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A visit to the Clewis 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 Clewis Cemetery ...

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

32.7954, -95.7572

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

The Clewis Cemetery is located in Rains County<2>.

The county seat for Rains County is located in Emory. Emory lies just to the north of the Clewis Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Clewis Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Clewis Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Turner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Turner Cemetery is located in Rains County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
  • Campbell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Campbell Cemetery is located in Rains County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
  • Rocky Point Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Rocky Point Cemetery is located in Rains County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point Cemetery
  • Bishop Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bishop Family Cemetery is located in Rains County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Family Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bishop Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Emory.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2381249 <5>
  • Danley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Danley Cemetery is located in Rains County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danley Cemetery
  • Smyrna Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Tooms Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Tooms Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tooms Cemetery
  • MaGee - McCord Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery is located in Rains County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pilgrim Rest Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Emory.
    • The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pilgrim's Rest Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #271442 <5>
  • Forbis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Forbis Cemetery is located in Rains County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbis Cemetery
  • Trumble Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Trumble Cemetery is located in Rains County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumble Cemetery
  • Rodgers Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Rodgers Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Prairie Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Prospect Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Prospect Cemetery is located in Rains County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
    • Morince Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Morince Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morince Cemetery
    • Barrett Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Barrett Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett Cemetery
    • Robertson / Henrys Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Woosley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Woosley Cemetery is located in Rains County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woosley Cemetery
    • Woodside Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Woodside Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Cemetery
    • Daugherty Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Daugherty Cemetery is located in Rains County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daugherty Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Clewis Cemetery.

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

  • Emory
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Alba
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Flats
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Flats is located in Rains County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flats
  • Fruitvale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Grand Saline
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Gunter
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Gunter is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter
  • Edgewood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Golden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • East Tawakoni
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • East Tawakoni is located in Rains County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tawakoni
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
  • Bonanza
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Yantis
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Hooker Ridge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Hooker Ridge is located in Rains County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Ridge
    • Wills Point
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Myrtle Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Myrtle Springs is located in Van Zandt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Springs
    • West Tawakoni
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • West Tawakoni is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tawakoni
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,994 people
    • Miller Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Canton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Canton is located in Van Zandt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,941 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <6>
    • Jamestown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jamestown is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Quitman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Divide
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Divide is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
    • Lone Oak
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mineola
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Van
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Van is located in Van Zandt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,778 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van <6>
    • Forest Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Forest Hill is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
    • Tazewell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Tazewell is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
    • Hawk Cove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Hawk Cove is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Cove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 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 Clewis Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rains County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Clewis Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Rains 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 Clewis Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1373139  (Clewis Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1373139 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: Rains
      • Est. Elev: 123 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Emory South
      • Location given for Clewis Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.7954024     Lon: -95.7571852
      • 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 Rains, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Clewis 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.