RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Texas >> Rains County >> Hooker Ridge CemeteryIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Texas

The Commemorative Quarter for Texas





A visit to the Hooker Ridge Cemetery ...


The location of the Hooker Ridge Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Hooker Ridge Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hooker Ridge Cemetery

Lat:   32.9182°   (32° 55' 5")

Lon:   -95.9650°   (-95° 57' 54")

The Hooker Ridge Cemetery is located in Rains County<2>.

The county seat for Rains County is located in Emory. Emory lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Hooker Ridge Cemetery .

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 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 Hooker Ridge Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Rains County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Hooker Ridge Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hooker Ridge Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hooker Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Hooker Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Ridge
      • Hooker Ridge is located in Rains County
    • East Tawakoni
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Tawakoni have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tawakoni
      • East Tawakoni is located in Rains County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
    • West Tawakoni
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Tawakoni have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tawakoni
      • West Tawakoni is located in Hunt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,994 people
    • Point
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Lone Oak
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
      • Lone Oak is located in Hunt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Oak <4>
    • Hawk Cove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawk Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Cove
      • Hawk Cove is located in Hunt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
    • Flats
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flats
      • Flats is located in Rains County
    • Weiland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiland
      • Weiland is located in Hunt County
    • Boles Home
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles Home
      • Boles Home is located in Hunt County
    • Quinlan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinlan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinlan
      • Quinlan is located in Hunt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,545 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quinlan <4>
    • Ables Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ables Springs
      • Ables Springs is located in Kaufman County
    • Dixon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
      • Dixon is located in Hunt County
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Emory
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Miller Grove
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Wills Point
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Palestine
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palestine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
        • Palestine is located in Hopkins County
      • Edgewood
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Bonanza
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Campbell
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
        • Campbell is located in Hunt County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbell <4>
      • Cumby
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumby
        • Cumby is located in Hopkins County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumby <4>
      • Union Valley
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
        • Union Valley is located in Hunt County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people

    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 Hooker Ridge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rains County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Cumby
      • Cumby lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Hooker Ridge Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cumby.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumby
    • Elmo
      • Elmo lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Hooker Ridge Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elmo.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
    • Emory
      • Emory lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Hooker Ridge Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Emory.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
    • Greenville
    • Quinlan
    • Wills Point

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Hooker Ridge Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Lynch Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lynch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lynch Cemetery is located in Rains County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lynch Cemetery
    • Carter Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carter Cemetery is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
    • Shook Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shook Cemetery is located in Rains County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shook Cemetery
    • McMahan Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McMahan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McMahan Cemetery is located in Rains County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McMahan Cemetery
    • Kuykendall Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kuykendall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kuykendall Cemetery is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kuykendall Cemetery
    • Lone Star Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lone Star Cemetery is located in Rains County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Star Cemetery
    • Clark Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clark Cemetery is located in Rains County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
    • Woosley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woosley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Woosley Cemetery is located in Rains County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woosley Cemetery
    • Worcester - Cooper Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Worcester - Cooper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Worcester - Cooper Cemetery is located in Rains County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Worcester - Cooper Cemetery
    • Bellah Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Bellah Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Bellah Cemetery is located in Rains County
      • The Bellah Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bellah - Hoyt - Humphrey Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bellah Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2370448 <7>
    • Williams Chapel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Williams Chapel Cemetery is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Chapel Cemetery
    • McBride Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McBride Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McBride Cemetery is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McBride Cemetery
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Hall Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hall Cemetery is located in Hunt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
      • Weiland Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weiland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Weiland Cemetery is located in Hunt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weiland Cemetery
      • Wieland Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Whites Prairie Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whites Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Whites Prairie Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whites Prairie Cemetery
      • Howell Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Howell Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howell Cemetery
      • Bright Star Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bright Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bright Star Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bright Star Cemetery
      • Coats Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coats Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Coats Cemetery is located in Rains County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coats Cemetery
      • Benton Hill / Richmond Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Richland - Benton Hill Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richland - Benton Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Richland - Benton Hill Cemetery is located in Rains County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richland - Benton Hill Cemetery

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

    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 Hooker Ridge Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1338039  (Hooker Ridge Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1338039 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Lone Oak South
      • County: Rains         Elev: 156
      • Location given for GNIS #1338039 (Hooker Ridge Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

    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 Rains, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Hooker Ridge Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9182, Longitude: -95.9650       In this case, the coordinates for the Hooker Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <7>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.




 

Copyright 2024
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 07 Apr 2024