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A visit to the Galilee 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 Galilee Cemetery ...

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

31.7671, -94.5030

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

The Galilee Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County<2>.

The county seat for Nacogdoches County is located in Nacogdoches. Nacogdoches lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Galilee Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Galilee Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Galilee Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Cold Springs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Cold Springs Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cold Springs Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Garrison.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #662149 <5>
  • Strickland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Strickland Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickland Cemetery
  • Mast Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mast Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mast Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Holly Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Holly Springs Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs Cemetery
  • Moss Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Moss Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Cemetery
  • Nalls Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Nalls Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nalls Cemetery
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
  • Dixon Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Dixon Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
  • Foster Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Foster Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
  • Post Oak Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Post Oak Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Cemetery
  • Langston - Spence Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Langston - Spence Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston - Spence Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Langston - Spence Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the east of Mount Enterprise.
    • The Langston - Spence Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Barham Cemetery
    • Langston Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4749 <5>
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Old Prospect Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Old Prospect Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Prospect Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Prospect Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Mount Enterprise.
      • The Old Prospect Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old Prospect Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2159989 <5>
    • Helpenstell Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Helpenstell Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helpenstell Cemetery
    • Clifton Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Clifton Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Cemetery
    • Powdrill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Powdrill Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powdrill Cemetery
    • Greeley CME Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Concord Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Old North Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Old North Church Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old North Church Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old North Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Nacogdoches.
      • The Old North Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old North Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #282377 <5>
    • Old North Church Afro-American Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Old North Church Afro-American Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old North Church Afro-American Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old North Church Afro-American Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Nacogdoches.
      • The Old North Church Afro-American Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old North Cemetery #2
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2777079 <5>
    • Sunset Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Sunset Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cemetery
    • Pilgrim Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Pilgrim Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Cemetery
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Galilee Cemetery.

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

  • Whispering Pines
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Whispering Pines is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
  • Fitze
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fitze is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitze
  • Garrison
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Appleby
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Appleby is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Arcadia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Arcadia is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
  • Swift
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Swift is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
  • Martinsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Caledonia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Caledonia is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
  • Redfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Redfield is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
  • Concord
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Concord is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Timpson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Nacogdoches
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Mount Enterprise
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Trawick
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Trawick is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trawick
    • Attoyac
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Attoyac is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attoyac
    • Dotson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Dotson is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson
    • Sulphur Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Sulphur Springs is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
    • Woden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Nat
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Nat is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nat
    • Short
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Short is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
    • Center
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Tenaha
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Gary City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Oak Flats
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Oak Flats is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flats

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 Galilee Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Nacogdoches County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Galilee Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Galilee Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Nacogdoches 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 Galilee Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1357824  (Galilee Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1357824 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: Nacogdoches
      • Est. Elev: 150 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Garrison West
      • Location given for Galilee Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.7671202     Lon: -94.5029844
      • 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 Nacogdoches, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Galilee 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.