A visit to the Delany Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Delany Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Delany Cemetery (FG ID #3219)
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 Delany Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Delany Cemetery
Lat: 31.6591° (31° 39' 32")
Lon: -95.5294° (-95° 31' 45")
The cemetery is located in Anderson County<3>.
As an estimate, the Delany Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southwest of Elkhart.
The county seat for Anderson County is located in Palestine. Palestine lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest of the Delany Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Delany Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Delany Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Payne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crawford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Union Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Funderburk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campbell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Douthit Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Perry Starr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Starr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Starr Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Starr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Starr Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Thomas Starr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Garden of Memories Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Woodard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Huddleston - McKinney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ferguson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chambers - Day Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hubbard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pilgrim Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gresham - Wright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mason Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mason Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mason Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Swanson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Roselawn Park Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gulceville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gulceville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gulceville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Gulceville Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Providence Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Williams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Wilson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Anderson County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Delany Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Delany Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Elkhart
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Slocum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alderbranch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kossuth
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kossuth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Kossuth is located in Anderson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kossuth
- From the Delany Cemetery to Kossuth
- Crystal Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cronin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cronin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronin
- Cronin is located in Anderson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cronin
- From the Delany Cemetery to Cronin
- Deanwright
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Salmon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jarvis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mound City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Palestine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview Assembly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Assembly have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Assembly
- Lakeview Assembly is located in Anderson County
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Wells Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Herring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Herring. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
- Herring is located in Anderson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Herring
- From the Delany Cemetery to Herring
- Grapeland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tucker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Refuge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Neches
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Long Lake
(14 miles [22.5 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 Delany Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Anderson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Delany Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Elkhart
- Grapeland
- Palestine
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Delany Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Anderson County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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 Delany Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1355883 (Delany Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1355883 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: Southeast Palestine
- County: Anderson Elev: 144
- Location given for GNIS #1355883 (Delany Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #3219
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Anderson County: www.co.anderson.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Delany Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6591, Longitude: -95.5294 |
<3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Anderson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<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> | 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. |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |