A visit to the Homer 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 Homer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Homer Cemetery:
31.2785, -94.6319
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Homer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Homer Cemetery is located in Angelina County<2>.
The county seat for Angelina County is located in Lufkin. Lufkin lies just to the northwest of the Homer Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Homer Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Homer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Homer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rocky Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rocky Springs Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs Cemetery
- Carrell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Treadwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jonesville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Jonesville Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville Cemetery
- Huntington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Huntington Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington Cemetery
- Traweek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Traweek Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traweek Cemetery
- Glendale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Glendale Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Cemetery
- Whitehouse Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Whitehouse Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Cemetery
- Naren Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Naren Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naren Cemetery
- Garden of Memories Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Garden of Memories Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden of Memories Cemetery
- The Garden of Memories Cemetery has also been known as:
- Garden of Memories Memorial Park
- Renfro Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shawnee Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Shawnee Creek Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Creek Cemetery
- The Shawnee Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ben F. Walker Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6869 <5>
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- Rocky Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Rocky Hill Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill Cemetery
- Berry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Walker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- McClure Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The McClure Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Cemetery
- Ryan Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Ryan Chapel Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Chapel Cemetery
- The Ryan Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ryan Chapel UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1338558 <5>
- Ozias Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Shofner Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Shofner Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shofner Cemetery
- Baron Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Baron Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baron Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Homer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Homer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Homer
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Homer is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Bald Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bald Hill is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Hill
- Huntington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rocky Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Springs is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Dunagan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dunagan is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunagan
- Beulah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Beulah is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Oak Flat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oak Flat is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flat
- Herty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Herty is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herty
- Alco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alco is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
- Lufkin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Burke is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
- Thomas Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Crossing is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Crossing
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Moffitt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Moffitt is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt
- Shady Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Prairie Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Grove is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
- Davisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Davisville is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davisville
- Platt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Platt is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platt
- Cedar Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Keltys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Keltys is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltys
- Hudson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hudson is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,288 people
- Diboll
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ewing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ewing is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
- Redland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Redland is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland
- Woodlawn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Providence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Providence is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Peavy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Peavy is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavy
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 Homer Cemetery. The following communities are located in Angelina County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Homer 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 Homer Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Angelina 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 Homer Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1359486 (Homer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1359486 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: Angelina
- Est. Elev: 93 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lufkin
- Location given for Homer Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.2785202 Lon: -94.6318727
- 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 Angelina, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Homer 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. |