A visit to the Lankford Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Lankford Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Lankford Cemetery (FG ID #4747).
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 Lankford Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lankford Cemetery:
33.7605, -96.4718
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lankford Cemetery has been estimated.<3> - use with caution.
The Lankford Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the east of Denison.
The cemetery is located in Grayson County<4>.
The county seat for Grayson County is located in Sherman. Sherman lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest of the Lankford Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lankford Cemetery.
Name Variations for Lankford Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give a you a feel for the variations that might have occurred with Lankford Cemetery.
Lankford Cemetery has also been known as:
- Paw Paw Hill Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
- Langford Cemetery
- Papaw Hill Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Lankford Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lankford Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jeremiah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Camp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oakridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hopkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Odell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Mound Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shannon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Dripping Spring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bigbee Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bloomfield Cemetery is located in Bryan County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Cemetery
- Coffman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shannon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Isom Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dugan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Garden of Memory Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Loftin - McLain Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Iron Ore Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ellsworth Community Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarlawn Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Taylor Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Allred Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shaw Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rosewood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Rosewood Cemetery is located in Bryan County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Lankford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lankford Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hendrix
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Denison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Red River City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Red River City is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River City
- Frontier Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Frontier Village is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Village
- Twin City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Twin City is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin City
- Colbert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kemp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Achille
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cartwright
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Knollwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Knollwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
- Bells
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Platter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sherman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mulberry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pottsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ida
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Savoy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Yarnaby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Calera
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Preston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tribune
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Luella
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Whiterock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ravenna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sowells Bluff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Yuba
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- McBride
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- McBride is located in Marshall County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
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 Lankford Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grayson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lankford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Achille
- Calera
- Colbert
- Denison
- Pottsboro
- Savoy
- Savoy lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Lankford Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Savoy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
- Sherman
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 Lankford Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Grayson 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 Lankford Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #4747
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1360937 (Langford Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1360937 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: Grayson
- Est. Elev: 207 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Achille
- Location given for Langford Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.7606588 Lon: -96.4716561
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Lankford Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Grayson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |