A visit to the Denton 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 Denton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Denton Cemetery:
33.5457, -95.7311
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Denton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Denton Cemetery is located in Lamar County<2>.
The county seat for Lamar County is located in Paris. Paris lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northeast of the Denton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Denton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Denton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Denton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gaugh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Gaugh Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaugh Cemetery
- McGalasson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The McGalasson Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGalasson Cemetery
- Arkansas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Arkansas Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas Cemetery
- McGlasson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The McGlasson Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGlasson Cemetery
- Topping Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Topping Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topping Cemetery
- Dickie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dickie Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickie Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mallory Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mallory Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory Cemetery
- Baptist Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Baptist Hill Cemetery is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Hill Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Waller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Waller Cemetery is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Whittenburg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Whittenburg Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittenburg Cemetery
- Giles Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Giles Cemetery is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles Cemetery
- Camp Shed Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Camp Shed Cemetery is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Shed Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Camp Shed Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northeast of Cooper.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2721 <5>
- McDonald Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- Camp Hill Oil Field
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Camp Hill Oil Field is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hill Oil Field
- Broyles Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Broyles Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broyles Cemetery
- Bledsoe Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Bledsoe Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe Cemetery
- Brackeen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Brackeen Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackeen Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Denton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Denton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Roxton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- High
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- High is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High
- Ben Franklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Howland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Howland is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
- Ambia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ambia is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
- Brookston
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Atlas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Atlas is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Petty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dial
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dial is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial
- Enloe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Toco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Toco is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Pecan Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Gadston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gadston is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadston
- Broadway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Broadway is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
- Lake Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Honey Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Frog Hop ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Frog Hop is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Hop
- Glory
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Glory is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glory
- Bug Tussle ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bug Tussle is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Tussle
- Cooper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Paris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Allen Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Allen Point is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Point
- Jot-Em-Down
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jot-Em-Down is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jot-Em-Down
- Jot-Em-Down has also been known as:
- Mohegan
- Muddig Prairie
- Biardstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Biardstown is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biardstown
- Sumner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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 Denton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lamar County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Denton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ben Franklin
- Cooper
- Enloe
- Enloe lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Denton Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Enloe.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enloe
- Honey Grove
- Paris
- Roxton
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 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 Denton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Lamar 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 Denton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1355922 (Denton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1355922 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: Lamar
- Est. Elev: 154 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Roxton
- Location given for Denton Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.5456613 Lon: -95.7310727
- 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 Lamar, 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- Denton 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. |