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A visit to the Dervin 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 Dervin Cemetery ...

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

33.6179, -97.0722

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

The Dervin Cemetery is located in Cooke County<2>.

The county seat for Cooke County is located in Gainesville. Gainesville lies just to the west of the Dervin Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Dervin Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Dervin Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • East Hill Cemetery
    • Gainesville Fairview Cemetery
    • Howeth Family Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3524 <5>
  • Redmond Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Redmond Cemetery is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redmond Cemetery
  • Nelson Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Nelson Grove Cemetery is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Grove Cemetery
  • Clark County Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Clark County Cemetery is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark County Cemetery
  • Union Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
  • Rest Haven Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Este Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Este Cemetery is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Este Cemetery
  • Center Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Center Hill Cemetery is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill Cemetery
  • Potter's Field Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Potter's Field Cemetery is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter's Field Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Potter's Field Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Gainesville.
    • The Potter's Field Cemetery has also been known as:
    • County Farm Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2203113 <5>
  • Herod - Morris Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Callisburg Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Callisburg Cemetery is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callisburg Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Turner Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Morris Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Morris Cemetery is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
    • Akers Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Akers Cemetery is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akers Cemetery
    • Osburn Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Osburn Cemetery is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osburn Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Osburn Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Valley View.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2203655 <5>
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Dye Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Dye Cemetery is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dye Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Whitesboro.
      • The Dye Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Ben Dye Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1973820 <5>
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
      • The Oakwood Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Whitesboro Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7617 <5>
    • Diamond Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dervin Cemetery.

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

  • Oak Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak Ridge is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
  • Gainesville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lake Kiowa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Custer City ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Custer City is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer City
  • Callisburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Callisburg is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callisburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
  • Burns City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Burns City is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
  • Lindsay
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Whitesboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Valley View
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Bloomfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Bloomfield is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
  • Collinsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Dixie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dixie is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Hemming
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Hemming is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemming
    • Thackerville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Tioga
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Tioga is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tioga <6>
    • Ethel
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Ethel is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
    • Sadler
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Coesfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Coesfield is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coesfield
    • Myra
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Sandusky
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Sandusky is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
    • Era
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Basin Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Basin Springs is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin Springs
    • Dexter
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Dexter is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
    • Hood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Hood is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
    • Pilot Point
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)

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 Dervin Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cooke County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Dervin Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Cooke 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 Dervin Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1355936  (Dervin Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1355936 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: Cooke
      • Est. Elev: 254 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Woodbine
      • Location given for Dervin Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.6178863     Lon: -97.0722321
      • 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 Cooke, 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' (or 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- Dervin 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.