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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 Mexican Prisoners Grave ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mexican Prisoners Grave:

31.4524, -95.1113

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

The Mexican Prisoners Grave is located in Houston County<2>.

The county seat for Houston County is located in Crockett. Crockett lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Mexican Prisoners Grave .

Open a Google Map centered on the Mexican Prisoners Grave.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Mexican Prisoners Grave.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mexican Prisoners Grave, with the nearest first.

  • Conner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Conner Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conner Cemetery
  • Vaughn Family Graves
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Vaughn Family Graves is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Family Graves
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
  • Old Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Old Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cemetery
  • Durham Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Durham Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Cemetery
  • Old Patton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Old Patton Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Patton Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Brent Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Brent Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Cemetery
  • Old Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Old Zion Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Zion Cemetery
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
  • Shooks Bluff Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Shooks Bluff Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks Bluff Cemetery
  • Old Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Old Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cemetery
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Enon Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Enon Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
    • Luce Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Luce Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luce Cemetery
    • Thompson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
    • Moffit Creath Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Moffit Creath Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffit Creath Cemetery
    • Pisgah Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
    • Arnold Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Arnold Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
    • Easley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Easley Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easley Cemetery
    • Easley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Easley Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easley Cemetery
    • Kennedy Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Cemetery
    • Fennell Memory Garden
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Fennell Memory Garden is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fennell Memory Garden
    • Patton Family Graves
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Patton Family Graves is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Family Graves
    • Corinth Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Corinth Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
    • Simpson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Simpson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Simpson Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mexican Prisoners Grave.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mexican Prisoners Grave, with the nearest first:

  • Tadmor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Tadmor is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
  • Ratcliff
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Bluff City ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Bluff City is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
  • Harrison Town
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Harrison Town is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Town
  • Kennard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hagerville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Hagerville is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerville
  • Forest
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Forest is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Fog Town
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Fog Town is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fog Town
  • Weches
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Weches is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
  • Weeping Mary
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Weeping Mary is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Mary
  • Redtown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Redtown is located in Angelina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtown
  • Wells
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Belott
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Belott is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
    • Hickory Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Hickory Creek is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
    • Center Point ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Center Point is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
    • Alto
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Alto is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,239 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <6>
    • Centralia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Pollok
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Mexican Prisoners Grave:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Houston 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 Mexican Prisoners Grave:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1377359  (Mexican Prisoners Grave)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1377359 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: Houston
      • Est. Elev: 89 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Kennard NE
      • Location given for Mexican Prisoners Grave:
      • Lat: 31.4524023     Lon: -95.1113268
      • 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 Houston, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mexican Prisoners Grave) 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.