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A visit to the Keechi Cemetery ...

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 Keechi Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   31.5199°   (31° 31' 11")

Lon:   -95.9580°   (-95° 57' 28")

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

The county seat for Leon County is located in Centerville. Centerville lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the south of the Keechi Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Keechi Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Plum Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plum Creek Cemetery
    • The Plum Creek Cemetery is located in Freestone County
  • Lummus Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lummus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lummus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lummus Cemetery is located in Leon County
  • Brooke Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brooke Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brooke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brooke Cemetery is located in Freestone County
  • Stevens Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stevens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stevens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stevens Cemetery is located in Leon County
  • Wheelock Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheelock Cemetery
    • The Wheelock Cemetery is located in Leon County
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Leon County
  • Willis Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Willis Cemetery is located in Freestone County
  • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
    • The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Leon County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5407 <5>
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
    • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Freestone County
  • Harrison Chapel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrison Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrison Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harrison Chapel Cemetery is located in Freestone County
  • Sand Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Leon County
  • Brushy Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brushy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brushy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brushy Cemetery is located in Leon County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Parker Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Parker Cemetery is located in Leon County
    • Holly Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holly Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Graham Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graham Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Graham Cemetery is located in Leon County
    • Nettles Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nettles Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nettles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nettles Cemetery is located in Leon County
    • Varnell Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Varnell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Varnell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Varnell Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7386 <5>
    • Jackson Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Leon County
    • Lone Star Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Star Cemetery
      • The Lone Star Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lone Star Cemetery is located 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east of Palestine.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2157584 <5>
    • Mayes Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mayes Cemetery
      • The Mayes Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • The Mayes Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Maze Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2166132 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Keechi Cemetery.

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

  • Buffalo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Oakwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
    • Oakwood is located in Freestone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakwood <6>
  • Lanely
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lanely. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanely
    • Lanely is located in Freestone County
  • Red Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lake
    • Red Lake is located in Freestone County
  • Russell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
    • Russell is located in Leon County
  • Dew
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew
    • Dew is located in Freestone County
  • Turlington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlington
    • Turlington is located in Freestone County
  • Long Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Long Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
    • Long Lake is located in Anderson County
  • Donie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jewett
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Tucker
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
    • Tucker is located in Anderson County
  • Newby
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newby
    • Newby is located in Leon County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Freestone
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
      • Freestone is located in Freestone County
    • Centerville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Lakeview Assembly
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Assembly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Assembly
      • Lakeview Assembly is located in Anderson County
    • Fairfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Farrar
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
      • Farrar is located in Limestone County
    • Harmony
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harmony. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
      • Harmony is located in Anderson County
    • Centerview
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
      • Centerview is located in Leon County
    • Halls Bluff Town ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Bluff Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Bluff Town
      • Halls Bluff Town is located in Houston County
    • Massey Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Lake
      • Massey Lake is located in Anderson County
    • Teague
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teague have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
      • Teague is located in Freestone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teague <6>
    • Concord
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cronin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cronin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronin
      • Cronin is located in Anderson County
    • Tennessee Colony
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Personville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Personville
      • Personville is located in Limestone County

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 Keechi Cemetery. The following communities are located in Leon County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Keechi Cemetery:

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 Keechi Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1374347  (Keechi Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1374347 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: Keechi
    • County: Leon         Elev: 95
    • Location given for GNIS #1374347 (Keechi 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 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Keechi Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5199, Longitude: -95.9580       In this case, the coordinates for the Keechi Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<7>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.




 

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