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A visit to the Miles 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 Miles Cemetery ...

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

31.9113, -95.3138

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

The Miles Cemetery is located in Cherokee County<2>.

The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Rusk. Rusk lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southeast of the Miles Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Miles Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Miles Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Berge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Berge Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berge Cemetery
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
  • Ragsdale Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Ragsdale Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragsdale Cemetery
  • Providence Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Resthaven Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Resthaven Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resthaven Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Resthaven Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Jacksonville.
  • City Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The City Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Cemetery
  • Tillman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Tillman Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillman Cemetery
  • Jarrett Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Jarrett Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett Cemetery
  • West Shady Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Grimes Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Grimes Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes Cemetery
  • Cherry Tree Lake Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Maydelle.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2178455 <5>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Mt. Comfort Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Mt. Comfort Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Comfort Cemetery
    • Holly Springs Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jones Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Jones Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Jones Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Rusk.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4546 <5>
    • Caldwell Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Cemetery
    • White Oak Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The White Oak Cemetery is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Cemetery
    • Oakland Baptist Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Oakland Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Baptist Church Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakland Baptist Church Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Rusk.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #164094 <5>
    • Piney Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
    • Staton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Staton Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staton Cemetery
    • Tilley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Tilley Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilley Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Miles Cemetery.

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

  • Jacksonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Dialville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dialville is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialville
  • Turney
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Turney is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turney
  • Maydelle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Reese
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Reese is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
  • Gallatin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Todd City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Todd City is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd City
  • Cuney
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Selman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Mount Selman is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Selman
  • Larissa ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Larissa is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa
  • Neches
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Herring
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Herring is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Rusk
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 Summerfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Cherokee Landing
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Cherokee Landing is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Landing
    • Jarvis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jarvis is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis
    • Ponta
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Ponta is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponta
    • Gould
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Gould is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
    • Mixon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Mixon is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon
    • Pert
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Pert is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pert
    • New Birmingham ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
    • Frankston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Kossuth
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Kossuth is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
    • Bullard
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Blackjack
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Blackjack is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
    • Berryville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Berryville is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people

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 Miles Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cherokee County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Miles Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Miles Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Cherokee 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 Miles Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1362839  (Miles Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1362839 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: Cherokee
      • Est. Elev: 132 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Jacksonville West
      • Location given for Miles Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.9112794     Lon: -95.3138382
      • 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 Cherokee, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Miles 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.