RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Texas >> San Augustine County >> Holmes CemeteryIndex...

A visit to the Holmes 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 Holmes Cemetery ...

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

31.6246, -94.3444

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

The Holmes Cemetery is located in San Augustine County<2>.

The county seat for San Augustine County is located in San Augustine. San Augustine lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Holmes Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Holmes Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Holmes Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Pilgrim Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Pilgrim Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Cemetery
  • Spring Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Spring Ridge Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Ridge Cemetery
  • Gethsemane Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Gethsemane Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane Cemetery
  • Lucas Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Lucas Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Cemetery
  • Nicholson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Nicholson Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson Cemetery
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Greer Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Greer Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Cemetery
  • McCadley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The McCadley Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCadley Cemetery
  • Woolam Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Woolam Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolam Cemetery
  • Clay Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Clay Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Cemetery
  • Holt Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Holt Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holt Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northwest of San Augustine.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4318 <5>
  • Hamilton Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Powdrill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Powdrill Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powdrill Cemetery
    • Moss Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Moss Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Cemetery
    • Davis Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Davis Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
    • Sanders Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Sanders Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
    • Thomas Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Thomas Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
    • Borders Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Borders Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borders Cemetery
    • Mast Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mast Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mast Cemetery
    • Pine Knot Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Pine Knot Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knot Cemetery
    • Maryland Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Maryland Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Cemetery
    • Old Buckner Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Old Buckner Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Buckner Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Holmes Cemetery.

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

  • Attoyac
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Attoyac is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attoyac
  • Martinsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Chireno
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Swift
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Swift is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
  • Denning
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Denning is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
  • Arcadia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Arcadia is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
  • Short
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Short is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
  • Choice
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Choice is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice
  • Woden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Whispering Pines
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Whispering Pines is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
  • San Augustine
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Africa ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Africa is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Center
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Fitze
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Fitze is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitze
    • Garrison
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Appleby
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Appleby is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
    • Etoile
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Maxey Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Maxey Town is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey Town
    • Shelbyville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Nacogdoches
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Ewing
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Ewing is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
    • Redfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Redfield is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
    • Timpson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Thomas Crossing
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Thomas Crossing is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Crossing

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 Holmes Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in San Augustine County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Holmes 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 professional and volunteer 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 Holmes Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to San Augustine 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 Holmes Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1359458  (Holmes Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1359458 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: San Augustine
      • Est. Elev: 104 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Chireno North
      • Location given for Holmes Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.6246239     Lon: -94.3443691
      • 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 San Augustine, 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- Holmes 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.