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A visit to the Nelson 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 Nelson Cemetery ...

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

31.7332, -95.1738

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

The Nelson Cemetery is located in Cherokee County<2>.

The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Rusk. Rusk lies just to the north northeast of the Nelson Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Nelson Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Nelson Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Mosley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Mosley Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosley Cemetery
  • Russell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Russell Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
  • Salem Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
  • Parks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Parks Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
  • Berry Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Berry Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Cemetery
  • Box Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Box Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Cemetery
  • Weems Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Weems Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems Cemetery
  • Cedar Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
  • Ford Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Ford Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
  • Sardis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Sardis Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
  • Hendrick Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hendrick Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrick Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
      • The Shiloh Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery
    • Bradford Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Bradford Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
    • Hogg Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hogg Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogg Cemetery
    • Kilgore Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Kilgore Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore Cemetery
    • Old Prison Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Old Prison Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Prison Cemetery
    • Oakland Baptist Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Oakland Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Baptist Church Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakland Baptist Church Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Rusk.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #164094 <5>
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • Holcomb Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Holcomb Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcomb Cemetery
    • State Hospital Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

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 Nelson Cemetery.

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

  • New Birmingham ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
  • Rusk
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Alto
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Alto is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,239 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <6>
  • Maydelle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Weeping Mary
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Weeping Mary is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Mary
  • Dialville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Dialville is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialville
  • Gallatin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Ponta
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ponta is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponta
  • Turney
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Turney is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turney
  • Weches
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Weches is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
  • Bluff City ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Bluff City is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
  • Herring
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Herring is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Reklaw
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Dextra
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Dextra is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dextra
    • Alderbranch
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Alderbranch is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbranch
    • Jacksonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Sacul
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jarvis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jarvis is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis
    • Mound City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Mound City is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
    • Forest
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Forest is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Douglass
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • New Summerfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Slocum
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Slocum is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum

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 Nelson Cemetery. The following communities are located in Cherokee County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Nelson 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 Nelson 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 Nelson Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1363665  (Nelson Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1363665 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: 122 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Pryor Mountain
      • Location given for Nelson Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.7332304     Lon: -95.1738325
      • 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Nelson 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.