A visit to the Elkins 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 Elkins Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Elkins Cemetery:
32.2195, -95.0962
The Elkins Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Omen.
The cemetery is located in Smith County<1>.
The county seat for Smith County is located in Tyler. Tyler lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Elkins Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Elkins Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Elkins Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Elkins Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Liberty Cemetery (African-American)
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- McDonald Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope (Southeast) Cemetery (African-American)
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mason Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Canaan Cemetery (African-American)
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rucker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pinecrest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Troup City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Whitehouse Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rucker Cemetery (African-American)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Asbury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Home Cemetery (African-American)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson Curtis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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]<2> of the Elkins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Elkins Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Omen
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sinclair City
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sinclair City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair City
- Arp
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Troup
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wright City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wright City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
- New Chapel Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Chapel Hill is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
- Overton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whitehouse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Henrys Chapel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Selman City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Turnertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jamestown ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Price
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New London
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mixon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gould
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Blackjack
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Joinerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Friars
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sexton City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sexton City is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton City
- Browning
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Griffin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Big Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bullard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jacobs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Laird Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tyler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gresham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Flint
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Elkins Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Smith County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Elkins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arp
- Arp lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the East (E) of the Elkins Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Arp.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
- Big Springs
- Overton
- Tyler
- Whitehouse
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 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 Elkins Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Smith 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 Elkins Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1335316 (Elkins Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1335316 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: Smith
- Est. Elev: 149 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Troup East
- Location given for Elkins Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.2193222 Lon: -95.0954997
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Smith, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Elkins Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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