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A visit to the Kilgore 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 Kilgore Cemetery ...

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

31.8080, -95.1547

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

The Kilgore Cemetery is located in Cherokee County<2>.

The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Rusk. Rusk lies just to the south southeast of the Kilgore Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Kilgore Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Kilgore Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Cedar Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
  • Hogg Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Hogg Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogg Cemetery
  • State Hospital Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Weems Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Weems Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems Cemetery
  • Rowe Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Rowe Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Cemetery
  • Jones Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Jones Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Jones Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Rusk.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4546 <5>
  • Salem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
  • Meredith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Meredith Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith Cemetery
  • Lone Dove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Lone Dove Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Dove Cemetery
  • Old Piney Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Piney Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
  • Oakland Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Oakland Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Baptist Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakland Baptist Church Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Rusk.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #164094 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Ford Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Ford Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
    • Russell Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Russell Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
    • Mosley Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Mosley Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosley Cemetery
    • Taylor Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
    • Holly Springs Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Nelson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Nelson Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
    • Russell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Russell Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
    • Henry Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Kilgore Cemetery.

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

  • Rusk
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • 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 <6>
  • New Birmingham ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
  • Gallatin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Dialville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Dialville is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialville
  • Turney
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Turney is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turney
  • Ponta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ponta is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponta
  • Maydelle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Reklaw
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Alto
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Jacksonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • New Summerfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Dextra
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Dextra is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dextra
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Sacul
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Herring
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Herring is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
    • Weeping Mary
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Weeping Mary is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Mary
    • New Salem
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • New Salem is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
    • Griffin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Griffin is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
    • Jarvis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jarvis is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis
    • Blackjack
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Blackjack is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
    • Gould
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Gould is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
    • Weches
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Weches is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
    • Bluff City ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Bluff City is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
    • Douglass
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Looneyville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
    • Cushing
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)

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 Kilgore Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cherokee County.

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

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Cherokee 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 Kilgore Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1339102  (Kilgore Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1339102 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: Cherokee
      • Est. Elev: 168 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Rusk
      • Location given for Kilgore Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.8079505     Lon: -95.154666
      • 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 Cherokee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kilgore 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>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.