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A visit to the Clapp 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 Clapp Cemetery ...

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

31.0285, -95.4602

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

The Clapp Cemetery is located in Walker County<2>.

The county seat for Walker County is located in Huntsville. Huntsville lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Clapp Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Clapp Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Clapp Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Huffman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Huffman Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman Cemetery
  • New Zion Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The New Zion Cemetery is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
  • Prairie Point Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Prairie Point Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Point Cemetery
  • Reed Sunshine Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Reed Sunshine Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Sunshine Cemetery
  • Salem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
  • Weldon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Weldon Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon Cemetery
  • Dunlap Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Dunlap Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap Cemetery
  • White Rock Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Spivey Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Spivey Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spivey Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • Adams - Little Memorial Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Glendale Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Glendale Cemetery is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Cal Wooten Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Cal Wooten Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cal Wooten Cemetery
    • Old Plantation Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cincinnati Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Cincinnati Cemetery is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati Cemetery
    • Holly Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Holly Cemetery is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Cemetery
    • Douglas Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Douglas Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Cemetery
    • Mason Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mason Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
    • Center Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Center Hill Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill Cemetery
    • Rockland Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Rockland Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland Cemetery
    • Union Grove Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
    • Saron Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Saron Cemetery is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saron Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Clapp Cemetery.

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

  • Kittrell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Kittrell is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
  • Antioch ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Antioch is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
  • Lovelady
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Trinity
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mill Town
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Mill Town is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
  • Glendale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Glendale is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
  • Holly
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Holly is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
  • Friday
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Friday is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friday
  • Riverside
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Austonio
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Austonio is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austonio
  • Chita
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Chita is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chita
  • Cooper
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cooper is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Pennington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Midway
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Carlisle
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Carlisle is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
    • Porter Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Porter Springs is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Springs
    • Dodge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Groveton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Crockett
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Huntsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Oakhurst
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)

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 Clapp Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Walker County.

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

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Walker 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 Clapp Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1354545  (Clapp Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1354545 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: Walker
      • Est. Elev: 89 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Lovelady South
      • Location given for Clapp Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.0285176     Lon: -95.4602199
      • 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 Walker, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Clapp 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.