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A visit to the Moffit Creath 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 Moffit Creath Cemetery ...

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

31.4421, -95.2302

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

The Moffit Creath Cemetery is located in Houston County<2>.

The county seat for Houston County is located in Crockett. Crockett lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Moffit Creath Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Moffit Creath Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Moffit Creath Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Old Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Old Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Fennell Memory Garden
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Fennell Memory Garden is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fennell Memory Garden
  • Patton Family Graves
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Patton Family Graves is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Family Graves
  • Old Patton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Old Patton Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Patton Cemetery
  • Old Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Old Zion Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Zion Cemetery
  • Brent Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Brent Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Cemetery
  • Vaughn Family Graves
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Vaughn Family Graves is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Family Graves
  • New Energy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Corinth Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Corinth Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Conner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Conner Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conner Cemetery
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Franklin Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Franklin Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
    • Dan & Hannah McLean Graves
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Bobbitt Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Bobbitt Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobbitt Cemetery
    • Glover Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Glover Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover Cemetery
    • English Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The English Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Cemetery
    • Old Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Old Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cemetery
    • McKinney & Wells Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Wall Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Wall Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Cemetery
    • Davis Family Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Davis Family Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Family Cemetery
    • Parker Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Parker Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
    • Grounds Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Grounds Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grounds Cemetery
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
    • Walker Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Walker Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
    • Mexican Prisoners Grave
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Weches Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Weches Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Moffit Creath Cemetery.

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

  • Harrison Town
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Harrison Town is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Town
  • Tadmor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Tadmor is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
  • Belott
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Belott is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
  • Hickory Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hickory Creek is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
  • Kennard
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ratcliff
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Weches
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Weches is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
  • Bluff City ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bluff City is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
  • Fog Town
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Fog Town is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fog Town
  • Refuge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Refuge is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
  • Hagerville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hagerville is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerville
  • Weeping Mary
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Weeping Mary is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Mary
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Forest
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Forest is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Mound City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Mound City is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
    • Latexo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Center Point ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Center Point is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
    • Crockett
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Grapeland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Centralia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)

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 Moffit Creath Cemetery. The following communities are located in Houston County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Crockett
  • Grapeland

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 helpful 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 Moffit Creath Cemetery:

  • 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 Moffit Creath Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1383293  (Moffit Creath Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1383293 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: 86 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Ratcliff
      • Location given for Moffit Creath Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.4421247     Lon: -95.2302185
      • 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Moffit Creath 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.
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