A visit to the Jimtown Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Jimtown Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Jimtown Cemetery (FG ID #2479401).
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 Jimtown Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Jimtown Cemetery:
32.3502, -95.0320
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Jimtown Cemetery has been estimated.<2> - use with caution.
Just a reminder: Jimtown Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
The Jimtown Cemetery is located in Smith County<3>.
The county seat for Smith County is located in Tyler. Tyler lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> to the west of the Jimtown Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Jimtown Cemetery.
Name Variations for Jimtown Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Jimtown Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old James Town Cemetery
- Kennedy Graveyard
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Jimtown Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Jimtown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Henry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Henry Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
- Gabriel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mauldin Memorial Garden (African-American)
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kilgore Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Old Hopewell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Old Hopewell Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hopewell Cemetery
- Britton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Britton Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton Cemetery
- Wilson Curtis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- El Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The El Bethel Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Bethel Cemetery
- Fortson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Fortson Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortson Cemetery
- Florey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Florey Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florey Cemetery
- Holt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Holt Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holt Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the north of Arp.
- The Holt Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4321 <1>
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Bacon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Home Cemetery (African-American)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Goodman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Goodman Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman Cemetery
- Lawrence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Choice Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Choice Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice Cemetery
- Overton City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Siloam Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Siloam Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Cemetery
- High Cemetery (African-American)
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Seastrunk Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Seastrunk Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seastrunk Cemetery
- St. Viola Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oliver's Chapel Cemetery (African-American)
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Williams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mason Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mt. Comfort Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Comfort Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Comfort Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Moriah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Jimtown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Jimtown Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Jamestown ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Browning
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Overton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sexton City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sexton City is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton City
- Laird Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Chapel Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Chapel Hill is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
- Arp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New London
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Kilgore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Starrville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Omen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Sinclair City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sinclair City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair City
- Wright City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wright City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
- Pirtle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Selman City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Friars
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jacobs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Turnertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Danville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Winona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rolling Meadows
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Gladewater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Whitehouse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Joinerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fredonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Clarksville City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksville City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
- Wilkins
(14 miles [22.5 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 Jimtown Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Smith County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Jimtown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arp
- Arp lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<4> to the South (S) of the Jimtown Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Arp.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
- Overton
- Whitehouse
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 websites either 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 Jimtown Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Smith 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 Jimtown Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2479401
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Smith, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | 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- Jimtown Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |