Grove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Mann Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mann Cemetery is located in Tyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mann Cemetery
    • Steeles Grove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Parker Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hensarling Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Mott Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mott Cemetery is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mott Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Carter Cemetery.

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

  • Martin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Martin is located in Angelina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Colmesneil
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Dolan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Dolan is located in Angelina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan
  • Parker Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Parker Point is located in Angelina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Point
  • Nancy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Nancy is located in Angelina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy
  • Zavalla
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Harveytown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Harveytown is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveytown
  • Doucette
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Manning ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Manning is located in Angelina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
  • Chester
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Woodville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Boynton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Boynton is located in Angelina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Beech Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Beech Grove is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
    • Powell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Powell is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
    • Peach Tree Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Peach Tree Village is located in Tyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Tree Village
    • Town Bluff
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Town Bluff is located in Tyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Bluff
    • Zana ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Zana is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zana
    • Sam Rayburn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • White City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • White City is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Ora
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Ora is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
    • Barnum
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Barnum is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
    • Jasper
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Oak Flat
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Oak Flat is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flat
    • Broaddus
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)

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 Carter Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tyler County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Carter 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 helpful 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 Carter Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Tyler 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 Carter Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1381602  (Carter Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1381602 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: Tyler
      • Est. Elev: 58 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Boykin Spring
      • Location given for Carter Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.0049179     Lon: -94.3343646
      • 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 Tyler, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Carter 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.