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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

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

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

Lat:   30.8063°   (30° 48' 22")

Lon:   -95.8519°   (-95° 51' 6")

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

The county seat for Walker County is located in Huntsville. Huntsville lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Long Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Long Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Carter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Carter Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • The Carter Cemetery is located in Grimes County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2241412 <6>
  • McCowan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCowan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCowan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McCowan Cemetery is located in Walker County
  • McAdams Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McAdams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McAdams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McAdams Cemetery is located in Walker County
  • Mustang Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mustang Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mustang Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mustang Cemetery is located in Walker County
  • Farris Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farris Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Farris Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Park Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Park Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Park Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Grimes County
  • Old Bethel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Foster Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foster Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Foster Cemetery is located in Walker County
  • Rocky Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rocky Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rocky Hill Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Driscoll Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Driscoll Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Driscoll Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Driscoll Cemetery is located in Walker County
  • Ross Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ross Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ross Cemetery is located in Walker County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Foster Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foster Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Foster Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Petree Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Petree Cemetery
      • The Petree Cemetery is located in Walker County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Petree Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southeast of Huntsville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5965 <6>
    • Falba Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Falba Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Falba Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Falba Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Burrows Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burrows Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burrows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Burrows Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Falba Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Falba Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Falba Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Falba Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Red Top Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Top Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Top Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Red Top Cemetery is located in Grimes County
    • Brushy Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brushy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brushy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brushy Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • High Prairie Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the High Prairie Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the High Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The High Prairie Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Oxford Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oxford Cemetery
      • The Oxford Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oxford Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of North Zulch.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5854 <6>
    • Lake Grove Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lake Grove Cemetery is located in Grimes County
    • David Chapel Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the David Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the David Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The David Chapel Cemetery is located in Grimes County
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
      • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Larrison Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Larrison Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Larrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Larrison Cemetery is located in Madison County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Long Cemetery.

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

  • Bedias
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Wesley Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Grove
    • Wesley Grove is located in Walker County
  • Madisonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Iola
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
    • Iola is located in Grimes County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iola <7>
  • Shiro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Goshen ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Goshen is located in Walker County
  • Zulch ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zulch came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<8>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulch
    • Zulch is located in Madison County
  • Roans Prairie
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roans Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roans Prairie
    • Roans Prairie is located in Grimes County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roans Prairie <7>
  • Midway
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • North Zulch
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Richards
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richards have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
    • Richards is located in Grimes County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richards <7>
  • Huntsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • George
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
      • George is located in Madison County
    • Apolonia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Apolonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apolonia
      • Apolonia is located in Grimes County
    • Normangee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normangee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normangee
      • Normangee is located in Leon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Normangee <7>
    • Anderson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
      • Anderson is located in Grimes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anderson <7>
    • Kittrell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
      • Kittrell is located in Walker County

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 Walker 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 first visit 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:

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 #1374699  (Long Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1374699 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Steep Branch
    • County: Walker         Elev: 78
    • Location given for GNIS #1374699 (Long Cemetery)

The official website for Walker County: www.co.walker.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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 Walker, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Long Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.8063, Longitude: -95.8519       In this case, the coordinates for the Long Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<8>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.




 

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