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A visit to the Mount Comfort 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 Mt. Comfort Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Comfort Cemetery:

32.3421, -94.9044

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

The Mt. Comfort Cemetery is located in Rusk County<2>.

The county seat for Rusk County is located in Henderson. Henderson lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Mt. Comfort Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Comfort 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 Mt. Comfort Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Choice Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Choice Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice Cemetery
  • Harmony Pirtle Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Moriah Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Moriah Cemetery is located in Gregg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moriah Cemetery
    • The Moriah Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5330 <5>
  • Florey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Florey Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florey Cemetery
  • Fortson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Fortson Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortson Cemetery
  • Strong Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Gregg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Kilgore.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5417 <5>
  • Kilgore Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Gray Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Henry Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Henry Cemetery is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
  • Overton City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Overton City Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton City Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Overton City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Overton.
    • The Overton City Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Overton Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #234222 <5>
  • Goodman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Goodman Cemetery is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • El Bethel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The El Bethel Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Bethel Cemetery
    • Utzman Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Danville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jimtown Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Jimtown Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
      • The Jimtown Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown Cemetery
      • The Jimtown Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Kennedy Graveyard
      • Old James Town Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2479401 <5>
    • New Home Cemetery (African-American)
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Britton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Britton Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton Cemetery
    • Old Hopewell Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Old Hopewell Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hopewell Cemetery
    • Johnson Memorial Cemetery (African-American)
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Prospect Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Prospect Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Prospect Cemetery is located 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east of Tyler.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6191 <5>
    • Threlkeld Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Threlkeld Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threlkeld Cemetery
    • Wilson Curtis Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Comfort Cemetery.

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

  • Laird Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Sexton City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Sexton City is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton City
  • Pirtle
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pirtle is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirtle
  • Kilgore
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • New London
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jacobs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jacobs is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
  • Overton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Danville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Danville is located in Gregg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Jamestown ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jamestown is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Jamestown has also been known as:
    • Jimtown
  • Friars
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Friars is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars
  • Liberty City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Liberty City is located in Gregg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
  • Fredonia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Fredonia is located in Gregg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Rolling Meadows
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Rolling Meadows is located in Gregg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
    • Monroe
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Monroe is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
    • Turnertown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Turnertown is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnertown
    • Elderville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Elderville is located in Gregg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderville
    • Browning
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Browning is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
    • Wright City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Wright City is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
    • Selman City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Joinerville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Arp
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Lakeport
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Greggton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Greggton is located in Gregg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggton

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 Mt. Comfort 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 Mt. Comfort Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Arp
    • Arp lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Mt. Comfort Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Arp.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
  • Greggton
  • Overton

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Mt. Comfort 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 Mt. Comfort Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1342029  (Mount Comfort Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1342029 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: 136 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Kilgore SW
      • Location given for Mount Comfort Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.3420965     Lon: -94.9043828
      • 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mt. Comfort 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.