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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. 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 De Kalb Cemetery ...

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>

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

Lat:   33.5229°   (33° 31' 22")

Lon:   -94.6258°   (-94° 37' 32")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Woodman Cemetery is located in Bowie County
  • Garland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Garland Cemetery is located in Bowie County
  • Harrell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harrell Cemetery is located in Bowie County
  • Harris Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harris Cemetery is located in Bowie County
  • Walker Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Walker Cemetery is located in Red River County
  • Rehobeth Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rehobeth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rehobeth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rehobeth Cemetery is located in Red River County
  • Tucker Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tucker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tucker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tucker Cemetery is located in Red River County
  • Wilkes Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilkes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilkes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wilkes Cemetery is located in Red River County
  • Baker Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Baker Cemetery is located in Red River County
  • Nevill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nevill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nevill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Nevill Cemetery is located in Red River County
  • Medford Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Medford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Medford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Medford Cemetery is located in Red River County
  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Bowie County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Henrietta Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henrietta Cemetery
      • The Henrietta Cemetery is located in Red River County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Henrietta Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holder Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holder Cemetery is located in Red River County
    • Honeycutt Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Honeycutt Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Honeycutt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Honeycutt Cemetery is located in Red River County
    • Wooten Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wooten Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wooten Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wooten Cemetery is located in Red River County
    • Shawnee Chapel Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shawnee Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shawnee Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shawnee Chapel Cemetery is located in Red River County
    • Dillard Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dillard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dillard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dillard Cemetery is located in Red River County
    • Cedar Creek Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Creek Cemetery
      • The Cedar Creek Cemetery is located in Red River County
    • Morris Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morris Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Morris Cemetery is located in Bowie County

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
    • Avery is located in Red River County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby Springs
    • Dalby Springs is located in Bowie County
  • New Boston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Simms
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simms
    • Simms is located in Bowie County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simms <6>
  • Boston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
    • Boston is located in Bowie County
  • Bassett
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
    • Bassett is located in Bowie County
  • Boxelder
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boxelder. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxelder
    • Boxelder is located in Red River County
  • English
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
    • English is located in Red River County
  • Carbondale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carbondale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
    • Carbondale is located in Bowie County
  • Annona
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Foreman
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foreman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreman
    • Foreman is located in Little River County (AR)
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
      • Maud is located in Bowie County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Mill
      • Bryans Mill is located in Cass County
    • Redbank
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbank
      • Redbank is located in Bowie County
    • Naples
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
      • Naples is located in Morris County
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory City
      • Victory City is located in Bowie County
    • Haworth
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
      • Haworth is located in McCurtain County (OK)
      • 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.

  • Annona
    • Annona lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the De Kalb Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Annona.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annona
  • Avery
    • Avery lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the De Kalb Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Avery.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
  • Clarksville
  • De Kalb
  • Foreman
  • Hooks
  • Naples
  • New Boston
  • Omaha
    • Omaha lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the De Kalb Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Omaha.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha

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 De Kalb 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 De Kalb Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1355740  (De Kalb Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1355740 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: Oak Grove
    • County: Bowie         Elev: 119
    • Location given for GNIS #1355740 (De Kalb Cemetery)

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

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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the De Kalb Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5229, Longitude: -94.6258       In this case, the coordinates for the De Kalb Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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.
<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.




 

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