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A visit to the Medford 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 Medford Cemetery ...

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

31.9327, -94.9547

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

The Medford Cemetery is located in Rusk County<2>.

The county seat for Rusk County is located in Henderson. Henderson lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Medford Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Medford Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Medford Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Wiggins Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Wiggins Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins Cemetery
  • Vaughn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Cemetery
  • Union Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
  • Walkers Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Anadarko Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cool Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Cool Springs Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs Cemetery
  • Wiggins Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Wiggins Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins Cemetery
  • Garrett Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Garrett Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
  • Boatright Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Boatright Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boatright Cemetery
  • Glenfawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Glenfawn Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfawn Cemetery
  • Myrtle Springs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Walker Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Walker Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Blanton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Blanton Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton Cemetery
    • Dansby Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Dansby Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dansby Cemetery
    • Jones - Seagroves Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Moore Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Moore Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
    • Bagley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Bagley Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley Cemetery
    • Union Chapel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
    • McDonald Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The McDonald Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
    • Sacul Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Sacul Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacul Cemetery
      • The Sacul Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hughes King Williamson Cemetery
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Neeley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Neeley Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neeley Cemetery
    • Duncan Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Duncan Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
    • Spence Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Spence Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence 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 Medford Cemetery.

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

  • New Salem
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • New Salem is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
  • Reklaw
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Ponta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Ponta is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponta
  • Sacul
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Dextra
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Dextra is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dextra
  • Laneville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Big Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Big Springs is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
  • New Summerfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Cushing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Griffin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Griffin is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
  • Gallatin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Sulphur Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Sulphur Springs is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Oak Flats
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Oak Flats is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flats
    • Blackjack
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Blackjack is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
    • Looneyville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
    • Henrys Chapel
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Henrys Chapel is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Chapel
    • Price
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Rusk
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Rusk is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,664 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rusk <6>
    • New Birmingham ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
    • Gould
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Gould is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
    • Turney
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Turney is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turney
    • Minden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Nat
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Nat is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nat
    • Trawick
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Trawick is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trawick
    • Mount Enterprise
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

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 Medford 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 Medford 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 Medford 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 Medford Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1341317  (Medford Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1341317 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: 119 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: New Salem
      • Location given for Medford Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.932669     Lon: -94.9546614
      • 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 from Point A (ie- Medford 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.