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A visit to the Davidson 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 Davidson Cemetery ...

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

31.4591, -95.4449

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

The Davidson Cemetery is located in Houston County<2>.

The county seat for Houston County is located in Crockett. Crockett lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south of the Davidson Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Davidson Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Davidson Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Murdock Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Murdock Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock Cemetery
  • Denson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Denson Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denson Cemetery
  • Golden Gate Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Golden Gate Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Gate Cemetery
    • The Golden Gate Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Grapeland Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1983841 <5>
  • Milligan Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Milligan Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milligan Cemetery
  • Tyer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Tyer Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyer Cemetery
  • John Denson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The John Denson Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Denson Cemetery
    • The John Denson Cemetery has also been known as:
    • John Denson Family Cemetery
  • Owens Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Owens Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
  • Dunham - Harmon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • New Salem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The New Salem Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
  • McCarter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The McCarter Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCarter Cemetery
  • McCarthy Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Enon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Enon Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Johnston Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Johnston Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Cemetery
    • Latexo Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Latexo Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latexo Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Latexo Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Latexo.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4760 <5>
    • Box Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Box Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Cemetery
    • Wall Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Wall Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Cemetery
    • San Pedro Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The San Pedro Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro Cemetery
    • San Pedro Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The San Pedro Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro Cemetery
    • Refuge Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Refuge Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge Cemetery
    • Eleck Turk Grave
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Eleck Turk Grave is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleck Turk Grave

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 Davidson Cemetery.

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

  • Refuge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Refuge is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
  • Grapeland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Latexo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Salmon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Salmon is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
  • Belott
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Belott is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
  • Mound City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Mound City is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
  • Crockett
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Hickory Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hickory Creek is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
  • Slocum
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Slocum is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
  • Harrison Town
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Harrison Town is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Town
  • Halls Bluff Town ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Halls Bluff Town is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Bluff Town
  • Weches
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Weches is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Elkhart
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Tadmor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Tadmor is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
    • Alderbranch
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Alderbranch is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbranch
    • Porter Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Porter Springs is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Springs
    • Cooper
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Cooper is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
    • Kennard
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ratcliff
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Bluff City ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Bluff City is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
    • Cronin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Cronin is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronin
    • Crystal Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Crystal Lake is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
    • Deanwright
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Deanwright is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanwright
    • Weeping Mary
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Weeping Mary is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Mary
    • Lakeview Assembly
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Lakeview Assembly is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Assembly
    • Kossuth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Kossuth is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth

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 Davidson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Houston County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Davidson Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Houston 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 Davidson Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1384228  (Davidson Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1384228 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: Houston
      • Est. Elev: 134 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Grapeland
      • Location given for Davidson Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.4590678     Lon: -95.444948
      • 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 Houston, 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 from Point A (ie- Davidson 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.
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