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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:

30.6149, -94.6735

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 Polk County<2>.

The county seat for Polk County is located in Livingston. Livingston lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west northwest 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 25 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the Davis Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Camp Ruby Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Camp Ruby Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ruby Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Camp Ruby Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northwest of Dallardsville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #236559 <5>
  • Midway Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Midway Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
  • Bluff Creek Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bluff Creek Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek Cemetery
  • Hubert Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • The Hubert Cemetery is located in Tyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubert Cemetery
  • Fellowship Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • The Fellowship Cemetery is located in Tyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship Cemetery
  • George Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • The George Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Cemetery
  • Rice Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Rice Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
  • Lake Station Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • The Lake Station Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Station Cemetery
  • Justis Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • The Justis Cemetery is located in Tyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justis Cemetery
  • Feagin Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • The Feagin Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feagin Cemetery
  • Peebles Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • The Peebles Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peebles Cemetery
  • Parrish Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • The Parrish Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Griffin Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Griffin Cemetery is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
    • Sutton Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Sutton Cemetery is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Cemetery
    • Warren Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • The Warren Cemetery is located in Tyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Cemetery
    • Kibble Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Kibble Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibble Cemetery
    • Old City Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Forest Hill Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
    • Restland Memorial Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Restland Memorial Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Hank Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • McNulty Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Hyatt Community Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • The Hyatt Community Cemetery is located in Tyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt Community Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hyatt Community Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Warren.
      • The Hyatt Community Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hyatt Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484789 <5>
    • Williams Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • The Williams Cemetery is located in Tyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Tyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 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:

  • Dallardsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Indian Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Indian Springs is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
  • Oak Shade
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Shade is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Shade
  • Schwab City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Schwab City is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schwab City
  • Ace
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Big Thicket Creekmore Village
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rye
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Fuqua ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Fuqua is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuqua
  • Votaw
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Romayor
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Thicket
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Bragg ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bragg is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Warren
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Livingston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lamont
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Lamont is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
    • Goodrich
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Africa ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Africa is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
    • Hillister
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • New Willard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • New Willard is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Willard
    • Village Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Leggett
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Seven Oaks
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Seven Oaks is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
    • Barnes
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Barnes is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
    • Swartout ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Swartout is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartout

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 Polk 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 begin 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 Davis Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Polk 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 #1355692  (Davis Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1355692 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: Polk
      • Est. Elev: 71 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Segno
      • Location given for Davis Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.6149254     Lon: -94.6735376
      • 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 Polk, 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- 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.
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