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A visit to the Long 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 Long Cemetery ...

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

33.7765, -95.4866

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

The Long Cemetery is located in Lamar County<2>.

The county seat for Lamar County is located in Paris. Paris lies just to the south southwest of the Long Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Long Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Long Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Sikes Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Sikes Cemetery is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sikes Cemetery
  • Corn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Corn Cemetery is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Cemetery
  • Restlawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Restlawn Cemetery is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Restlawn Cemetery
  • Springhill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Springhill Cemetery is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill Cemetery
  • Casey Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Casey Cemetery is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey Cemetery
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
  • McEwin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The McEwin Cemetery is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwin Cemetery
  • Union Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
  • Littlejohn Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Littlejohn Cemetery is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlejohn Cemetery
  • Forest Chapel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Forest Chapel Cemetery is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Chapel Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Chapel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Chicota.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1292756 <5>
  • Hendricks Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Old City Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Old City Cemetery is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old City Cemetery is located in Paris.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1989375 <5>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Moore Springs Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Caviness Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Caviness Cemetery is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caviness Cemetery
    • Prairie Ridge Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedar Hill Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Paris.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2818 <5>
    • Meadowbrook Memorial Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Egypt Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Egypt Cemetery is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Cemetery
    • Durant Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Durant Cemetery is located in Choctaw County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant Cemetery
    • Sumner Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Sumner Cemetery is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Paris.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3481 <5>
    • Knights of Honor Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)

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 Long Cemetery.

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

  • Amherst
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Amherst is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
  • Powderly
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Camp Maxey ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Camp Maxey is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Maxey
  • Hinckley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hinckley is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
  • Midcity
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Midcity is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midcity
    • Midcity has also been known as:
    • Trout Spur
    • Trout
  • Novice
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Novice is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novice
  • Arthur City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Reno
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Reno is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
  • Caviness
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Caviness is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caviness
  • Paris
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Sun Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Sun Valley is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
  • Chicota
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Hopewell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Hopewell is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
    • Sylvan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Sylvan is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
    • Blossom
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Pin Hook
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Pin Hook is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
    • Razor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Razor is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razor
    • Sumner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Grant
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Toco
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Toco is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toco
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
    • Frogville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Frogville is located in Choctaw County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogville
    • Belk
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Belk is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk

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 Long Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lamar County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Long 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 websites either 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 Long Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Lamar 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 Long Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1361717  (Long Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1361717 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: Lamar
      • Est. Elev: 143 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Slate Shoals
      • Location given for Long Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.7764943     Lon: -95.486623
      • 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 Lamar, 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- Long 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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