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A visit to the Griffin 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 Griffin Cemetery ...

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

32.0373, -95.0802

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

The Griffin Cemetery is located in Cherokee County<2>.

The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Rusk. Rusk lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Griffin Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Griffin Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Griffin Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Fitch Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Fitch Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitch Cemetery
  • Pleasant Plains Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Knoxville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Knoxville Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville Cemetery
  • McDonald Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The McDonald Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
  • Union Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
  • Union Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
  • Henry's Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Henry's Chapel Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry's Chapel Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Henry's Chapel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southeast of Troup.
    • The Henry's Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Henry's Chapel UMC Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960069 <5>
  • Sanders Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Sanders Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
  • Tecula Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Tecula Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecula Cemetery
  • Boatright Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Boatright Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boatright Cemetery
  • Union Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
    • The Union Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Big Springs Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1982980 <5>
  • Troup City Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Troup City Cemetery is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troup City Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Tilley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Tilley Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilley Cemetery
    • Myrtle Springs Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Wiggins Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Wiggins Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins Cemetery
    • Moore Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Moore Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
    • Union Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
    • Bradford Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Bradford Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
    • Pinecrest Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Pinecrest Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest Cemetery
    • Rucker Cemetery (African-American)
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Spence Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Spence Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Griffin Cemetery.

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

  • Griffin
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Griffin is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
  • Blackjack
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Blackjack is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
  • New Summerfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Gould
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Gould is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
  • Henrys Chapel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Henrys Chapel is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Chapel
  • Big Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Big Springs is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
  • Troup
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Troup is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troup
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,064 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troup <6>
  • Mixon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Mixon is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon
  • Ponta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Ponta is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponta
  • New Salem
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • New Salem is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
  • Gallatin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Price
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Turney
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Turney is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turney
    • Sinclair City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Sinclair City is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair City
    • Jacksonville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Turnertown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Turnertown is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnertown
    • Selman City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Wright City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Wright City is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
    • Omen
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Omen is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omen
    • Mount Selman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Mount Selman is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Selman
    • Reklaw
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Arp
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Arp is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arp <6>
    • Joinerville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Larissa ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Larissa is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa
    • Dialville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Dialville is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialville
    • Whitehouse
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bullard
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)

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 Griffin Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cherokee County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Griffin Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Cherokee 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 Griffin Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2513168  (Griffin Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2513168 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: Cherokee
      • Est. Elev: 134 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Griffin
      • Location given for Griffin Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.03726     Lon: -95.08023
      • 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 Cherokee, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Griffin 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.