A visit to the Fairgrounds 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 Fairgrounds Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fairgrounds Cemetery:
33.6121, -95.0719
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fairgrounds Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Fairgrounds Cemetery is located in Red River County<2>.
The county seat for Red River County is located in Clarksville. Clarksville lies just to the east of the Fairgrounds Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Fairgrounds Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fairgrounds Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fairgrounds Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Shamrock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The New Shamrock Cemetery is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Shamrock Cemetery
- McKenzie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The McKenzie Cemetery is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Stone Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Stone Chapel Cemetery is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Chapel Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Brewster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Brewster Cemetery is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster Cemetery
- Whitemans Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shamrock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Shamrock Cemetery is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Free Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Free Hope Cemetery is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Hope Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
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- Lone Star Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Lone Star Cemetery is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star Cemetery
- Youngs Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Youngs Chapel Cemetery is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Chapel Cemetery
- Catonville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Catonville Cemetery is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catonville Cemetery
- Blanton Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Blanton Creek Cemetery is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton Creek Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Dean Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Dean Cemetery is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Dodd Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Dodd Cemetery is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodd Cemetery
- Haywood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Haywood Cemetery is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood Cemetery
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]<3> of the Fairgrounds Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fairgrounds Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Clarksville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sherry
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sherry is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
- Bagwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Annona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Cuthand
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cuthand is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
- Detroit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bogata
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- English
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- English is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- Acworth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Acworth is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acworth
- Boxelder
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Boxelder is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxelder
- Greenwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Deport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Halesboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Halesboro is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halesboro
- Addielou
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Addielou is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addielou
- Silver City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Silver City is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Talco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Avery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Albion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Albion is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Blossom
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pattonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pin Hook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pin Hook is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
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 Fairgrounds Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Red River County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fairgrounds Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Annona
- Avery
- Avery lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Fairgrounds Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Avery.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Blossom
- Bogata
- Clarksville
- Deport
- Detroit
- Talco
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Fairgrounds Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Red River 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 Fairgrounds Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1357167 (Fairgrounds Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1357167 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: Red River
- Est. Elev: 130 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clarksville
- Location given for Fairgrounds Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.6120535 Lon: -95.0718892
- 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 Red River, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fairgrounds 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |