A visit to the Galena 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 Galena Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Galena Cemetery:
32.4924, -95.5833
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Galena Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Galena Cemetery is located in Smith County<2>.
The county seat for Smith County is located in Tyler. Tyler lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Galena Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Galena Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Galena Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Galena Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Harmony Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The New Harmony Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony Cemetery
- Jacob Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Jacob Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob Cemetery
- Dover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Dover Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Cemetery
- Marvin Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Marvin Chapel Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Marvin Chapel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Van.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5057 <5>
- Bunkley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bunkley Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunkley Cemetery
- Oakes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Oakes Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakes Cemetery
- Bowman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bowman Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Cemetery
- The Bowman Cemetery has also been known as:
- Village Creek Cemetery
- Jamestown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Sylvan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Sylvan Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sylvan Cemetery
- Hubbard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Hubbard Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Cemetery
- Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Prairie Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Prairie Springs Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Springs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Prairie Springs Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast of Canton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6161 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Edom Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Harmony Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The New Harmony Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony Cemetery
- Flewellen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Flewellen Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flewellen Cemetery
- Flewellen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Flewellen Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flewellen Cemetery
- Dickerson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Dickerson Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson Cemetery
- Padgett Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Padgett Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padgett Cemetery
- Pace Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Pace Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Lindale City Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Lindale City Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindale City Cemetery
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 Galena Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Galena Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Carroll
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Carroll is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Garden Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Garden Valley is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
- Van
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Van is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,778 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van <6>
- Jamestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jamestown is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Ben Wheeler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hideaway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hideaway is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,208 people
- Edom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lindale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Brownsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Swan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Swan is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
- Mineola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chandler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Grand Saline
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Golden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Canton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Tundra
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Tundra is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tundra
- Murchison
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Leagueville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Leagueville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leagueville
- Red Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Red Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
- Fruitvale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Tyler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
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 Galena 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 Galena Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Canton
- Grand Saline
- Lindale
- Mineola
- Tyler
- Tyler lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Galena Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tyler.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Van
- Van lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Galena 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 begin 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 Galena 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 Galena Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1357823 (Galena Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1357823 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: 147 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Carroll
- Location given for Galena Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.4923628 Lon: -95.583294
- 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 Smith, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Galena 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. |