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A visit to the Denson 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 Denson Cemetery ...

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

31.4835, -95.4374

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

The Denson Cemetery is located in Houston County<2>.

The county seat for Houston County is located in Crockett. Crockett lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south of the Denson Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Denson Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Denson Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Murdock Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Murdock Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock Cemetery
  • Davidson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Davidson Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
  • John Denson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The John Denson Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Denson Cemetery
    • The John Denson Cemetery has also been known as:
    • John Denson Family Cemetery
  • Owens Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Owens Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
  • Enon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Enon Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
  • Eleck Turk Grave
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Eleck Turk Grave is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleck Turk Grave
  • Dunham - Harmon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Johnston Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Johnston Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Cemetery
  • Tyer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Tyer Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyer Cemetery
  • Refuge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Refuge Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge Cemetery
  • Golden Gate Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Golden Gate Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Gate Cemetery
    • The Golden Gate Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Grapeland Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1983841 <5>
  • San Pedro Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The San Pedro Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • San Pedro Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • The San Pedro Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro Cemetery
    • Brown Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Brown Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
    • New Salem Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The New Salem Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
    • Milligan Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Milligan Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milligan Cemetery
    • McCarter Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The McCarter Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCarter Cemetery
    • McCarthy Chapel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Edens - Madden Massacre Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Parker Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Parker Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
    • Hayes Spring Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Hayes Spring Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Spring Cemetery
      • The Hayes Spring Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Haynes Spring Cemetery
      • Hays Spring Cemetery
    • Parker Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Parker Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Denson Cemetery.

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

  • Refuge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Refuge is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
  • Grapeland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Latexo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Mound City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Mound City is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
  • Salmon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Salmon is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
  • Belott
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Belott is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
  • Hickory Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hickory Creek is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
  • Slocum
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Slocum is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
  • Crockett
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Elkhart
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Harrison Town
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Harrison Town is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Town
  • Weches
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Weches is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Alderbranch
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Alderbranch is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbranch
    • Halls Bluff Town ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Halls Bluff Town is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Bluff Town
    • Tadmor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Tadmor is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
    • Porter Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Porter Springs is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Springs
    • Kennard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bluff City ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Bluff City is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
    • Cronin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Cronin is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronin
    • Kossuth
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Kossuth is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
    • Crystal Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Crystal Lake is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
    • Cooper
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Cooper is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
    • Deanwright
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Deanwright is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanwright
    • Jarvis
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jarvis is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis
    • Ratcliff
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Weeping Mary
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Weeping Mary is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Mary
    • Lakeview Assembly
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Lakeview Assembly is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Assembly

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 Denson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Houston County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Denson Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 either 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 Denson Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Houston 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 Denson Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1355921  (Denson Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1355921 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: Houston
      • Est. Elev: 129 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Grapeland
      • Location given for Denson Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.483512     Lon: -95.437448
      • 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 Houston, 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- Denson 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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