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A visit to the McCann 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 McCann Cemetery ...

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

31.4082, -95.5794

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

The McCann Cemetery is located in Houston County<2>.

The county seat for Houston County is located in Crockett. Crockett lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast of the McCann Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the McCann Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the McCann Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Halls Field Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Halls Field Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Field Cemetery
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Meriwether Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Meriwether Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriwether Cemetery
  • Pennington Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Pennington Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Cemetery
  • Walling Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Walling Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walling Cemetery
  • Lynwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lynwood Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynwood Cemetery
  • Wesley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Wesley Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Cemetery
  • Wesley Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ferrell Women Graves
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Ferrell Women Graves is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrell Women Graves
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Campbell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Campbell Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
  • Hayes Spring Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hayes Spring Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Spring Cemetery
    • The Hayes Spring Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Haynes Spring Cemetery
    • Hays Spring Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Campbell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Campbell Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
    • Smith Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
    • New Salem Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The New Salem Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
    • Sheridan Graves
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Sheridan Graves is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan Graves
    • Old Dailey Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wes Hicks Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Wes Hicks Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wes Hicks Cemetery
    • Latexo Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Latexo Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latexo Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Latexo Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Latexo.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4760 <5>
    • Rocky Mount Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Rocky Mount Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount Cemetery
    • Milligan Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Milligan Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milligan Cemetery
    • Golden Gate Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Golden Gate Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Gate Cemetery
      • The Golden Gate Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Grapeland Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1983841 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the McCann Cemetery.

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

  • Halls Bluff Town ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Halls Bluff Town is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Bluff Town
  • Latexo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Grapeland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Porter Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Porter Springs is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Springs
  • Crockett
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Cooper
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Cooper is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
  • Refuge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Refuge is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
  • Salmon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Salmon is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
  • Austonio
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Austonio is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austonio
  • Hickory Creek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Hickory Creek is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
  • Mound City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Mound City is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
  • Elkhart
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Belott
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Belott is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
    • Slocum
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Slocum is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
    • Russell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Russell is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
    • Centerview
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Centerview is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
    • Lakeview Assembly
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Lakeview Assembly is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Assembly
    • Cronin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Cronin is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronin
    • Tucker
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Tucker is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
    • Alderbranch
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Alderbranch is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbranch
    • Long Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Long Lake is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
    • Oakwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)

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 McCann Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Houston County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McCann Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 McCann Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Houston 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 McCann Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1362373  (McCann Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1362373 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: Houston
      • Est. Elev: 87 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Hays Spring
      • Location given for McCann Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.4082345     Lon: -95.5793956
      • 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 Houston, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McCann 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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