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A visit to the Hancock 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 Hancock Cemetery ...

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

30.9771, -94.0935

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

The Hancock Cemetery is located in Jasper County<2>.

The county seat for Jasper County is located in Jasper. Jasper lies just to the southeast of the Hancock Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Hancock Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hancock Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hall Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Hall Cemetery is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
  • Watts - Fuller Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Yates Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Yates Cemetery is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Cemetery
  • Seale Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Seale Cemetery is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seale Cemetery
  • Hadnot Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hadnot Cemetery is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadnot Cemetery
  • Byerly Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Byerly Cemetery is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byerly Cemetery
  • Campground Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Campground Cemetery is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground Cemetery
  • McGee Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The McGee Cemetery is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Cemetery
  • Little Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Little Hope Cemetery is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hope Cemetery
  • Ryalis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Ryalis Cemetery is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryalis Cemetery
  • Trotti Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Trotti Cemetery is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotti Cemetery
  • Gilgal Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Gilgal Cemetery is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilgal Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Good Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Good Cemetery is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Cemetery
    • Lanier Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Lanier Cemetery is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanier Cemetery
    • Jasper City Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Jasper City Cemetery is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper City Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Letney Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Letney Cemetery is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letney Cemetery
    • Cole Springs Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Cole Springs Cemetery is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Springs Cemetery
    • Jordan Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Jordan Cemetery is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
    • Farrell Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Farrell Cemetery is located in Tyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrell Cemetery
    • Rawls Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Rawls Cemetery is located in Tyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawls Cemetery
    • Holton Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Holton Cemetery is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton Cemetery
    • Sanders Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Sanders Cemetery is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
    • Allen Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Allen Cemetery is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Hancock Cemetery.

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

  • Jasper
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sam Rayburn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Harveytown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Harveytown is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveytown
  • Beech Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Beech Grove is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
  • Powell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Powell is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
  • Parker Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Parker Point is located in Angelina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Point
  • Browndell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Browndell is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browndell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
  • Brookeland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Town Bluff
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Town Bluff is located in Tyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Bluff
  • White City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • White City is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • Martin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Martin is located in Angelina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Colmesneil
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Spurger
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Pineland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Newton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Zana ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Zana is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zana
    • Nancy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Nancy is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy
    • Dolan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Dolan is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan
    • Doucette
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Shanklerville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Shanklerville is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanklerville
    • Wiergate
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Zavalla
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Kirbyville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Broaddus
      (24 miles [38.6 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 Hancock Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jasper County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Hancock Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Jasper 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 Hancock Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1358717  (Hancock Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1358717 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: Jasper
      • Est. Elev: 95 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Jasper West
      • Location given for Hancock Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.9771423     Lon: -94.0935238
      • 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 Jasper, 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 from Point A (ie- Hancock 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.
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