A visit to the Henry 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 Henry Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Henry Cemetery:
32.3571, -94.9991
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Henry Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Henry Cemetery is located in Smith County<2>.
The county seat for Smith County is located in Tyler. Tyler lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the west of the Henry Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Henry Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Henry Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Henry Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jimtown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Jimtown Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Jimtown Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown Cemetery
- The Jimtown Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kennedy Graveyard
- Old James Town Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2479401 <5>
- Fortson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Fortson Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortson Cemetery
- Florey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Florey Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florey Cemetery
- Kilgore Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Old Hopewell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Hopewell Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hopewell Cemetery
- Johnson Memorial Cemetery (African-American)
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Prospect Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Prospect Cemetery is located 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east of Tyler.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6191 <5>
- Threlkeld Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Threlkeld Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threlkeld Cemetery
- El Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The El Bethel Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Bethel Cemetery
- Choice Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Choice Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice Cemetery
- Goodman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Goodman Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman Cemetery
- Britton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Britton Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Gabriel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Gabriel Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabriel Cemetery
- The Gabriel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Warren Chapel Cemetery
- Mauldin Memorial Garden (African-American)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wilson Curtis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- The Hopewell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hopewell Perpetual Care Cemetery (African-American)
- New Home Cemetery (African-American)
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Overton City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Overton City Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Overton City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Overton.
- The Overton City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Overton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #234222 <5>
- Mt. Comfort Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Comfort Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Comfort Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Moriah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Moriah Cemetery is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moriah Cemetery
- The Moriah Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5330 <5>
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 Henry Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Henry Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Jamestown ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jamestown is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown has also been known as:
- Jimtown
- Overton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Laird Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Browning
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Browning is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Sexton City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sexton City is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton City
- Liberty City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- New London
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kilgore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Arp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pirtle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pirtle is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirtle
- New Chapel Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Chapel Hill is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
- Friars
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Friars is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Jacobs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jacobs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
- Danville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Danville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Starrville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Starrville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starrville
- Omen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Omen is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omen
- Sinclair City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sinclair City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair City
- Wright City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wright City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
- Selman City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Turnertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Turnertown is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnertown
- Rolling Meadows
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Fredonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fredonia is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Gladewater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Joinerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wilkins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wilkins is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
- Clarksville City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksville City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
- Winona
(13 miles [20.9 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 Henry Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Smith County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Henry Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arp
- Arp lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Henry Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Arp.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
- Overton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Henry Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Smith 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 Henry Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1337623 (Henry Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1337623 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: Smith
- Est. Elev: 134 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kilgore SW
- Location given for Henry Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.3570951 Lon: -94.9991077
- 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 Smith, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Henry 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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