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A visit to the New York 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 New York Cemetery ...

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

32.1657, -95.6669

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

The New York Cemetery is located in Henderson County<2>.

The county seat for Henderson County is located in Athens. Athens lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west northwest of the New York Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the New York Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the New York Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Alligator Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Alligator Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator Cemetery
  • Myrtle Springs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Myrtle Springs Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Springs Cemetery
  • Leagueville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Leagueville Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leagueville Cemetery
    • The Leagueville Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Leagueville Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #770432 <5>
  • Blackjack Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Blackjack Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack Cemetery
  • Rounsavall Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Rounsavall Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rounsavall Cemetery
  • Barker Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Barker Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Cemetery
  • Davis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Davis Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
  • Poynor Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Poynor Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poynor Cemetery
    • The Poynor Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Poynor Community Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6148 <5>
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Echols Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Echols Cemetery is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols Cemetery
      • The Echols Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Jennings Mtn. Cemetery
    • Foster Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Shelby Chapel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Shelby Chapel Cemetery is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby Chapel Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Shelby Chapel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Athens.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #169375 <5>
    • Richardson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Richardson Cemetery is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
    • Owen Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Owen Cemetery is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen Cemetery
    • Modoc Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Modoc Cemetery is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc Cemetery
    • Anderson County Line Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Anderson County Line Cemetery is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson County Line Cemetery
      • The Anderson County Line Cemetery has also been known as:
      • County Line Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3070 <5>
    • Midway Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Allen Family Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Hill Community Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Liberty Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Old Norwegian Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Old Norwegian Cemetery is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Norwegian Cemetery
    • Brownsboro Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Brownsboro Cemetery is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsboro Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brownsboro Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Brownsboro.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2139028 <5>

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 New York Cemetery.

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

  • LaRue
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Leagueville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Leagueville is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leagueville
  • Moore Station
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Moore Station is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Station
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
  • Pine Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Pine Grove is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
  • Poynor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Brownsboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Murchison
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Coffee City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Coffee City is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
  • Fosterville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Fosterville is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
  • Athens
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Athens is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,770 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <6>
  • Frankston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Berryville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Berryville is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Dogwood City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Dogwood City is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood City
    • Bradford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Bradford is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
    • Springfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Springfield is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Brushy Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Brushy Creek is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
    • Chandler
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bois d'Arc
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Bois d'Arc is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bois d'Arc
    • Cherokee Landing
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Cherokee Landing is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Landing
    • Teaselville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Teaselville is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaselville
    • Edom
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Edom is located in Van Zandt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edom
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edom <6>
    • Noonday
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Noonday is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
    • Elmwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Elmwood is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
    • Cuney
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lee Spring
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Lee Spring is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Spring

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 New York Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Henderson County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 New York Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Henderson 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 New York Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1878987  (New York Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1878987 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: Henderson
      • Est. Elev: 153 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Leagueville
      • Location given for New York Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.16571     Lon: -95.6669054
      • 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 Henderson, 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- New York 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.