A visit to the Locust Grove 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 Locust Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Locust Grove Cemetery:
32.6435, -96.1091
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Locust Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Kaufman County<2>.
The county seat for Kaufman County is located in Kaufman. Kaufman lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Locust Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Locust Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Locust Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Locust Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The New Salem Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
- Blackjack Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Blackjack Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack Cemetery
- The Blackjack Cemetery has also been known as:
- Black Jack Cemetery
- Blackjack MB Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1204395 <5>
- Rader Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Rader Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rader Cemetery
- College Mound Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The College Mound Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Mound Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the College Mound Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southeast of Terrell.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1188058 <5>
- Cedarvale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Cedarvale Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarvale Cemetery
- The Cedarvale Cemetery has also been known as:
- Heidle Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4152 <5>
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of Myrtle Springs.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2262436 <5>
- Allen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Elmo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Elmo Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo Cemetery
- Morrow Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Fox Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Fox Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Cemetery
- Kayser Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Kayser Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kayser Cemetery
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- White Rose Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The White Rose Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rose Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the White Rose Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Wills Point.
- The White Rose Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wills Point Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7606 <5>
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Wesley Chapel Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel Cemetery
- Union Grovel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Grovel Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grovel Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Easton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Easton Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Cemetery
- Brewer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Brewer Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer Cemetery
- Field Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Field Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Cemetery
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Cemetery
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 Locust Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Locust Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Abner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Abner is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner
- College Mound
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- College Mound is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Mound
- Ola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ola is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ola
- Elmo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wills Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oak Ridge is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Myrtle Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Myrtle Springs is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Springs
- Becker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Becker is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becker
- Prairieville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Prairieville is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Ables Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ables Springs is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ables Springs
- Terrell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kaufman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Post Oak Bend City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Post Oak Bend City is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Bend City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
- Edgewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lone Star
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lone Star is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Oak Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
- Poetry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Poetry is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poetry
- Kemp
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Canton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Hawk Cove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hawk Cove is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Cove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
- Scurry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fruitvale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Talty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Talty is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,883 people
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 Locust Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kaufman County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Locust Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Canton
- Elmo
- Elmo lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Locust Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elmo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Kaufman
- Kemp
- Kemp lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Locust Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kemp.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
- Myrtle Springs
- Quinlan
- Terrell
- Wills Point
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 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 Locust Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Kaufman 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 Locust Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1340318 (Locust Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1340318 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: Kaufman
- Est. Elev: 133 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wills Point
- Location given for Locust Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.6434655 Lon: -96.1091393
- 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 Kaufman, 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 from Point A (ie- Locust Grove 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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