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A visit to the Myrtle Springs 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 Myrtle Springs Cemetery ...

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

31.9371, -95.0608

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

The Myrtle Springs Cemetery is located in Cherokee County<2>.

The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Rusk. Rusk lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Myrtle Springs Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Myrtle Springs Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Myrtle Springs Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Union Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
  • McDonald Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The McDonald Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
  • Walkers Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Wiggins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Wiggins Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins Cemetery
  • Union Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
  • Henry Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Plains Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Walker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Walker Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
  • Staton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Staton Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staton Cemetery
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
  • Medford Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Medford Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford Cemetery
  • Griffin Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Griffin Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Fitch Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Fitch Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitch Cemetery
    • Tilley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Tilley Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilley Cemetery
    • Piney Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
    • Old Piney Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Rowe Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Rowe Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Cemetery
    • Lone Dove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Lone Dove Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Dove Cemetery
    • Boatright Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Boatright Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boatright Cemetery
    • Meredith Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Meredith Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Myrtle Springs Cemetery.

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

  • Ponta
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Ponta is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponta
  • New Summerfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Gallatin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • New Salem
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • New Salem is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
  • Reklaw
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Griffin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Griffin is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
  • Turney
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Turney is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turney
  • Blackjack
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Blackjack is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
  • Gould
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Gould is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
  • Big Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Big Springs is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
  • Dialville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dialville is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialville
  • Rusk
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rusk is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,664 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rusk <6>
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • New Birmingham ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
    • Dextra
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Dextra is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dextra
    • Sacul
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Henrys Chapel
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Henrys Chapel is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Chapel
    • Jacksonville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Mixon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Mixon is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon
    • Troup
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Laneville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Cushing
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Price
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Selman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Selman is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Selman
    • Maydelle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)

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 Myrtle Springs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cherokee County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Myrtle Springs Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Cherokee 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 Myrtle Springs Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1342348  (Myrtle Springs Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1342348 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: Cherokee
      • Est. Elev: 159 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: New Summerfield
      • Location given for Myrtle Springs Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.937113     Lon: -95.0607754
      • 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 Cherokee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Myrtle Springs 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.