A visit to the King 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 King Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the King Cemetery:
32.3385, -96.2494
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the King Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The King Cemetery is located in Henderson County<2>.
The county seat for Henderson County is located in Athens. Athens lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the east southeast of the King Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the King Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the King Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from King Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ware Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Ware Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Guthrie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Guthrie Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie Cemetery
- Berry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Berry Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Cemetery
- Timothy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Timothy Cemetery is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timothy Cemetery
- Mason Ranch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Mason Ranch Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Ranch Cemetery
- Prairie Point Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Prairie Point Cemetery is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Point Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Prairie Point Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Kerens.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #304780 <5>
- Grays Prairie Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mabank Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Mabank Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabank Cemetery
- Lone Oak Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Lone Oak Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak Cemetery
- Old Chatfield Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- New Chatfield Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Chatfield Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Chatfield Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Goshen Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Goshen Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Cemetery
- Beard Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Beard Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the King Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from King Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Seven Points
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Tolosa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tolosa is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolosa
- Styx
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Styx is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Styx
- Stubbs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stubbs is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
- Tool
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gun Barrel City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kemp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Payne Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Payne Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
- Mabank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Enchanted Oaks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Enchanted Oaks is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Bazette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bazette is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazette
- Grays Prairie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grays Prairie is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Becker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Becker is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becker
- Chatfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Prairieville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Prairieville is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Cottonwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cottonwood is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Roane
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Roane is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roane
- Oak Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
- Eustace
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tupelo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tupelo is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo
- Kerens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Scurry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rosser
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rice
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Powell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Powell is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Goodlow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Goodlow is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Goodlow has also been known as:
- Goodlow Park
- Star Harbor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Star Harbor is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Caney City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Caney City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Log Cabin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Log Cabin is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Cabin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
- Telico
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Telico is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telico
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 King Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Henderson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The King 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 helpful 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 King Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Henderson 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 King Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1339131 (King Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1339131 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: Henderson
- Est. Elev: 118 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tool
- Location given for King Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.3384774 Lon: -96.2494218
- 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 Henderson, 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- King 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. |