A visit to the Helton 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 Helton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Helton Cemetery:
31.3080, -95.1341
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Helton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Helton Cemetery is located in Houston County<2>.
The county seat for Houston County is located in Crockett. Crockett lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the west of the Helton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Helton 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 Helton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Helton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ivie Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Ivie Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivie Cemetery
- The Ivie Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ivy Cemetery
- Creasy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Creasy Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creasy Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- The New Hope Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kennard Cemetery
- Kennard Community Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4607 <5>
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Enon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Enon Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
- Old Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Old Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Moore Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north of Groveton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5317 <5>
- McLain Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The McLain Cemetery is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLain Cemetery
- Tullos Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Tullos Cemetery is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullos Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Burke Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Burke Cemetery is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke Cemetery
- Luce Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Luce Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luce Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Vaughn Family Graves
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Vaughn Family Graves is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Family Graves
- Brent Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Brent Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Cemetery
- Old Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Zion Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Zion Cemetery
- Possum Walk Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Possum Walk Cemetery is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Walk Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Durham Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Durham Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham 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 Helton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Helton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fog Town
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fog Town is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fog Town
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Center Point is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Hagerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hagerville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerville
- Kennard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ratcliff
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Centralia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tadmor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tadmor is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Harrison Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison Town is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Town
- Pennington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Apple Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Helmic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Helmic is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmic
- Hickory Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Creek is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Redtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Redtown is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtown
- Belott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Belott is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
- Lacy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lacy is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
- Lacy has also been known as:
- Lacey
- Friday
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Friday is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friday
- Blix
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Blix is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blix
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bluff City is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Wells
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forest is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Holly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Holly is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Groveton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Weches
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Weches is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
- Granville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Granville is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
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 Helton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Houston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Helton 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 helpful 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 Helton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Houston 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 Helton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1359018 (Helton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1359018 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: Houston
- Est. Elev: 92 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kennard
- Location given for Helton Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.30796 Lon: -95.1341039
- 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 Houston, 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- Helton 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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