A visit to the Erwin Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Erwin Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Erwin Cemetery (FG ID #2368789)
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 Erwin Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Erwin Cemetery
Lat: 32.6622° (32° 39' 43")
Lon: -95.6077° (-95° 36' 27")
The cemetery is located in Van Zandt County<3>.
As an estimate, the Erwin Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the west of Grand Saline.
The county seat for Van Zandt County is located in Canton. Canton lies 16 miles [25.7 km] to the west southwest of the Erwin Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Erwin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Erwin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Padgett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Padgett Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Padgett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Padgett Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Dickerson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dickerson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dickerson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Dickerson Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Woodside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodside Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Woodside Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Pace Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pace Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pace Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jamestown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bowman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Green & Ford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green & Ford Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green & Ford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Green & Ford Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Cedars Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedars Memorial Gardens
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedars Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cedars Memorial Gardens is located in Wood County
- The Cedars Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- City Cemetery
- Mineola City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #366703 <1>
- Rodgers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rodgers Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rodgers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Rodgers Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Roselawn Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roselawn Memorial Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roselawn Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Roselawn Memorial Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Flewellen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Flewellen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flewellen Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flewellen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Flewellen Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Bunkley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bratcher Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bratcher Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bratcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bratcher Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Rockfield Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rockfield Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rockfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Rockfield Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Oakland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Oakes Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakes Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Oakes Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Marvin Chapel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Galena Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Galena Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Galena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Galena Cemetery is located in Smith County
- New Hope Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Wood County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Erwin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Erwin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jamestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Golden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
- Golden is located in Wood County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden <7>
- Grand Saline
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mineola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Van
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
- Van is located in Van Zandt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,778 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van <7>
- Alba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Garden Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fruitvale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Carroll
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carroll. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Carroll is located in Smith County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Carroll
- From the Erwin Cemetery to Carroll
- Quitman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hideaway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hainesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Gunter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gunter have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter
- Gunter is located in Wood County
- Ben Wheeler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ben Wheeler have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Wheeler
- Ben Wheeler is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ben Wheeler <7>
- Forest Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Canton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Canton is located in Van Zandt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,941 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <7>
- Edgewood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Emory
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lindale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lindale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindale
- Lindale is located in Smith County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,730 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindale <7>
- Yantis
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yantis have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yantis
- Yantis is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yantis <7>
- Edom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edom have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edom
- Edom is located in Van Zandt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edom <7>
- Pine Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
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 Erwin Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Van Zandt County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Erwin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Canton
- Emory
- Emory lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Erwin Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Emory.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
- Grand Saline
- Lindale
- Mineola
- Quitman
- Van
- Van lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the South (S) of the Erwin Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Van.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
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 Erwin Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Van Zandt County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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 Erwin Cemetery:
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Erwin Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6622, Longitude: -95.6077 |
<3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Van Zandt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<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 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. |
<6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |