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A visit to the Gourd Creek 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 Gourd Creek Cemetery ...

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

30.5802, -95.4308

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

The Gourd Creek Cemetery is located in Walker County<2>.

The county seat for Walker County is located in Huntsville. Huntsville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest of the Gourd Creek Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Gourd Creek 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 Gourd Creek Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Joseph Elmina Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
  • Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hill Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
  • Hardy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Hardy Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Cemetery
  • Boswell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Boswell Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boswell Cemetery
  • Blackjack Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Blackjack Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack Cemetery
  • Jasper Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Jasper Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper Cemetery
  • Old Waverly Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Old Waverly Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Waverly Cemetery
  • Hargrove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hargrove Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrove Cemetery
  • Williams Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Williams Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
  • Scott Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Scott Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
  • Wood Family Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Wood Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
    • The Wood Family Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Family Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2437325 <5>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Shepard Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Shepard Hill Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard Hill Cemetery
      • The Shepard Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Danville Shepard Hill Cemetery
      • Old Danville Cemetery
      • Old Danville Family Cemetery
      • Shepard Cemetery
      • Shephard Hill Cemetery
      • Sheperd Hill Cemetery
      • Shepperd Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6876 <5>
    • Lewis Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Lewis Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
    • Jenkins Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Jenkins Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
    • Hightower Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Hightower Cemetery is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower Cemetery
    • Holloway Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Holloway Cemetery is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway Cemetery
    • Grant Colony Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Grant Colony Cemetery is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Colony Cemetery
    • Allen Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Allen Cemetery is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
    • Calvary Road Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Calvary Road Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Road Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Road Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Willis.
      • The Calvary Road Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Lakeview Cemetery
      • Plainview Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2394994 <5>
    • Cleveland Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Cleveland Cemetery is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Gourd Creek Cemetery.

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

  • Elmina
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Elmina is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmina
  • New Waverly
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Barado
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Barado is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barado
  • Danville ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Danville is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Willis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Willis is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,122 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willis <6>
  • Evergreen
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Evergreen is located in San Jacinto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Dodge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Oakhurst
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Huntsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Laurel Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Laurel Hill is located in San Jacinto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
  • Panorama Village
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Panorama Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,446 people
  • Magnolia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Magnolia is located in San Jacinto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Cut and Shoot
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Coldspring
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Point Blank
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Goshen ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Goshen is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Conroe
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Conroe is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,214 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conroe <6>
    • Riverside
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Montgomery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)

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 Gourd Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Walker County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Gourd Creek Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Walker 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 Gourd Creek Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1358218  (Gourd Creek Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1358218 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: Walker
      • Est. Elev: 108 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: New Waverly
      • Location given for Gourd Creek Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.5801988     Lon: -95.4307753
      • 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 Walker, 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- Gourd Creek 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.