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A visit to the Neeley 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 Neeley Cemetery ...

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

32.0363, -94.8869

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

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

The county seat for Rusk County is located in Henderson. Henderson lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Neeley Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Neeley Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Neeley Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Duncan Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Duncan Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
  • Lockridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Lockridge Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockridge Cemetery
  • Moyers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Moyers Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers Cemetery
  • Spence Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Spence Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence Cemetery
  • Moore Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Moore Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
  • Garrett Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Garrett Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
  • Wiggins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Wiggins Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins Cemetery
  • Cool Springs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Cool Springs Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs Cemetery
  • Boatright Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Boatright Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boatright Cemetery
  • Waggoner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Waggoner Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waggoner Cemetery
  • Union Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Vaughn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Old Bethel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Gage Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Gage Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage Cemetery
    • Davis Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Davis Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
    • Anadarko Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • McCune Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The McCune Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCune Cemetery
    • Black Jack Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Black Jack Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack Cemetery
    • Lee Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Lee Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
    • Wiggins Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Wiggins Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins Cemetery
    • Medford Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Medford Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford Cemetery
    • Bagley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Bagley Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley Cemetery
    • Booker Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Booker Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker Cemetery
    • Barker Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Barker Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker 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 Neeley Cemetery.

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

  • Big Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Big Springs is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
  • Laneville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • New Salem
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • New Salem is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
  • Price
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Flats
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Flats is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flats
  • Henderson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Joinerville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Minden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Henrys Chapel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Henrys Chapel is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Chapel
  • Turnertown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Turnertown is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnertown
  • Sulphur Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sulphur Springs is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
  • Selman City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Griffin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Griffin is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
    • Wright City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Wright City is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
    • Blackjack
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Blackjack is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
    • New Summerfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Reklaw
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Brachfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Brachfield is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brachfield
    • Friars
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Friars is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars
    • Ponta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Ponta is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponta
    • Sacul
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Mount Enterprise
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Dextra
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Dextra is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dextra
    • Cushing
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Sinclair City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Sinclair City is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair City
    • Troup
      (15 miles [24.1 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>
    • Gould
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Gould is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould

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 Neeley 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 Neeley Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Neeley 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 Neeley Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1342403  (Neeley Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1342403 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: 133 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Gum Springs
      • Location given for Neeley Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.0362759     Lon: -94.8868825
      • 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 '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- Neeley 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.