A visit to the Craig 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 Craig Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Craig Cemetery:
32.1524, -94.7080
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Craig Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Craig Cemetery is located in Rusk County<2>.
The county seat for Rusk County is located in Henderson. Henderson lies just to the west of the Craig Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Craig Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Craig Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Craig Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pryor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Pryor Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryor Cemetery
- Chapman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Strong Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Strong Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong Cemetery
- Crow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Crow Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Cemetery
- Hunt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hunt Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Wasson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wasson Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasson Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Oberthier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Oberthier Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberthier Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oberthier Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Henderson.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5710 <5>
- Little Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Pine Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bridges Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bridges Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Old City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Old City Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City Cemetery
- The Old City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Henderson City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1863053 <5>
- Wright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Lakewood Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Welch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Welch Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Cemetery
- Pinehill Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Pinehill Baptist Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehill Baptist Cemetery
- The Pinehill Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pine Hill Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2233220 <5>
- Buckner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Buckner Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner Cemetery
- Myers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Craig Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Craig Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Henderson
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pinehill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pinehill is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehill
- Brachfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brachfield is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brachfield
- Minden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Long Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Joinerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jacobs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jacobs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
- Friars
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Friars is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars
- Monroe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Monroe is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Laneville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pirtle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pirtle is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirtle
- Price
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Oak Flats
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Oak Flats is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flats
- Dotson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dotson is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson
- Clayton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Delray
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Delray is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
- Turnertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Turnertown is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnertown
- Beckville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elderville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Elderville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderville
- Tatum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sexton City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sexton City is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton City
- New London
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Selman City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Big Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Big Springs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Mount Enterprise
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wright City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wright City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
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 Craig Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rusk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Craig Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beckville
- Big Springs
- Henderson
- Tatum
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Craig Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Rusk 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 Craig Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1333617 (Craig Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1333617 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: Rusk
- Est. Elev: 137 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Church Hill
- Location given for Craig Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.1523828 Lon: -94.7079884
- 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 Rusk, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Craig 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. |