A visit to the Lone Star 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 Lone Star Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lone Star Cemetery:
32.9501, -95.8761
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lone Star Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lone Star Cemetery is located in Rains County<2>.
The county seat for Rains County is located in Emory. Emory lies just to the southeast of the Lone Star Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lone Star Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Lone Star Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lone Star Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Clark Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Bellah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Bellah Cemetery is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellah Cemetery
- The Bellah Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bellah - Hoyt - Humphrey Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2370448 <5>
- Worcester - Cooper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Richland - Benton Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Benton Hill / Richmond Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- McMahan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The McMahan Cemetery is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMahan Cemetery
- Coats Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Coats Cemetery is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats Cemetery
- Parks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Parks Cemetery is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Cemetery
- Lynch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Lynch Cemetery is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Cemetery
- Hill Pippin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hill Pippin Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Pippin Cemetery
- Montgomery Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Cemetery
- Williams Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Hooker Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hooker Ridge Cemetery is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Ridge Cemetery
- Woosley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Woosley Cemetery is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woosley Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Donelton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Donelton Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donelton Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Shook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Shook Cemetery is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shook Cemetery
- Prairie Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Daugherty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Daugherty Cemetery is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daugherty Cemetery
- Clifton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Clifton Cemetery is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Cemetery
- Jordan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lone Star Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lone Star Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Point
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- East Tawakoni
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Tawakoni is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tawakoni
- Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
- Lone Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hooker Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hooker Ridge is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Ridge
- Miller Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flats
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Flats is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flats
- West Tawakoni
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Tawakoni is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tawakoni
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,994 people
- Emory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bonanza
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Palestine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Palestine is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Divide
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Divide is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
- Dixon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dixon is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Weiland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Weiland is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiland
- Hawk Cove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hawk Cove is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Cove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
- Cumby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Boles Home
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Boles Home is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles Home
- Campbell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Brashear
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Quinlan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Gunter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gunter is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter
- Ables Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ables Springs is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ables Springs
- Tazewell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tazewell is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
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 Lone Star Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rains County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lone Star 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 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 Lone Star Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Rains 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 Lone Star Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1340392 (Lone Star Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1340392 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: Rains
- Est. Elev: 155 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lone Oak South
- Location given for Lone Star Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.9501193 Lon: -95.8760765
- 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 Rains, 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 from Point A (ie- Lone Star 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. |