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A visit to the North Creek 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 North Creek Cemetery ...

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

31.3777, -95.8255

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

The North Creek Cemetery is located in Leon County<2>.

The county seat for Leon County is located in Centerville. Centerville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southwest of the North Creek Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the North Creek Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the North Creek Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Beaver Dam Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Beaver Dam Cemetery is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam Cemetery
  • Tubbs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Tubbs Cemetery is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tubbs Cemetery
  • Parker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Parker Cemetery is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Taylor Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north of Centerville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7191 <5>
  • Wheelock Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Wheelock Cemetery is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelock Cemetery
  • Brushy Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Brushy Cemetery is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Cemetery
  • Bluff Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Bluff Cemetery is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Cemetery
  • Lummus Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lummus Cemetery is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lummus Cemetery
  • Stevens Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Stevens Cemetery is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Cemetery
  • New Salem Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The New Salem Cemetery is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
  • Lamon Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Lamon Cemetery is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamon Cemetery
  • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5407 <5>
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
    • Thomason Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Thomason Cemetery is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomason Cemetery
    • Burton Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Burton Cemetery is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
    • Smith Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
    • Campbell Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Campbell Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
    • Keechi Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Keechi Cemetery is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keechi Cemetery
    • Nettles Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Nettles Cemetery is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettles Cemetery
    • Halls Field Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Halls Field Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Field Cemetery
    • Meriwether Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Meriwether Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriwether Cemetery
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Old Dailey Family Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Wes Hicks Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Wes Hicks Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wes Hicks Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the North Creek Cemetery.

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

  • Russell
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Russell is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
  • Centerview
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Centerview is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
  • Halls Bluff Town ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Halls Bluff Town is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Bluff Town
  • Centerville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Middleton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Middleton is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
  • Porter Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Porter Springs is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Springs
  • Oakwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Buffalo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Leona
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Austonio
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Austonio is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austonio
  • Cooper
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cooper is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
  • Long Lake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Long Lake is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Jewett
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Concord
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Butler
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Butler is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
    • Latexo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Tucker
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Tucker is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
    • Lanely
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Lanely is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanely
    • Newby
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Newby is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newby
    • Red Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Red Lake is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lake
    • Grapeland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Lakeview Assembly
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Lakeview Assembly is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Assembly
    • Crockett
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Elkhart
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Flynn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Salmon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Salmon is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
    • Dew
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Dew is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew

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 North Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Leon County.

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

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Leon 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 North Creek Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1375156  (North Creek Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1375156 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: Leon
      • Est. Elev: 131 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Lake Leon
      • Location given for North Creek Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.3776787     Lon: -95.8255119
      • 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 Leon, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- North Creek 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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