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 ...
The Medford Cemetery is located in Rusk County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Anadarko Cemetery
- Bagley Cemetery
- The Bagley Cemetery is located in Rusk County
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- Blanton Cemetery
- The Blanton Cemetery is located in Rusk County
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- Boatright Cemetery
- The Boatright Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boatright Cemetery
- Cool Springs Cemetery
- Dansby Cemetery
- The Dansby Cemetery is located in Rusk County
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- Duncan Cemetery
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Rusk County
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- Garrett Cemetery
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Rusk County
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- Glenfawn Cemetery
- The Glenfawn Cemetery is located in Rusk County
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- Jones - Seagroves Cemetery
- McDonald Cemetery
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
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- Moore Cemetery
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Rusk County
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- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Myrtle Springs Cemetery
- Neeley Cemetery
- The Neeley Cemetery is located in Rusk County
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- Sacul Cemetery
- The Sacul Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
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- The Sacul Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hughes King Williamson Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Rusk County
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- The Shiloh Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Shiloh Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2165629 <2>
- Spence Cemetery
- The Spence Cemetery is located in Rusk County
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- Union Chapel Cemetery
- The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
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- Union Hill Cemetery
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
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- Vaughn Cemetery
- The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Rusk County
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- Walker Cemetery
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
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- Walkers Chapel Cemetery
- Wiggins Cemetery
- The Wiggins Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
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- Wiggins Cemetery
- The Wiggins Cemetery is located in Rusk County
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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 alphabetically:
- Big Springs
- Big Springs is located in Rusk County
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- Blackjack
- Blackjack is located in Cherokee County
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- Cushing
- Dextra
- Dextra is located in Nacogdoches County
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- Gallatin
- Gould
- Gould is located in Cherokee County
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- Griffin
- Griffin is located in Cherokee County
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- Henrys Chapel
- Henrys Chapel is located in Cherokee County
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- Laneville
- Looneyville
- Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
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- Minden
- Mount Enterprise
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Nat
- Nat is located in Nacogdoches County
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- New Birmingham ‑ Historic
- New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
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- New Salem
- New Salem is located in Rusk County
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- New Summerfield
- Oak Flats
- Oak Flats is located in Rusk County
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- Ponta
- Ponta is located in Cherokee County
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- Price
- Reklaw
- Rusk
- Sacul
- Sulphur Springs
- Sulphur Springs is located in Rusk County
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- Trawick
- Trawick is located in Nacogdoches County
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- Turney
- Turney is located in Cherokee County
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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.
- Big Springs
- Cushing
- New Birmingham - Historic
- Rusk
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 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
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |