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A visit to the Era Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Era Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   33.5021°   (33° 30' 7")

Lon:   -97.2870°   (-97° 17' 13")

The Era Cemetery is located in Cooke County<2>.

The county seat for Cooke County is located in Gainesville. Gainesville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northeast of the Era Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Era Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hood Cemetery is located in Cooke County
  • Cogburn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cogburn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cogburn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cogburn Cemetery is located in Cooke County
  • Coleman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coleman Cemetery
    • The Coleman Cemetery is located in Collin County
  • Moss Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moss Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Moss Cemetery is located in Cooke County
  • Gregory Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gregory Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gregory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gregory Cemetery is located in Denton County
  • Valley View Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Valley View Cemetery is located in Cooke County
  • Reed Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Reed Cemetery is located in Cooke County
  • Knox Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knox Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Knox Cemetery is located in Denton County
  • Bewley Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bewley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bewley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bewley Cemetery is located in Cooke County
  • Duck Creek Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duck Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duck Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Duck Creek Cemetery is located in Denton County
  • Redmond Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redmond Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Redmond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Redmond Cemetery is located in Cooke County
  • Sanger Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanger Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sanger Cemetery is located in Denton County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Cooke County
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Cooke County
      • The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
      • East Hill Cemetery
      • Gainesville Fairview Cemetery
      • Howeth Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3524 <5>
    • Hayes Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hayes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hayes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hayes Cemetery is located in Cooke County
    • Hardy Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hardy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hardy Cemetery is located in Montague County
    • Traylor Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Traylor Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Traylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Traylor Cemetery is located in Montague County
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Wise County
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Cooke County
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Cooke County
    • Rest Haven Memorial Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rest Haven Memorial Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rest Haven Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rest Haven Memorial Cemetery is located in Cooke County
    • Van Syke Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Syke Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Van Syke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Van Syke Cemetery is located in Cooke County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Era Cemetery.

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

  • Era
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Hood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
    • Hood is located in Cooke County
  • Valley View
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View
    • Valley View is located in Cooke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley View <6>
  • Myra
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Lindsay
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Rosston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Bolivar
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
    • Bolivar is located in Denton County
  • Slidell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sanger
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanger have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanger
    • Sanger is located in Denton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,133 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanger <6>
  • Muenster
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hemming
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemming
    • Hemming is located in Cooke County
  • Gainesville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
    • Gainesville is located in Cooke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,876 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <6>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Greenwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Burns City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
      • Burns City is located in Cooke County
    • Hardy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
      • Hardy is located in Montague County
    • Bloomfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
      • Bloomfield is located in Cooke County
    • Forestburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • New Harp
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harp
      • New Harp is located in Montague County
    • Krum
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krum
      • Krum is located in Denton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,412 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krum <6>
    • Lake Kiowa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Kiowa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Kiowa
      • Lake Kiowa is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Kiowa <6>
    • Oak Ridge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
      • Oak Ridge is located in Cooke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people

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 Era Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cooke County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Era 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 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 Era Cemetery:

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 Era Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1357051  (Era Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1357051 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Hood
    • County: Cooke         Elev: 279
    • Location given for GNIS #1357051 (Era Cemetery)

The official website for Cooke County: www.co.cooke.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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 Cooke, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Era Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5021, Longitude: -97.2870       In this case, the coordinates for the Era Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.




 

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