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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:

31.8991, -94.7091

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 Rusk County<2>.

The county seat for Rusk County is located in Henderson. Henderson lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the north northwest 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 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the King Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Talley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Talley Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley Cemetery
  • Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Ross Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Ross Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
  • Bane Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Bane Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bane Cemetery
  • Edmonson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Edmonson Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonson Cemetery
  • Holleman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Holleman Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holleman Cemetery
  • Lyles - Sanders Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Simon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Simon Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simon Cemetery
  • Old Prospect Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Old Prospect Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Prospect Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Prospect Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Mount Enterprise.
    • The Old Prospect Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Prospect Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2159989 <5>
  • Campground Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Campground Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground Cemetery
  • Booker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Booker Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker Cemetery
  • Blanton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Blanton Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Gould Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Gould Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould Cemetery
    • Kipp Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Kipp Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipp Cemetery
    • Blackburn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Blackburn Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Cemetery
    • Helpenstell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Helpenstell Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helpenstell Cemetery
    • Phillips Family Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Phillips Family Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Family Cemetery
      • The Phillips Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Phillips Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5979 <5>
    • McCune Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The McCune Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCune Cemetery
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
      • The Shiloh Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old Shiloh Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2165629 <5>
    • Clifton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Clifton Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Cemetery
    • Miles Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Miles Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 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:

  • Mount Enterprise
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Sulphur Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Sulphur Springs is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
  • Oak Flats
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak Flats is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flats
  • Concord
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Concord is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Minden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Laneville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cushing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Trawick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Trawick is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trawick
  • Caledonia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Caledonia is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
  • Brachfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Brachfield is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brachfield
  • Looneyville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
  • Fitze
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Fitze is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitze
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Dotson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Dotson is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson
    • Sacul
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Garrison
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Dextra
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Dextra is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dextra
    • Nat
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Nat is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nat
    • Appleby
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Appleby is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
    • Whispering Pines
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Whispering Pines is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
    • Long Branch
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • New Salem
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • New Salem is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
    • Redfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Redfield is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
    • Pinehill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Pinehill is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehill
    • Reklaw
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)

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 Rusk 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 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 Rusk 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 #1360658  (King Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1360658 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: Rusk
      • Est. Elev: 150 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Mount Enterprise
      • Location given for King Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.8990591     Lon: -94.7091003
      • 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 Rusk, 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 things 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.