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A visit to the John Sheridan Grave ...

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 John Sheridan Grave ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the John Sheridan Grave:

31.5416, -95.3294

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

The John Sheridan Grave is located in Houston County<2>.

The county seat for Houston County is located in Crockett. Crockett lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the south southwest of the John Sheridan Grave .

Open a Google Map centered on the John Sheridan Grave.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the John Sheridan Grave.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from John Sheridan Grave, with the nearest first.

  • Post Oak Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Post Oak Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Cemetery
  • Davis Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Davis Family Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Family Cemetery
  • Glover Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Glover Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover Cemetery
  • Wall Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Wall Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Cemetery
  • Bodenhamer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Bodenhamer Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenhamer Cemetery
  • Newsom Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Newsom Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsom Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Newsom Cemetery is located 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east of Elkhart.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2323693 <5>
  • Bobbitt Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Bobbitt Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobbitt Cemetery
  • Refuge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Refuge Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge Cemetery
  • Edens - Madden Massacre Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Dan & Hannah McLean Graves
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Muse Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Muse Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muse Cemetery
    • The Muse Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hickory Grove Cemetery
    • Muse Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #538341 <5>
  • San Pedro Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The San Pedro Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • San Pedro Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The San Pedro Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro Cemetery
    • Franklin Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Franklin Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
    • Weches Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Weches Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches Cemetery
    • Lawrence Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Eleck Turk Grave
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Eleck Turk Grave is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleck Turk Grave
    • Enon Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Enon Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
    • John Denson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The John Denson Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Denson Cemetery
      • The John Denson Cemetery has also been known as:
      • John Denson Family Cemetery
    • Owens Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Owens Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
    • Wilson Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

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 John Sheridan Grave.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from John Sheridan Grave, with the nearest first:

  • Refuge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Refuge is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
  • Weches
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Weches is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
  • Mound City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mound City is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
  • Belott
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Belott is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
  • Grapeland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Slocum
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Slocum is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
  • Bluff City ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Bluff City is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
  • Weeping Mary
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Weeping Mary is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Mary
  • Salmon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Salmon is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
  • Hickory Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Hickory Creek is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
  • Harrison Town
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Harrison Town is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Town
  • Tadmor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Tadmor is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Alderbranch
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Alderbranch is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbranch
    • Latexo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Herring
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Herring is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
    • Kennard
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ratcliff
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Elkhart
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jarvis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jarvis is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis
    • Alto
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Alto is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,239 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <6>

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 John Sheridan Grave. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Houston County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The John Sheridan Grave.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Crockett
  • Elkhart
  • Grapeland

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 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 John Sheridan Grave:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Houston 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 John Sheridan Grave:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1383325  (John Sheridan Grave)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1383325 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: Houston
      • Est. Elev: 88 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Augusta
      • Location given for John Sheridan Grave:
      • Lat: 31.5415671     Lon: -95.3293896
      • 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 Houston, 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- John Sheridan Grave) 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.