A visit to the Mount Pisgah 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. Pisgah Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery:
31.3730, -95.0008
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Houston County<2>.
The county seat for Houston County is located in Crockett. Crockett lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the west of the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Pisgah Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pisgah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Luce Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Luce Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luce Cemetery
- Durham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Durham Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Cemetery
- Sandlot Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sandlot Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlot Cemetery
- Enon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Enon Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
- Shooks Bluff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Shooks Bluff Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks Bluff Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Simpson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Simpson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- Burke Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Burke Cemetery is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke Cemetery
- Rowan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Rowan Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowan Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Rowan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Rowan Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowan Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Bodan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Bodan Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodan Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bodan Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Pollok.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2140709 <5>
- Mexican Prisoners Grave
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Walker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- McKinney & Wells Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Old Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Old Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Tullos Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Tullos Cemetery is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullos Cemetery
- Newman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Newman Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman Cemetery
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 Mt. Pisgah Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Pisgah Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Redtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Redtown is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtown
- Hagerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hagerville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerville
- Fog Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fog Town is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fog Town
- Centralia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wells
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ratcliff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Center Point is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Pollok
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Forest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Forest is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Apple Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Blix
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blix is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blix
- Durant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Durant is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Kennard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Granville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Granville is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Central
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Central is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Tadmor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tadmor is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Peavy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Peavy is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavy
- Providence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Woodlawn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Clawson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Clawson is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clawson
- Helmic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Helmic is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmic
- Hudson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hudson is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,288 people
- Harrison Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Harrison Town is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Town
- Keltys
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Keltys is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltys
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff City is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
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 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. Pisgah 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 Mt. Pisgah Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1382345 (Mount Pisgah Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1382345 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: 91 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Centralia
- Location given for Mount Pisgah Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.3729593 Lon: -95.0007684
- 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- Mt. Pisgah 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. |