A visit to the Melton 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 Melton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Melton Cemetery:
33.0451, -95.6000
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Melton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Melton Cemetery is located in Hopkins County<2>.
The county seat for Hopkins County is located in Sulphur Springs. Sulphur Springs lies just to the north of the Melton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Melton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Melton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Melton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shooks Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Seymore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Seymore Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymore Cemetery
- Gamblin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Gamblin Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamblin Cemetery
- Ishmeal Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Ishmeal Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ishmeal Cemetery
- Sulphur Springs City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Sulphur Springs City Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sulphur Springs City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Sulphur Springs.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2167092 <5>
- Yantis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Coffee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Coffee Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Cemetery
- Welch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Welch Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Cemetery
- Elm Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Elm Cemetery is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Cemetery
- Richland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Richland Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
- The Richland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brinker Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #455083 <5>
- Deaton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Deaton Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deaton Cemetery
- Burke - Yandell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Slatter Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Slatter Cemetery is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatter Cemetery
- Sharp Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Sharp Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Cemetery
- Proctor Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Proctor Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor Cemetery
- Clifton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Clifton Cemetery is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Cemetery
- New Pickton Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The New Pickton Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pickton Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Melton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Melton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Tazewell
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Tazewell is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
- Rockdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rockdale is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Sulphur Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Divide
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Divide is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
- Bonanza
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Como
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Yantis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brashear
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Black Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Black Oak is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Miller Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gunter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gunter is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter
- Coke
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coke is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coke
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Pickton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Palestine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Palestine is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Weaver
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Weaver is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Ridgeway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeway is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Dike
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Posey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Posey is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
- Emory
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Birthright
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Birthright is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birthright
- Cumby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Peerless
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Peerless is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Greenwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Greenwood is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alba
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Forest Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hill is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
- Cartwright
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cartwright is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
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 Melton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hopkins County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Melton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Birthright
- Cumby
- Cumby lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Melton Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cumby.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumby
- Emory
- Sulphur Springs
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 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 Melton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Hopkins 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 Melton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1341356 (Melton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1341356 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: Hopkins
- Est. Elev: 159 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sulphur Springs SE
- Location given for Melton Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.0451169 Lon: -95.5999558
- 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 Hopkins, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Melton 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. |