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A visit to the Duncan 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 Duncan Cemetery ...

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

32.0596, -94.9224

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

The Duncan Cemetery is located in Rusk County<2>.

The county seat for Rusk County is located in Henderson. Henderson lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Duncan Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Duncan Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Duncan Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Moore Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Moore Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
  • Neeley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Neeley Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neeley Cemetery
  • Moyers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Moyers Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers Cemetery
  • Waggoner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Waggoner Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waggoner Cemetery
  • Union Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
    • The Union Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Big Springs Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1982980 <5>
  • Boatright Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Boatright Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boatright Cemetery
  • Garrett Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Garrett Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
  • Lockridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Lockridge Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockridge Cemetery
  • Wiggins Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Wiggins Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins Cemetery
  • Cool Springs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Cool Springs Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs Cemetery
  • Lee Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Lee Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
  • Davis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Davis Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Black Jack Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Black Jack Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack Cemetery
    • Henry's Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Henry's Chapel Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry's Chapel Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Henry's Chapel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southeast of Troup.
      • The Henry's Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Henry's Chapel UMC Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960069 <5>
    • Vaughn Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Cemetery
    • Sanders Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Sanders Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
    • Union Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
    • Wiggins Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Wiggins Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins Cemetery
    • Medford Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Medford Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford Cemetery
    • Old Bethel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Bethel Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Laneville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2158588 <5>
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Hope Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Henderson.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #612191 <5>
    • Thomas Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Thomas Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery

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 Duncan Cemetery.

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

  • Big Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Big Springs is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
  • Price
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Henrys Chapel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Henrys Chapel is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Chapel
  • New Salem
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • New Salem is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
  • Laneville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Joinerville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Turnertown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Turnertown is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnertown
  • Selman City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Henderson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Griffin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Griffin is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
  • Wright City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Wright City is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
  • Blackjack
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Blackjack is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Oak Flats
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Oak Flats is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flats
    • Friars
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Friars is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars
    • New Summerfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Minden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Troup
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Arp
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Arp is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arp <6>
    • Sinclair City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Sinclair City is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair City
    • Gould
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Gould is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
    • Ponta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Ponta is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponta
    • Reklaw
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • New London
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Sulphur Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Sulphur Springs is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
    • Jacobs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jacobs is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs

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 Duncan Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rusk County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Duncan Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Rusk 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 Duncan Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1334778  (Duncan Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1334778 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: Rusk
      • Est. Elev: 137 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Gum Springs
      • Location given for Duncan Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.0596081     Lon: -94.9224388
      • 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 Rusk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Duncan 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.