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A visit to the Edmonson 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 Edmonson Cemetery ...

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

31.9391, -94.6785

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

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

The county seat for Rusk County is located in Henderson. Henderson lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Edmonson Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Edmonson Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Edmonson Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Campground Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Campground Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground Cemetery
  • Talley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Talley Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley Cemetery
  • Ross Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Ross Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
  • Bane Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Bane Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bane Cemetery
  • King Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The King Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
  • Phillips Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Phillips Family Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Family Cemetery
    • The Phillips Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Phillips Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5979 <5>
  • Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Miles Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Miles Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Cemetery
  • Moss Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Beaver's Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Whitfield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Whitfield Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield Cemetery
  • Hall Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hall Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Old Minden Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Barker Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Barker Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Cemetery
    • Booker Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Booker Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker Cemetery
    • Holleman Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Holleman Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holleman Cemetery
    • Concord Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hodge Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • McCune Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The McCune Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCune Cemetery
    • Gould Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Gould Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould Cemetery
    • Blanton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Blanton Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton Cemetery
    • Lyles - Sanders Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Old Prospect Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Old Prospect Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Prospect Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Prospect Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Mount Enterprise.
      • The Old Prospect Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old Prospect Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2159989 <5>
    • Greeley CME Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Bridwell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Bridwell Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridwell Cemetery
      • The Bridwell Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Breedville Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2422015 <5>

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 Edmonson Cemetery.

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

  • Mount Enterprise
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Sulphur Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sulphur Springs is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
  • Minden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Concord
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Concord is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Oak Flats
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Oak Flats is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flats
  • Brachfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Brachfield is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brachfield
  • Caledonia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Caledonia is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
  • Laneville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Dotson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Dotson is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson
  • Long Branch
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cushing
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Trawick
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Trawick is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trawick
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Pinehill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Pinehill is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehill
    • Fitze
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Fitze is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitze
    • Garrison
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Whispering Pines
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Whispering Pines is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
    • Looneyville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
    • Appleby
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Appleby is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
    • Sacul
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Henderson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Timpson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Buncome
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Buncome is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buncome
    • Clayton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • New Salem
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • New Salem is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
    • Dextra
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Dextra is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dextra
    • Nat
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Nat is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nat
    • Redfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Redfield is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield

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 Edmonson 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 Edmonson Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Edmonson 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 Edmonson Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1356827  (Edmonson Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1356827 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: 175 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Mount Enterprise
      • Location given for Edmonson Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.9390576     Lon: -94.6785437
      • 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Edmonson 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.
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