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A visit to the Davis 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 Davis Cemetery ...

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

29.5358, -94.7524

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

The Davis Cemetery is located in Chambers County<2>.

The county seat for Chambers County is located in Anahuac. Anahuac lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Davis Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Davis Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 19 miles [30.6 km] of the Davis Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Frankland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Frankland Cemetery is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankland Cemetery
  • Port Bolivar Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Port Bolivar Cemetery is located in Galveston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Bolivar Cemetery
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
  • Godfrey Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Godfrey Cemetery is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godfrey Cemetery
  • Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southeast of Anahuac.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2310015 <5>
  • Barrow Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • The Barrow Cemetery is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrow Cemetery
  • Fisher Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Fisher Cemetery is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
  • Texas City Memorial Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Crook Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • The Crook Cemetery is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crook Cemetery
  • Seabrook Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • La Marque Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The La Marque Cemetery is located in Galveston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Marque Cemetery
  • Larrabee Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Phillips Memorial Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rising Star Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Rising Star Cemetery is located in Galveston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Star Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Galveston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
      • The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cahill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #160050 <5>
    • Winfree Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • The Winfree Cemetery is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfree Cemetery
    • Cedar Crest Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • The Cedar Crest Cemetery is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest Cemetery
      • The Cedar Crest Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Little Arlington Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2804 <5>
    • Cedarhurst Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • The Cedarhurst Cemetery is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhurst Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedarhurst Cemetery is located in La Porte.
      • The Cedarhurst Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cedar Hurst Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2277733 <5>
    • La Porte Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • The La Porte Cemetery is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Porte Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the La Porte Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in La Porte.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4707 <5>
    • Beth Jacob Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • The Beth Jacob Cemetery is located in Galveston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Jacob Cemetery
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Galveston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • Greek Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • The Greek Cemetery is located in Galveston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greek Cemetery
    • Serbian Orthodox Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • The Serbian Orthodox Cemetery is located in Galveston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serbian Orthodox Cemetery
      • The Serbian Orthodox Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Serbian Cemetery
    • Galveston Municipal Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Memorial Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Municipal Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • The Municipal Cemetery is located in Galveston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Municipal Cemetery
    • Anahuac Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • The Anahuac Cemetery is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anahuac Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Davis Cemetery.

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

  • Smith Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Smith Point is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Point
  • Crystal Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • San Leon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Port Bolivar
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Bolivar Peninsula
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Bolivar Peninsula is located in Galveston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar Peninsula
  • Texas City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Double Bayou
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Double Bayou is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Bayou
  • Caplen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Caplen is located in Galveston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caplen
  • Bacliff
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Beach City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Beach City is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
  • Gilchrist
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Anahuac
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Mystic Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Mystic Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Village
    • Seabrook
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Clear Lake Shores
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Kemah
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Kemah is located in Galveston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemah
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kemah <6>
    • La Marque
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Texas City Junction
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Texas City Junction is located in Galveston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas City Junction
    • Galveston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Morgan's Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Morgan's Point is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan's Point
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 337 people
    • Gateway Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Gateway Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateway Village
    • Shoreacres
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Shoreacres is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreacres
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
    • El Lago
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • South Shore Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • South Shore Village is located in Galveston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Shore Village
    • Bayou Vista
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Bayou Vista is located in Galveston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Vista
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,637 people
    • La Porte
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Taylor Lake Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

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 Davis Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chambers County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Davis 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 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 Davis Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Chambers 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 Davis Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1334085  (Davis Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1334085 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: Chambers
      • Est. Elev: 3 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Smith Point
      • Location given for Davis Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.5357853     Lon: -94.7524187
      • 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 Chambers, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Davis 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.