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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 Lyles - Sanders Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lyles - Sanders Cemetery:

31.9182, -94.7802

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

The Lyles - Sanders Cemetery is located in Rusk County<2>.

The county seat for Rusk County is located in Henderson. Henderson lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north of the Lyles - Sanders Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Lyles - Sanders Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Lyles - Sanders Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Holleman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Holleman Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holleman Cemetery
  • Simon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Simon Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simon Cemetery
  • Bagley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Bagley Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley Cemetery
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
    • The Shiloh Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Shiloh Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2165629 <5>
  • Kipp Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Kipp Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipp Cemetery
  • Talley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Talley Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley Cemetery
  • Bane Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Bane Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bane Cemetery
  • Booker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Booker Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker Cemetery
  • McCune Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The McCune Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCune Cemetery
  • Jones - Seagroves Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Glenfawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Glenfawn Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfawn Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Dansby Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Dansby Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dansby Cemetery
    • King Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The King Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
    • Gage Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Gage Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage Cemetery
    • Old Bethel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Bethel Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Laneville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2158588 <5>
    • Anadarko Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Blanton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Blanton Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton Cemetery
    • Blackburn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Blackburn Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Cemetery
    • Fuller Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Fuller Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Cemetery
    • Ross Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Ross Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
    • Edmonson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Edmonson Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonson Cemetery
    • Barker Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Barker Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lyles - Sanders Cemetery.

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

  • Sulphur Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Sulphur Springs is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
  • Oak Flats
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Oak Flats is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flats
  • Laneville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Enterprise
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Minden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cushing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Sacul
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Trawick
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Trawick is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trawick
  • New Salem
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • New Salem is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
  • Dextra
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dextra is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dextra
  • Looneyville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
  • Concord
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Concord is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Brachfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Brachfield is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brachfield
    • Reklaw
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Nat
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Nat is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nat
    • Caledonia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Caledonia is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
    • Big Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Big Springs is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
    • Dotson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Dotson is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson
    • Long Branch
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pinehill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Pinehill is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehill
    • Henderson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

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 Lyles - Sanders Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rusk County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lyles - Sanders 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 Lyles - Sanders Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Rusk 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 Lyles - Sanders Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1340751  (Lyles-Sanders Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1340751 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: Rusk
      • Est. Elev: 178 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Laneville
      • Location given for Lyles-Sanders Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.918225     Lon: -94.7802133
      • 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 Rusk, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lyles - Sanders 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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