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A visit to the De Kalb 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 De Kalb Cemetery ...

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

33.5229, -94.6258

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

The De Kalb Cemetery is located in Bowie County<2>.

The county seat for Bowie County is located in Boston. Boston lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east southeast of the De Kalb Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the De Kalb Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the De Kalb Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Woodman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Woodman Cemetery is located in Bowie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman Cemetery
  • Garland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Garland Cemetery is located in Bowie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland Cemetery
  • Harrell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Harrell Cemetery is located in Bowie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell Cemetery
  • Harris Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Harris Cemetery is located in Bowie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
  • Walker Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Walker Cemetery is located in Red River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
  • Rehobeth Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Rehobeth Cemetery is located in Red River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehobeth Cemetery
  • Tucker Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Tucker Cemetery is located in Red River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
  • Wilkes Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Wilkes Cemetery is located in Red River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes Cemetery
  • Baker Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Baker Cemetery is located in Red River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
  • Nevill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Nevill Cemetery is located in Red River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevill Cemetery
  • Medford Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Medford Cemetery is located in Red River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford Cemetery
  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Bowie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Henrietta Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Henrietta Cemetery is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Henrietta Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the north of Avery.
      • The Henrietta Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Warren Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2305338 <5>
    • Holder Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Holder Cemetery is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holder Cemetery
    • Honeycutt Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Honeycutt Cemetery is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeycutt Cemetery
    • Wooten Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Wooten Cemetery is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooten Cemetery
    • Shawnee Chapel Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Shawnee Chapel Cemetery is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Chapel Cemetery
    • Dillard Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Dillard Cemetery is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard Cemetery
    • Cedar Creek Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Cedar Creek Cemetery is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Cemetery
    • Morris Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Morris Cemetery is located in Bowie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the De Kalb Cemetery.

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

  • De Kalb
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Avery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Avery is located in Red River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avery <6>
  • Dalby Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Dalby Springs is located in Bowie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby Springs
  • New Boston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Simms
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Boston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Boston is located in Bowie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • Bassett
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Bassett is located in Bowie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
  • Boxelder
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Boxelder is located in Red River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxelder
  • English
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • English is located in Red River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
  • Carbondale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Carbondale is located in Bowie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
  • Annona
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Foreman
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Foreman is located in Little River County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 922 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foreman <6>
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Hooks
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Maud
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Maud is located in Bowie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maud <6>
    • Bryans Mill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Bryans Mill is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Mill
    • Redbank
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Redbank is located in Bowie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbank
    • Naples
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Naples is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
      • Former name for Naples:
      • Station Belden
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <6>
    • Victory City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Victory City is located in Bowie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory City
    • Haworth
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Haworth is located in McCurtain County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haworth <6>

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 De Kalb Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bowie County.

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

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Bowie 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 De Kalb Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1355740  (De Kalb Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1355740 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: Bowie
      • Est. Elev: 119 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Oak Grove
      • Location given for De Kalb Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.522892     Lon: -94.6257639
      • 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 Bowie, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- De Kalb 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.