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A visit to the Douglas 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 Douglas Cemetery ...

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

32.1315, -95.3272

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

The Douglas Cemetery is located in Cherokee County<2>.

The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Rusk. Rusk lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Douglas Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Douglas Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Douglas Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Tarrant Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Tarrant Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrant Cemetery
  • New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south of Tyler.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2245204 <5>
  • New Hope (Southwest) Cemetery (African-American)
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Rather Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Rather Cemetery is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rather Cemetery
  • Ray Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Ray Cemetery is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
    • The Thompson Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Thompson Family Cemetery
  • Flint Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Flint Cemetery is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Cemetery
  • Loftin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Loftin Cemetery is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftin Cemetery
    • The Loftin Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old White Settlement Cemetery
    • Teaselville Cemetery
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southwest of Bullard.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6065 <5>
  • Larissa Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Larissa Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Larissa Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Mount Selman.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4755 <5>
  • Crow Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Crow Cemetery is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Cemetery
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Renfro Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Renfro Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfro Cemetery
    • Killough Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Killough Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killough Cemetery
    • Mt. Comfort Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Mt. Comfort Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Comfort Cemetery
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery (African-American)
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Walnut Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
    • Barron Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Barron Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron Cemetery
      • The Barron Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Barron / Shackleford Cemetery
    • New Bethel Cemetery (African-American)
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Douglas Cemetery.

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

  • Bullard
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Teaselville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Teaselville is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaselville
  • Flint
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Larissa ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Larissa is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa
  • Mount Selman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Selman is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Selman
  • Lee Spring
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lee Spring is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Spring
  • Gresham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Gresham is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
  • Cherokee Landing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cherokee Landing is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Landing
  • Mixon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Mixon is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon
  • Dogwood City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Dogwood City is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood City
  • Berryville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Berryville is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
  • Cuney
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Reese
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Reese is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
    • Noonday
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Noonday is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
    • Whitehouse
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Coffee City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Coffee City is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
    • Frankston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Gould
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Gould is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
    • Jacksonville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Troup
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Troup is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troup
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,064 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troup <6>

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 Douglas Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cherokee County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Douglas Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Cherokee 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 Douglas Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1334551  (Douglas Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1334551 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: Cherokee
      • Est. Elev: 152 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Bullard
      • Location given for Douglas Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.1315475     Lon: -95.3271736
      • 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 Cherokee, 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- Douglas 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.