A visit to the Cochran 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 Cochran Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cochran Cemetery:
31.2621, -94.4041
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cochran Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cochran Cemetery is located in Angelina County<2>.
The county seat for Angelina County is located in Lufkin. Lufkin lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Cochran Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cochran Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Cochran Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cochran Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Harnington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Harnington Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harnington Cemetery
- Shofner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shofner Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shofner Cemetery
- McNeil Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McNiel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The McNiel Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNiel Cemetery
- Ozias Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boykin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Boykin Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin Cemetery
- The Boykin Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gilliland Boykin Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2524 <5>
- Smyrna Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
- Lowery Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Lowery Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowery Cemetery
- Wooten Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Patterson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Cassels Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Mott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Harvey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Harvey Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey Cemetery
- Blue Spring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Blue Spring Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring Cemetery
- Townsend Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Zavalla Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Harvey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Harvey Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey Cemetery
- Harvy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Harvy Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvy Cemetery
- Sowell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Sowell Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowell 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 Cochran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cochran Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ora
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ora is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
- Boynton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Boynton is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Oak Flat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Flat is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flat
- Zavalla
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Etoile
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Zana ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Zana is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zana
- Broaddus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ewing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ewing is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
- Nancy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Nancy is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy
- Thomas Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Crossing is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Crossing
- Huntington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Manning ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Manning is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- White City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- White City is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Alco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alco is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
- Dolan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dolan is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan
- Dunagan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dunagan is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunagan
- Rocky Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rocky Springs is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Homer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Homer is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Martin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Martin is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Bald Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bald Hill is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Hill
- Parker Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Parker Point is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Point
- Beulah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Beulah is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Chireno
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Platt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Platt is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platt
- Moffitt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moffitt is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
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 Cochran Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Angelina 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 Cochran Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1381673 (Cochran Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1381673 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: Angelina
- Est. Elev: 52 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Etoile South
- Location given for Cochran Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.2621329 Lon: -94.4040905
- 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 Angelina, 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- Cochran 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. |