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A visit to the Crain Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Crain Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Crain Cemetery (FG ID #3095)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Crain Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   31.1217°   (31° 7' 18")

Lon:   -94.5933°   (-94° 35' 35")

The Crain Cemetery is located in Angelina County<2>.

The county seat for Angelina County is located in Lufkin. Lufkin lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Crain Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Crain Cemetery.<4>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Crain Cemetery.

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

  • Manning ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manning have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
    • Manning is located in Angelina County
  • Beulah
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beulah have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
    • Beulah is located in Angelina County
  • Bald Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bald Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Hill
    • Bald Hill is located in Angelina County
  • Prairie Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
    • Prairie Grove is located in Angelina County
  • Dolan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dolan have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan
    • Dolan is located in Angelina County
  • Nancy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Zavalla
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Huntington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
    • Huntington is located in Angelina County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,079 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington <8>
  • Shady Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
    • Shady Grove is located in Angelina County
  • Homer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Homer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
    • Homer is located in Angelina County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Homer
    • From the Crain Cemetery to Homer
  • Oak Flat
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flat
    • Oak Flat is located in Angelina County
  • Peach Tree Village
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peach Tree Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Tree Village
    • Peach Tree Village is located in Tyler County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Martin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Martin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
      • Martin is located in Angelina County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Martin
      • From the Crain Cemetery to Martin
    • Boynton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boynton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
      • Boynton is located in Angelina County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Boynton
      • From the Crain Cemetery to Boynton
    • Burke
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Diboll
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Rutland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rutland have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
      • Rutland is located in Angelina County
    • Rocky Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Skinner Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skinner Town have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner Town
      • Skinner Town is located in Polk County
    • Barnum
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barnum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
      • Barnum is located in Polk County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Barnum
      • From the Crain Cemetery to Barnum
    • Chester
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Ora
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ora. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
      • Ora is located in Angelina County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ora
      • From the Crain Cemetery to Ora
    • Dunagan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dunagan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunagan
      • Dunagan is located in Angelina County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dunagan
      • From the Crain Cemetery to Dunagan
    • Alco
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alco have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
      • Alco is located in Angelina County
    • Corrigan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Camden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
      • Camden is located in Polk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <8>
    • Lily Island
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Barnes
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barnes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
      • Barnes is located in Polk County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Barnes
      • From the Crain Cemetery to Barnes

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 Crain Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Angelina County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Corrigan
  • Diboll
    • Diboll lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Crain Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Diboll.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diboll

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 websites either 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 Crain Cemetery:

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 Crain Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1355304  (Crain Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1355304 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Wolf Hill
    • County: Angelina         Elev: 62
    • Location given for GNIS #1355304 (Crain Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #3095

The official website for Angelina County: www.angelinacounty.net/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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 '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Crain Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.1217, Longitude: -94.5933    
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Diboll and Zavalla. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
<6>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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<8>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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