A visit to the Hooker Ridge 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 Hooker Ridge Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hooker Ridge Cemetery:
32.9182, -95.9650
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hooker Ridge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hooker Ridge Cemetery.
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.<4>
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)
- The Lynch Cemetery is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Shook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shook Cemetery is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shook Cemetery
- McMahan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The McMahan Cemetery is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMahan Cemetery
- Kuykendall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Kuykendall Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuykendall Cemetery
- Lone Star Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lone Star Cemetery is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Woosley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Woosley Cemetery is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woosley Cemetery
- Worcester - Cooper Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bellah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bellah Cemetery is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellah Cemetery
- The Bellah Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bellah - Hoyt - Humphrey Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2370448 <5>
- Williams Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- McBride Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The McBride Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Hall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Weiland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Weiland Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiland Cemetery
- Wieland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whites Prairie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Howell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Howell Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Howell Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the north of Wills Point.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4389 <5>
- Bright Star Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Bright Star Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star Cemetery
- Coats Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Coats Cemetery is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
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)
- Hooker Ridge is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Ridge
- East Tawakoni
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- East Tawakoni is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tawakoni
- Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
- West Tawakoni
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- West Tawakoni is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tawakoni
- 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)
- Hawk Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hawk Cove is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Cove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
- Flats
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Flats is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flats
- Weiland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Weiland is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiland
- Boles Home
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Boles Home is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles Home
- Quinlan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ables Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ables Springs is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ables Springs
- Dixon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dixon is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- 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)
- Palestine is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- 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)
- Cumby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Union Valley is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
- 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
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Hooker Ridge Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Rains 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 Hooker Ridge Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1338039 (Hooker Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1338039 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: Rains
- Est. Elev: 156 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lone Oak South
- Location given for Hooker Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.9181764 Lon: -95.9649678
- 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 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hooker Ridge 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. |