A visit to the Lightfoot 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 Lightfoot Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lightfoot Cemetery:
31.7932, -95.7100
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lightfoot Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lightfoot Cemetery is located in Anderson County<2>.
The county seat for Anderson County is located in Palestine. Palestine lies just to the east southeast of the Lightfoot Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lightfoot Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Lightfoot Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lightfoot Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Broyles Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Newton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
- Foster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Foster Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
- Mallard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mallard Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Cemetery
- Jerusalem & Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Jerusalem & Bethel Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem & Bethel Cemetery
- The Jerusalem & Bethel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jerusalem Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2215945 <5>
- Ft. Houston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Palestine City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Palestine City Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine City Cemetery
- The Palestine City Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Hill Cemetery
- Middle Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #364393 <5>
- Beth Israel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Price Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Ft. Houston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Ft. Houston Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Houston Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Zion Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west of Palestine.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2424393 <5>
- Halick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Halick Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Halick Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halick Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Halick Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southwest of Palestine.
- The Halick Cemetery has also been known as:
- McGary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2323656 <5>
- Pleasant Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tennessee Colony Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Tennessee Colony Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee Colony Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tennessee Colony Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Tennessee Colony.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1565191 <5>
- Roselawn Park Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gaines Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Gaines Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines Cemetery
- The Gaines Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gaines - Elrod Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1293735 <5>
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 Lightfoot Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lightfoot Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Harmony
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Montalba
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Palestine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tucker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tucker is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Wells Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wells Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Creek
- Elmtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elmtown is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmtown
- Tennessee Colony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lakeview Assembly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lakeview Assembly is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Assembly
- Cronin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cronin is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronin
- Elmwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elmwood is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Ward
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ward is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Massey Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Massey Lake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Lake
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Long Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Long Lake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
- Deanwright
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Deanwright is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanwright
- Bois d'Arc
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bois d'Arc is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bois d'Arc
- Crystal Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Crystal Lake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Kossuth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kossuth is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Brushy Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brushy Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Bradford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bradford is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Elkhart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Neches
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pert is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pert
- Blackfoot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blackfoot is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot
- Springfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
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 Lightfoot Cemetery. The following communities are located in Anderson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lightfoot Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Lightfoot Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Anderson 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 Lightfoot Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1889559 (Lightfoot Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1889559 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: Anderson
- Est. Elev: 120 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Northwest Palestine
- Location given for Lightfoot Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.7932248 Lon: -95.7099579
- 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 Anderson, 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- Lightfoot 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. |