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A visit to the Grimes 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 Grimes Cemetery ...

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

31.9982, -95.2713

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

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

The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Rusk. Rusk lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Grimes Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Grimes Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Grimes Cemetery.<4>

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

  • City Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The City Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Cemetery
  • Resthaven Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Resthaven Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resthaven Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Resthaven Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Jacksonville.
  • Ragsdale Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Ragsdale Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragsdale Cemetery
  • Tecula Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Tecula Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecula Cemetery
  • Larissa Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Larissa Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Larissa Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Mount Selman.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4755 <5>
  • Mt. Comfort Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mt. Comfort Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Comfort Cemetery
  • Killough Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Killough Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killough Cemetery
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
  • Tilley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Tilley Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilley Cemetery
  • Miles Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Miles Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Cemetery
  • Jarrett Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Jarrett Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett Cemetery
  • Tarrant Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Tarrant Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrant Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Old Rock Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Old Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Rock Hill Cemetery
    • Rock Hill Restland Park Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Providence Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Staton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Staton Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staton Cemetery
    • Renfro Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Renfro Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfro Cemetery
    • Dobson Family Plot
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Dobson Family Plot is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobson Family Plot
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dobson Family Plot is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Reese.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2153755 <5>
    • Douglas Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Douglas Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Cemetery
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southwest of Bullard.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6065 <5>
    • Berge Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Berge Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berge Cemetery
    • Pleasant Plains Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Grimes Cemetery.

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

  • Jacksonville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Mount Selman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Mount Selman is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Selman
  • Larissa ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Larissa is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa
  • Turney
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Turney is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turney
  • Mixon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Mixon is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon
  • Reese
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Reese is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
  • Gould
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Gould is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
  • Cuney
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Dialville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Dialville is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialville
  • New Summerfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Bullard
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Gallatin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Blackjack
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Blackjack is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
    • Cherokee Landing
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Cherokee Landing is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Landing
    • Griffin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Griffin is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
    • Teaselville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Teaselville is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaselville
    • Todd City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Todd City is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd City
    • Maydelle
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Ponta
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Ponta is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponta
    • Troup
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Berryville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Berryville is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
    • Flint
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Frankston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Neches
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Rusk
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Rusk is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,664 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rusk <6>
    • Lee Spring
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Lee Spring is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Spring
    • Henrys Chapel
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Henrys Chapel is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Chapel
    • Whitehouse
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Dogwood City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Dogwood City is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood City

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 Grimes 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 Grimes 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 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 Grimes 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 Grimes Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1890035  (Grimes Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1890035 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: 204 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Jacksonville West
      • Location given for Grimes Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.9982214     Lon: -95.2713378
      • 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Grimes 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.