RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Texas >> Harris County >> DeZavalla CemeteryIndex...

A visit to the DeZavalla 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 DeZavalla Cemetery ...

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

29.7602, -95.0935

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

The DeZavalla Cemetery is located in Harris County<2>.

The county seat for Harris County is located in Houston. Houston lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west of the DeZavalla Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the DeZavalla Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the DeZavalla Cemetery.<4>

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

  • San Jacinto Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Betheny Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Betheny Cemetery is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betheny Cemetery
  • Hill of Rest Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Hill of Rest Cemetery is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill of Rest Cemetery
  • La Porte Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The La Porte Cemetery is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Porte Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the La Porte Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in La Porte.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4707 <5>
  • Cedarhurst Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Cedarhurst Cemetery is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhurst Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedarhurst Cemetery is located in La Porte.
    • The Cedarhurst Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cedar Hurst Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2277733 <5>
  • Earthman Memory Gardens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Earthman Memory Gardens is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earthman Memory Gardens
    • The Earthman Memory Gardens has also been known as:
    • Baytown Memorial Cemetery
    • Memory Gardens of Baytown
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2280 <5>
  • Crosby Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Crosby Cemetery is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby Cemetery
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
  • Harrington Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Harrington Cemetery is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Cemetery
  • Harris County Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Harris County Cemetery is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris County Cemetery
  • Hart - Magee - Oates - Singleton Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Hart - Magee - Oates - Singleton Cemetery is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart - Magee - Oates - Singleton Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hart - Magee - Oates - Singleton Cemetery is located in Houston.
    • The Hart - Magee - Oates - Singleton Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Oates Prairie Cemetery
    • Oates - Singleton Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2134356 <5>
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Cedar Crest Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Cedar Crest Cemetery is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest Cemetery
      • The Cedar Crest Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Little Arlington Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2804 <5>
    • Morgan Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Morgan Cemetery is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
    • Lynch Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Lynch Cemetery is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Cemetery
    • Glendale Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Glendale Cemetery is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Cemetery
    • Jackson Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
    • Busch Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Busch Cemetery is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busch Cemetery
    • Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery
      • The Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Forest Park Cemetery
      • Garden of Gethsemane
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #156472 <5>
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Forest Lawn Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Forest Lawn Cemetery is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn Cemetery
      • The Forest Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Genoa Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960881 <5>
    • Larrabee Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Seabrook Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Fisher Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Fisher Cemetery is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
    • Williams Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Williams Cemetery is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
    • First United Methodist Cemetery of Mont Belvieu
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)

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 DeZavalla Cemetery.

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

  • Channelview
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Highlands
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cloverleaf
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Deer Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Sheldon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Sheldon is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
  • La Porte
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Morgan's Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Morgan's Point is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan's Point
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 337 people
  • Baytown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Winterwood Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Winterwood Village is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterwood Village
  • Pasadena
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Chaparral Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Chaparral Village is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaparral Village
  • Barrett
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Jacinto City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Galena Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Bayou
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Cedar Bayou is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bayou
    • Meadow Creek Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Meadow Creek Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Creek Village
    • South Houston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Parkland Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Parkland Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland Village
    • Gateway Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Gateway Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateway Village
    • Shoreacres
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Shoreacres is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreacres
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
    • Crosby
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Harrisburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Harrisburg is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
    • Park Place
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Park Place is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Place
    • Genoa
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Genoa is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
    • Glenbrook Valley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Glenbrook Valley is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook Valley
    • Taylor Lake Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Magnolia Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Magnolia Park is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park

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 DeZavalla Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Harris County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The DeZavalla 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 helpful 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 DeZavalla Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Harris 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 DeZavalla Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1334133  (DeZavalla Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1334133 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: Harris
      • Est. Elev: 2 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Highlands
      • Location given for DeZavalla Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.7602271     Lon: -95.0935418
      • 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 Harris, 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 from Point A (ie- DeZavalla 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.