A visit to the McLain 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 McLain Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McLain Cemetery:
31.2296, -95.0477
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McLain Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McLain Cemetery is located in Trinity County<2>.
The county seat for Trinity County is located in Groveton. Groveton lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southwest of the McLain Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McLain Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the McLain Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McLain Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Moore Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north of Groveton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5317 <5>
- Bennett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Tullos Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Tullos Cemetery is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullos Cemetery
- Burke Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Burke Cemetery is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Ivie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Ivie Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivie Cemetery
- The Ivie Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ivy Cemetery
- Helton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Helton Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton Cemetery
- Creasy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Creasy Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creasy Cemetery
- Possum Walk Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Possum Walk Cemetery is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Walk Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Lacy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Lacy Cemetery is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Enon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Enon Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Pennington Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Pennington Cemetery is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Luce Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Luce Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luce Cemetery
- Durham Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Durham Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Old Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- The New Hope Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kennard Cemetery
- Kennard Community Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4607 <5>
- Glenwood Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
- Dubose Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Dubose Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubose Cemetery
- McCarty Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The McCarty Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCarty Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McLain Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McLain Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Centralia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Center Point is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Helmic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Helmic is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmic
- Apple Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hagerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hagerville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerville
- Lacy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lacy is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
- Lacy has also been known as:
- Lacey
- Fog Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fog Town is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fog Town
- Blix
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Blix is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blix
- Pennington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Groveton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ratcliff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Granville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Granville is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Kennard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sumpter ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sumpter is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Woodlake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Woodlake is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
- Peavy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Peavy is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavy
- Redtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Redtown is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtown
- Friday
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Friday is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friday
- Rutland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rutland is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Diboll
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tadmor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tadmor is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Harrison Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison Town is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Town
- Burke
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Burke is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
- Hudson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hudson is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,288 people
- Providence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Providence is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
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 McLain Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Trinity County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McLain 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 McLain Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Trinity 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 McLain Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1382269 (McLain Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1382269 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: Trinity
- Est. Elev: 102 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Crecy
- Location given for McLain Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.2296282 Lon: -95.0477131
- 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 Trinity, 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 from Point A (ie- McLain 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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