A visit to the Meador 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 Meador Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Meador Cemetery:
32.2832, -95.2365
The Meador Cemetery is located in Smith County<1>.
The county seat for Smith County is located in Tyler. Tyler lies just to the northwest of the Meador Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Meador Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> of the Meador Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Meador Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bascom Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Universe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Universe Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universe Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kendrick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cathedral in the Pines Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Bethel Cemetery (African-American)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Barron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehouse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Belcher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Belcher Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher Cemetery
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Louis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Midway Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rose Lawn Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery (African-American)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Crow Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Canaan Cemetery (African-American)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oliver's Chapel Cemetery (African-American)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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]<2> of the Meador Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Meador Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Whitehouse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Chapel Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Chapel Hill is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
- Tyler
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gresham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Flint
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Omen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Noonday
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Noonday is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
- Lee Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lee Spring is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Spring
- Sinclair City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sinclair City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair City
- Bullard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Troup
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Browning
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Swan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Teaselville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mixon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jamestown ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Starrville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Winona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Chandler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dogwood City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dogwood City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood City
- Mount Selman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wright City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wright City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
- Overton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lindale
(15 miles [24.1 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 Meador Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Smith County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Meador Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arp
- Arp lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Meador Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Arp.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
- Lindale
- Overton
- Tyler
- Whitehouse
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 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 Meador Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Smith 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 Meador Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1341287 (Meador Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1341287 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: Smith
- Est. Elev: 168 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bascom
- Location given for Meador Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.2829298 Lon: -95.2363379
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Smith, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Meador Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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