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A visit to the Moore 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 Moore Cemetery ...

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

32.0285, -94.9511

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

The Moore Cemetery is located in Rusk County<2>.

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

Open a Google Map centered on the Moore Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Moore Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Boatright Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Boatright Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boatright Cemetery
  • Duncan Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Duncan Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
  • Spence Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Spence Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence Cemetery
  • Union Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
    • The Union Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Big Springs Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1982980 <5>
  • Garrett Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Garrett Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
  • Neeley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Neeley Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neeley Cemetery
  • Wiggins Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Wiggins Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins Cemetery
  • Cool Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Cool Springs Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs Cemetery
  • Union Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
  • Moyers Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Moyers Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers Cemetery
  • Waggoner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Waggoner Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waggoner Cemetery
  • Wiggins Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Wiggins Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Medford Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Medford Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford Cemetery
    • Vaughn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Cemetery
    • Lockridge Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Lockridge Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockridge Cemetery
    • Lee Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Lee Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
    • Henry's Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Henry's Chapel Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry's Chapel Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Henry's Chapel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southeast of Troup.
      • The Henry's Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Henry's Chapel UMC Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960069 <5>
    • Griffin Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Griffin Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
    • Sanders Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Sanders Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
    • Fitch Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Fitch Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitch Cemetery
    • Union Chapel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
    • Anadarko Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Old Bethel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Bethel Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Laneville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2158588 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Moore Cemetery.

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

  • Big Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Big Springs is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
  • New Salem
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • New Salem is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
  • Price
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Henrys Chapel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Henrys Chapel is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Chapel
  • Griffin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Griffin is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
  • Laneville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Blackjack
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Blackjack is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
  • New Summerfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Joinerville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Wright City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Wright City is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
  • Ponta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ponta is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponta
  • Reklaw
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Turnertown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Turnertown is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnertown
    • Selman City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Gould
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Gould is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
    • Oak Flats
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Oak Flats is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flats
    • Henderson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Troup
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Troup is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troup
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,064 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troup <6>
    • Sinclair City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Sinclair City is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair City
    • Gallatin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Sacul
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Sulphur Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Sulphur Springs is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
    • Minden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Friars
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Friars is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars
    • Dextra
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Dextra is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dextra
    • Arp
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Arp is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arp <6>
    • Omen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Omen is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omen
    • Mixon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Mixon is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon

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 Moore Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rusk County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Moore Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Rusk 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 Moore Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1341864  (Moore Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1341864 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: Rusk
      • Est. Elev: 126 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Gum Springs
      • Location given for Moore Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.0284984     Lon: -94.9510505
      • 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 Rusk, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Moore 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.