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A visit to the Jackson 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 Jackson Cemetery ...

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

31.4360, -96.1308

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

The Jackson Cemetery is located in Leon County<2>.

The county seat for Leon County is located in Centerville. Centerville lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the Jackson Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Jackson Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Jackson Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Mays Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mays Cemetery is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Cemetery
  • Mays Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Mays Cemetery is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Cemetery
  • Old Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Old Zion Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Zion Cemetery
  • Sand Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
  • Post Oak Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Post Oak Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Cemetery
  • Wilsons Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Wilsons Chapel Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons Chapel Cemetery
  • Old Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Old Union Cemetery is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
  • Nettles Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Nettles Cemetery is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettles Cemetery
  • Graham Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Graham Cemetery is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
  • Holly Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove Cemetery
  • Varnell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Moores Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Moores Cemetery is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Philpott Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Philpott Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philpott Cemetery
    • Holt Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Hope Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Jewett.
      • The New Hope Cemetery has also been known as:
      • New Hope Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2203994 <5>
    • Brushy Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Brushy Cemetery is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Cemetery
    • Stevens Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Stevens Cemetery is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Cemetery
    • Lummus Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Lummus Cemetery is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lummus Cemetery
    • Harrison Chapel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Salem Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
    • Oakes Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Oakes Cemetery is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakes Cemetery
      • The Oakes Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Oaks Cemetery
    • Friendship Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
    • McMillin Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The McMillin Cemetery is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillin Cemetery
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Jackson Cemetery.

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

  • Buffalo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Newby
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Newby is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newby
  • Jewett
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Donie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Farrar
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Farrar is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
  • Freestone
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Freestone is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
  • Dew
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Dew is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew
  • Concord
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Lanely
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Lanely is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanely
  • Personville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Personville is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Personville
  • Lost Prairie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Lost Prairie is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Prairie
  • Marquez
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Centerville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Seale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Seale is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seale
    • Teague
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Teague is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teague <6>
    • Russell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Russell is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
    • Turlington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Turlington is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlington
    • Flynn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Oakwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Butler
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Butler is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
    • Red Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Red Lake is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lake
    • Fallon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Fallon is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon
    • Fairfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)

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 Jackson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Leon County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Jackson Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Leon 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 Jackson Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1360102  (Jackson Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1360102 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: Leon
      • Est. Elev: 113 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Donie
      • Location given for Jackson Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.4360091     Lon: -96.1307991
      • 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 Leon, 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 from Point A (ie- Jackson 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.