A visit to the McCarthy Chapel 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 McCarthy Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McCarthy Chapel Cemetery:
31.4299, -95.3991
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McCarthy Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McCarthy Chapel Cemetery is located in Houston County<2>.
The county seat for Houston County is located in Crockett. Crockett lies just to the south southwest of the McCarthy Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McCarthy Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the McCarthy Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McCarthy Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Tyer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Tyer Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyer Cemetery
- Box Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Box Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Cemetery
- Wall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wall Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Cemetery
- Grounds Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Grounds Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grounds Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Davidson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Davidson Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
- Milligan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Milligan Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milligan Cemetery
- San Pedro Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The San Pedro Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro Cemetery
- San Pedro Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The San Pedro Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro Cemetery
- John Denson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The John Denson Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Denson Cemetery
- The John Denson Cemetery has also been known as:
- John Denson Family Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Denson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Denson Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denson Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Murdock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Murdock Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock Cemetery
- New Energy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Edens - Madden Massacre Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Refuge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Refuge Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge Cemetery
- Enon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Enon Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
- New Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The New Salem Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
- Latexo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Rice Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice 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 McCarthy Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McCarthy Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Refuge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Refuge is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
- Latexo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Creek is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Belott
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Belott is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
- Grapeland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crockett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Harrison Town is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Town
- Mound City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mound City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Salmon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Salmon is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
- Weches
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Weches is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
- Kennard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tadmor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tadmor is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Slocum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Slocum is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Ratcliff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Halls Bluff Town ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Halls Bluff Town is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Bluff Town
- Porter Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Porter Springs is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Springs
- Cooper
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cooper is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff City is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Fog Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fog Town is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fog Town
- Elkhart
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alderbranch
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Alderbranch is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbranch
- Weeping Mary
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Weeping Mary is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Mary
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 McCarthy Chapel 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 McCarthy Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Crockett
- Elkhart
- Grapeland
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 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 McCarthy Chapel 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 McCarthy Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1362376 (McCarthy Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1362376 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: 151 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Grapeland
- Location given for McCarthy Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.4299017 Lon: -95.3991128
- 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 '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- McCarthy Chapel 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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