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A visit to the Kelsey 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 Kelsey Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Kelsey 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 Kelsey Cemetery

Lat:   32.7299°   (32° 43' 47")

Lon:   -95.0408°   (-95° 2' 26")

The Kelsey Cemetery is located in Upshur County<2>.

The county seat for Upshur County is located in Gilmer. Gilmer lies just to the east of the Kelsey Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Kelsey Cemetery.<4>

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

  • New Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Upshur County
  • Sunset Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sunset Memorial Park is located in Upshur County
  • Grice Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grice Cemetery
    • The Grice Cemetery is located in Upshur County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Grice Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Rhonesboro.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3953 <5>
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Upshur County
  • Hoover Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoover Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hoover Cemetery is located in Upshur County
  • Lone Mtn. Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Mtn. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Mtn. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lone Mtn. Cemetery is located in Upshur County
  • Simpsonville Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simpsonville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simpsonville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Simpsonville Cemetery is located in Upshur County
  • Crossroad Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crossroad Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crossroad Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Crossroad Cemetery is located in Upshur County
  • Varnon Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Varnon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Varnon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Varnon Cemetery is located in Upshur County
  • Chilton Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chilton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chilton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chilton Cemetery is located in Upshur County
  • Robert Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robert Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Robert Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Kay Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kay Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kay Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Mings Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mings Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mings Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mings Cemetery is located in Upshur County
    • Reynolds Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reynolds Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reynolds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Upshur County
    • Floyds Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Floyds Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Floyds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Floyds Cemetery is located in Upshur County
    • Zion Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Upshur County
    • Christian Hope Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christian Hope Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christian Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Christian Hope Cemetery is located in Upshur County
    • Hopewell Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Camp County
    • Piney Grove Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Piney Grove Cemetery
      • The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Upshur County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Piney Grove Cemetery is located
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #374762 <5>
    • Haney Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haney Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Haney Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Jarvis College Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jarvis College Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jarvis College Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jarvis College Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Gladewater Memorial Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Glenwood Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Upshur County
    • Lawton Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lawton Cemetery is located in Upshur County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Kelsey Cemetery.

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

  • Kelsey
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
    • Kelsey is located in Upshur County
  • Rosewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
    • Rosewood is located in Upshur County
  • Pritchett
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pritchett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchett
    • Pritchett is located in Upshur County
  • Gilmer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Delrose
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delrose
    • Delrose is located in Upshur County
  • Grice
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grice
    • Grice is located in Upshur County
  • Rhonesboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhonesboro
    • Rhonesboro is located in Upshur County
  • Bettie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettie
    • Bettie is located in Upshur County
  • Center Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
    • Center Point is located in Upshur County
  • Simpsonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Simpsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
    • Simpsonville is located in Upshur County
  • Thomas
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
    • Thomas is located in Upshur County
  • Indian Rock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rock
    • Indian Rock is located in Upshur County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Big Sandy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Ewell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
      • Ewell is located in Upshur County
    • Perryville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
      • Perryville is located in Wood County
    • Piney Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
      • Piney Grove is located in Upshur County
    • Wilkins
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilkins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
      • Wilkins is located in Upshur County
    • Union Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
      • Union Grove is located in Upshur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
    • Glenwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
      • Glenwood is located in Upshur County
    • Hawkins
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
      • Pine is located in Camp County
    • Gladewater
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Warren City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren City
      • Warren City is located in Gregg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
    • East Mountain
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mountain
      • East Mountain is located in Gregg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
    • Graceton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Graceton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceton
      • Graceton is located in Upshur County
    • Pine Mills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
      • Pine Mills is located in Wood 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 Kelsey Cemetery. The following communities are located in Upshur County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Kelsey 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 Kelsey Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1339016  (Kelsey Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1339016 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: Pritchett
    • County: Upshur         Elev: 109
    • Location given for GNIS #1339016 (Kelsey Cemetery)

The official website for Upshur County: www.countyofupshur.com/

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 Upshur, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Kelsey Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7299, Longitude: -95.0408       In this case, the coordinates for the Kelsey 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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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