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A visit to the Lacy 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 Lacy Cemetery ...

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

31.1049, -95.0883

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

The Lacy Cemetery is located in Trinity County<2>.

The county seat for Trinity County is located in Groveton. Groveton lies just to the southwest of the Lacy Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Lacy Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Lacy Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Glenwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
  • Parker Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Parker Ridge Cemetery is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Ridge Cemetery
  • Josserand Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Josserand Cemetery is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josserand Cemetery
  • Sumpter Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Sumpter Cemetery is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sumpter Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Groveton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7135 <5>
  • Possum Walk Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Possum Walk Cemetery is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Walk Cemetery
  • Bennett Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Bennett Cemetery is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
  • Moore Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Moore Cemetery is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Moore Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north of Groveton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5317 <5>
  • Boontown Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Boontown Cemetery is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boontown Cemetery
  • Dean Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Dean Cemetery is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Cemetery
  • McLain Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The McLain Cemetery is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLain Cemetery
  • Ellis Prairie Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Ellis Prairie Cemetery is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Prairie Cemetery
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Pennington Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Pennington Cemetery is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Cemetery
    • Foster Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Foster Cemetery is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
    • Wagner Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Wagner Hill Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner Hill Cemetery
    • Wagner Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Wagner Hill Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner Hill Cemetery
    • Tullos Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Tullos Cemetery is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullos Cemetery
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • Anderson Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Anderson Cemetery is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
    • Carmona Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Carmona Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmona Cemetery

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 Lacy Cemetery.

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

  • Lacy
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Lacy is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
    • Lacy has also been known as:
    • Lacey
  • Groveton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sumpter ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sumpter is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
  • Woodlake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodlake is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
  • Helmic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Helmic is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmic
  • Center Point ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Center Point is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
  • Apple Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Centralia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Pennington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Friday
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Friday is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friday
  • Chita
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Chita is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chita
  • Glendale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Glendale is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Holly
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Holly is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
    • Blix
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Blix is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blix
    • Hagerville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Hagerville is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerville
    • Fog Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Fog Town is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fog Town
    • Carlisle
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Carlisle is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
    • Corrigan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Skinner Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Skinner Town is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner Town
    • Kennard
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Diboll
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Rutland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Rutland is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
    • Mill Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Mill Town is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
    • Bold Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Bold Springs is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bold Springs
    • Granville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Granville is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville

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 Lacy Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Trinity County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Lacy Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Trinity 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 Lacy Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1382111  (Lacy Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1382111 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: Trinity
      • Est. Elev: 88 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Groveton East
      • Location given for Lacy Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.1049069     Lon: -95.0882687
      • 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 Trinity, 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- Lacy 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.
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