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A visit to the Murdock 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 Murdock Cemetery ...

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

31.4732, -95.4561

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

The Murdock Cemetery is located in Houston County<2>.

The county seat for Houston County is located in Crockett. Crockett lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south of the Murdock Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Murdock Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Murdock Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Golden Gate Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Golden Gate Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Gate Cemetery
    • The Golden Gate Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Grapeland Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1983841 <5>
  • Davidson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Davidson Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
  • Denson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Denson Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denson Cemetery
  • John Denson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The John Denson Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Denson Cemetery
    • The John Denson Cemetery has also been known as:
    • John Denson Family Cemetery
  • Owens Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Owens Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
  • Enon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Enon Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
  • Dunham - Harmon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Johnston Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Johnston Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Cemetery
  • New Salem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The New Salem Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
  • Milligan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Milligan Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milligan Cemetery
  • Tyer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Tyer Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyer Cemetery
  • Refuge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Refuge Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Eleck Turk Grave
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • The Eleck Turk Grave is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleck Turk Grave
    • Brown Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Brown Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
    • Parker Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Parker Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
    • Hayes Spring Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Hayes Spring Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Spring Cemetery
      • The Hayes Spring Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Haynes Spring Cemetery
      • Hays Spring Cemetery
    • McCarter Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The McCarter Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCarter Cemetery
    • McCarthy Chapel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • San Pedro Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The San Pedro Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro Cemetery
    • San Pedro Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The San Pedro Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Murdock Cemetery.

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

  • Grapeland
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Refuge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Refuge is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
  • Latexo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Salmon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Salmon is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
  • Mound City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Mound City is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
  • Belott
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Belott is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
  • Crockett
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Slocum
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Slocum is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
  • Hickory Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hickory Creek is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
  • Elkhart
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Alderbranch
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Alderbranch is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbranch
  • Halls Bluff Town ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Halls Bluff Town is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Bluff Town
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Harrison Town
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Harrison Town is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Town
    • Weches
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Weches is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
    • Porter Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Porter Springs is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Springs
    • Tadmor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Tadmor is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
    • Cronin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Cronin is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronin
    • Cooper
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Cooper is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
    • Kennard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Deanwright
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Deanwright is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanwright
    • Bluff City ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Bluff City is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
    • Lakeview Assembly
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Lakeview Assembly is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Assembly
    • Kossuth
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Kossuth is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
    • Crystal Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Crystal Lake is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
    • Ratcliff
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Weeping Mary
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Weeping Mary is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Mary
    • Jarvis
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jarvis is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis

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 Murdock Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Houston County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Murdock 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 Murdock Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1363495  (Murdock Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1363495 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: 123 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Grapeland
      • Location given for Murdock Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.4732343     Lon: -95.4560597
      • 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- Murdock 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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