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A visit to the Laurel Hill 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 Laurel Hill Cemetery ...

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

30.6066, -95.2202

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

The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County<2>.

The county seat for San Jacinto County is located in Coldspring. Coldspring lies just to the east southeast of the Laurel Hill Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Laurel Hill Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Laurel Hill Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Spring Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • Carter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Carter Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
  • Youngblood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Youngblood Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood Cemetery
  • Butler Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Butler Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
  • Jenkins Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Jenkins Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Lewis Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
  • Cochran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Cochran Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Cemetery
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
  • Harrell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Harrell Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell Cemetery
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Hoby Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hoby Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoby Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Hargrove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hargrove Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrove Cemetery
    • Scott Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Scott Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
    • Williams Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Williams Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
    • Liberty Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
    • Boswell Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Boswell Cemetery is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boswell Cemetery
    • Old Waverly Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Old Waverly Cemetery is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Waverly Cemetery
    • Mitchell Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Mitchell Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
    • Robinson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Robinson Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Laurel Hill Cemetery.

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

  • Laurel Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Laurel Hill is located in San Jacinto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
  • Evergreen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Evergreen is located in San Jacinto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Coldspring
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Magnolia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Magnolia is located in San Jacinto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Point Blank
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Oakhurst
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Swartout ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Swartout is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartout
  • West Livingston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • West Livingston is located in Polk County
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  • Dodge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Elmina
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Elmina is located in Walker County
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  • Shepherd
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Onalaska
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Barado
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Barado is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barado
    • New Waverly
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Goodrich
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Lamont
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Lamont is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
    • Danville ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Danville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
    • North Cleveland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • North Cleveland is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cleveland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
    • Livingston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Carlisle
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Carlisle is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
    • Willis
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Willis is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,122 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willis <5>
    • Cleveland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Riverside
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Cut and Shoot
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)

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 Laurel Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in San Jacinto County.

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

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to San Jacinto 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 Laurel Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1382127  (Laurel Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1382127 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: San Jacinto
      • Est. Elev: 84 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Coldspring
      • Location given for Laurel Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.6065866     Lon: -95.2202169
      • 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 San Jacinto, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Laurel Hill 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.