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A visit to the Hood 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 Hood Cemetery ...

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

33.5421, -97.3567

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

The Hood Cemetery is located in Cooke County<2>.

The county seat for Cooke County is located in Gainesville. Gainesville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Hood Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Hood Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Hood Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Era Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Era Cemetery is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Era Cemetery
  • Reed Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Reed Cemetery is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
  • Bewley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Bewley Cemetery is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewley Cemetery
  • Cogburn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Cogburn Cemetery is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cogburn Cemetery
  • Coleman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Moss Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Moss Cemetery is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Cemetery
  • Gregory Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Gregory Cemetery is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Cemetery
  • Hardy Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Hardy Cemetery is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Cemetery
  • Traylor Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Traylor Cemetery is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traylor Cemetery
  • Hayes Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Hayes Cemetery is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
  • Valley View Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • The Valley View Cemetery is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Van Syke Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Van Syke Cemetery is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Syke Cemetery
    • Rush Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Rush Cemetery is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Cemetery
    • Knox Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Knox Cemetery is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Cemetery
    • Potter's Field Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Potter's Field Cemetery is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter's Field Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Potter's Field Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Gainesville.
      • The Potter's Field Cemetery has also been known as:
      • County Farm Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2203113 <5>
    • McGrady Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The McGrady Cemetery is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrady Cemetery
    • Forestburg Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The Forestburg Cemetery is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestburg Cemetery
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
    • Mountain Park Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mountain Park Cemetery is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park Cemetery
    • Osburn Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • The Osburn Cemetery is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osburn Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Osburn Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Valley View.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2203655 <5>
    • Redmond Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • The Redmond Cemetery is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redmond Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
      • The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
      • East Hill Cemetery
      • Gainesville Fairview Cemetery
      • Howeth Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3524 <5>
    • Rest Haven Memorial Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hood Cemetery.

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

  • Hood
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Hood is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
  • Era
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rosston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Myra
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Muenster
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Hardy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Hardy is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
  • Lindsay
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Valley View
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Forestburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Slidell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • New Harp
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • New Harp is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harp
  • Greenwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Bolivar
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Bolivar is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
    • Gainesville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Jo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Sanger
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Marysville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Marysville is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
    • Dye
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Dye is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
    • Hemming
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Hemming is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemming
    • Burns City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Burns City is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City

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 Hood Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cooke County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Hood Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Cooke 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 Hood Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1359515  (Hood Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1359515 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: Cooke
      • Est. Elev: 308 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Hood
      • Location given for Hood Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.5420537     Lon: -97.3566865
      • 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 Cooke, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hood 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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