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A visit to the Mings Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Mings Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   32.5621°   (32° 33' 43")

Lon:   -95.0008°   (-95° 0' 2")

The Mings Cemetery is located in Upshur County<2>.

The county seat for Upshur County is located in Gilmer. Gilmer lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Mings Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Mings Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Wood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Rosedale Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosedale Cemetery
    • The Rosedale Cemetery is located in Gregg County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rosedale Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Gladewater.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6471 <5>
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Upshur County
  • Pinkston Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinkston Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pinkston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pinkston Cemetery is located in Smith County
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
    • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Smith County
  • Alsup Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alsup Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alsup Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Alsup Cemetery is located in Smith County
    • The Alsup Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Friendship / Alsup Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2102 <5>
  • Union Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Upshur County
  • Hoover Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoover Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hoover Cemetery is located in Upshur County
  • Barber Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barber Cemetery
    • The Barber Cemetery is located in Smith County
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Upshur County
  • Chilton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chilton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chilton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chilton Cemetery is located in Upshur County
  • Waters Bluff Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waters Bluff Cemetery
    • The Waters Bluff Cemetery is located in Smith County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Siloam Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Siloam Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Siloam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Siloam Cemetery is located in Smith County
    • Edwards Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Edwards Cemetery is located in Upshur County
    • Reynolds Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reynolds Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reynolds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Upshur County
    • Varnon Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Varnon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Varnon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Varnon Cemetery is located in Upshur County
    • East Mtn. Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Mtn. Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Mtn. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The East Mtn. Cemetery is located in Upshur County
    • Jarvis College Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jarvis College Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jarvis College Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jarvis College Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Ingram Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ingram Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ingram Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ingram Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • The Ingram Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Dale / Hall / Ingram Cemetery
    • Britton Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Britton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Britton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Britton Cemetery is located in Smith County
    • Goodman Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Goodman Cemetery is located in Smith County
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Strong Memorial Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strong Memorial Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strong Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Strong Memorial Cemetery is located in Gregg County
    • Sunset Memorial Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sunset Memorial Park is located in Upshur County

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 Mings Cemetery.

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

  • Wilkins
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilkins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
    • Wilkins is located in Upshur County
  • Center Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
    • Center Point is located in Upshur County
  • Gladewater
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
    • Union Grove is located in Upshur County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
  • Warren City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren City
    • Warren City is located in Gregg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
  • Clarksville City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville City
    • Clarksville City is located in Gregg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
  • Big Sandy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Pritchett
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pritchett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchett
    • Pritchett is located in Upshur County
  • Liberty City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
    • Liberty City is located in Gregg County
  • White Oak
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
    • White Oak is located in Gregg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,283 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Oak <7>
  • East Mountain
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mountain
    • East Mountain is located in Gregg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
  • Starrville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Starrville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starrville
    • Starrville is located in Smith County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Seven Pines
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
      • Seven Pines is located in Gregg County
    • Glenwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
      • Glenwood is located in Upshur County
    • Winona
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
      • Winona is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winona <7>
    • Teneryville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teneryville
      • Teneryville is located in Gregg County
    • Gilmer
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Kelsey
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
      • Kelsey is located in Upshur County
    • Greggton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggton
      • Greggton is located in Gregg County
    • Indian Rock
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rock
      • Indian Rock is located in Upshur County
    • Hawkins
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Browning
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
      • Browning is located in Smith County
    • Rosewood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
      • Rosewood is located in Upshur County
    • Kilgore
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Judson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Judson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
      • Judson is located in Gregg County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Judson <7>

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 Mings Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Upshur County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Mings Cemetery:

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 Mings Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1341718  (Mings Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1341718 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Big Sandy
    • County: Upshur         Elev: 112
    • Location given for GNIS #1341718 (Mings Cemetery)

The official website for Upshur County: www.countyofupshur.com/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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 Upshur, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mings Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5621, Longitude: -95.0008       In this case, the coordinates for the Mings Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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