A visit to the Egypt 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 Egypt Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Egypt Cemetery:
33.6759, -95.3633
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Egypt Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Egypt Cemetery is located in Lamar County<2>.
The county seat for Lamar County is located in Paris. Paris lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west of the Egypt Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Egypt Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Egypt Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Egypt Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Knights of Honor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Red Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Red Oak Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak Cemetery
- Holt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Holt Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holt Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Blossom.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4319 <5>
- Sikes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sikes Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sikes Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Detroit Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Detroit Cemetery is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit Cemetery
- Corn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Corn Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Meadowbrook Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moore Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dean Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Dean Cemetery is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Cemetery
- Longstreet Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Longstreet Cemetery is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longstreet Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Springhill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Springhill Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill Cemetery
- Wrights Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Long Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Newbether Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Newbether Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbether Cemetery
- Neathery Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Neathery Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neathery Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Liberty Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Detroit.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4833 <5>
- Ward Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Egypt Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Egypt Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Blossom
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sun Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sun Valley is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Sylvan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sylvan is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
- Detroit
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pattonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Reno
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Reno is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
- Amherst
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Amherst is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Novice
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Novice is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novice
- Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Pin Hook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pin Hook is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
- Deport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Clardy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Clardy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clardy
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Bagwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hinckley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hinckley is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
- Paris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Biardstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Biardstown is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biardstown
- Addielou
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Addielou is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addielou
- Camp Maxey ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Maxey is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Maxey
- Powderly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Glory
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glory is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glory
- Kanawha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kanawha is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- Midcity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Midcity is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midcity
- Midcity has also been known as:
- Trout Spur
- Trout
- Frog Hop ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Frog Hop is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Hop
- Taylor Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Taylor Town is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Town
- Halesboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Halesboro is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halesboro
- Arthur City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Frogville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Frogville is located in Choctaw County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogville
- Caviness
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Caviness is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caviness
- Hopewell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hopewell is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
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 Egypt Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lamar County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Egypt Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blossom
- Camp Maxey - Historic
- Deport
- Detroit
- Paris
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 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 Egypt Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Lamar 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 Egypt Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1356840 (Egypt Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1356840 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: Lamar
- Est. Elev: 167 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Detroit
- Location given for Egypt Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.6759408 Lon: -95.3632861
- 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 Lamar, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Egypt 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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