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A visit to the Kennedy 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 Kennedy Cemetery ...

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

31.5621, -95.1780

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

The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Houston County<2>.

The county seat for Houston County is located in Crockett. Crockett lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the southwest of the Kennedy Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Kennedy Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Kennedy Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Weches Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Weches Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches Cemetery
  • Franklin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Franklin Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
  • Dan & Hannah McLean Graves
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bodenhamer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Bodenhamer Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenhamer Cemetery
  • Wall Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Wall Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Cemetery
  • Bobbitt Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Bobbitt Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobbitt Cemetery
  • Hendrick Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Hendrick Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrick Cemetery
  • Holcomb Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Holcomb Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcomb Cemetery
  • Old Patton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Old Patton Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Patton Cemetery
  • Arnold Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Arnold Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
  • Box Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Box Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Cemetery
  • Glover Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Glover Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Fennell Memory Garden
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Fennell Memory Garden is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fennell Memory Garden
    • Moffit Creath Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Moffit Creath Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffit Creath Cemetery
    • Conner Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Conner Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conner Cemetery
    • McKinney & Wells Family Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Mexican Prisoners Grave
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Walker Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Walker Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
    • Harrison Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Harrison Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
      • The Shiloh Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery
    • Smith Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery

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 Kennedy Cemetery.

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

  • Bluff City ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Bluff City is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
  • Weeping Mary
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Weeping Mary is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Mary
  • Weches
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Weches is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
  • Alto
    (8 miles [12.9 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 <5>
  • Tadmor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Tadmor is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
  • Forest
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Forest is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Belott
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Belott is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
  • Harrison Town
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Harrison Town is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Town
  • Ratcliff
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Refuge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Refuge is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
  • Mound City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Mound City is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
  • Kennard
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Wells
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Hickory Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Hickory Creek is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
    • Fog Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Fog Town is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fog Town
    • New Birmingham ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
    • Hagerville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Hagerville is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerville
    • Rusk
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Rusk is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,664 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rusk <5>
    • Redtown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Redtown is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtown
    • Slocum
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Slocum is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
    • Grapeland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Maydelle
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Douglass
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Herring
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Herring is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
    • Alderbranch
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Alderbranch is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbranch
    • Salmon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Salmon is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon

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 Kennedy Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Houston County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Kennedy 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 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 Kennedy Cemetery:

  • 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 Kennedy Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1377418  (Kennedy Cemetery (historical))
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1377418 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: 87 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Weches
      • Location given for Kennedy Cemetery (historical):
      • Lat: 31.5621227     Lon: -95.1779966
      • 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Kennedy 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.