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A visit to the Letney 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 Letney Cemetery ...

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

31.0724, -94.0766

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

The Letney Cemetery is located in Jasper County<2>.

The county seat for Jasper County is located in Jasper. Jasper lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Letney Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Letney Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Letney Cemetery.<4>

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

  • McGee Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The McGee Cemetery is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Cemetery
  • Townsend Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Townsend Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend Cemetery
  • Watts - Fuller Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Williams Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
  • Williams Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Williams Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
  • Speir Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Hancock Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Hancock Cemetery is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock Cemetery
  • Spring Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
  • Coleman Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Coleman Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
  • Parker Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Hall Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Hall Cemetery is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
  • Brookeland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Brookeland Cemetery is located in Sabine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookeland Cemetery
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Lakey Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Lakey Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakey Cemetery
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The New Hope Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
    • Yates Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Yates Cemetery is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Cemetery
    • Remlig Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Remlig Cemetery is located in Sabine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remlig Cemetery
    • Lowe Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Lowe Cemetery is located in Sabine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe Cemetery
    • Johnson Family Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Miller Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Miller Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
    • Parker Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Parker Cemetery is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
    • Sinclair Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hensarling Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Seale Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Seale Cemetery is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seale Cemetery
    • Hadnot Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Hadnot Cemetery is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadnot Cemetery
    • Good Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Good Cemetery is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Cemetery
    • Frisby Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Frisby Cemetery is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisby Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Letney Cemetery.

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

  • Sam Rayburn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Powell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Powell is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
  • Harveytown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Harveytown is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveytown
  • Browndell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Browndell is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browndell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
  • Brookeland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Parker Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Parker Point is located in Angelina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Point
  • Jasper
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pineland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • White City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • White City is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • Beech Grove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Beech Grove is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
  • Zana ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Zana is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zana
  • Bronson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Broaddus
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Martin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Martin is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
    • Town Bluff
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Town Bluff is located in Tyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Bluff
    • Mason
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Mason is located in Sabine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Zavalla
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Nancy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Nancy is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy
    • Dolan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Dolan is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan
    • Shanklerville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Shanklerville is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanklerville
    • Wiergate
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Fairmount
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairmount is located in Sabine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
    • Colmesneil
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Hemphill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Rebecca
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Rebecca is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca
    • Boynton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Boynton is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton

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 Letney Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jasper County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Letney Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Jasper 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 Letney Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1382140  (Letney Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1382140 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: Jasper
      • Est. Elev: 50 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: McGee Bend
      • Location given for Letney Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.072417     Lon: -94.0765797
      • 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 Jasper, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Letney 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.