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A visit to the Old 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 Old Cemetery ...

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

31.4202, -95.2236

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

The Old Cemetery is located in Houston County<2>.

The county seat for Houston County is located in Crockett. Crockett lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Old Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Old Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Old Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Moffit Creath Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Moffit Creath Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffit Creath Cemetery
  • Patton Family Graves
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Patton Family Graves is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Family Graves
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Old Zion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Old Zion Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Zion Cemetery
  • Brent Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Brent Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Cemetery
  • Old Patton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Old Patton Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Patton Cemetery
  • Fennell Memory Garden
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Fennell Memory Garden is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fennell Memory Garden
  • Corinth Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Corinth Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
  • Vaughn Family Graves
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Vaughn Family Graves is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Family Graves
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
    • The New Hope Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Kennard Cemetery
    • Kennard Community Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4607 <5>
  • English Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The English Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Cemetery
  • Old Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Old Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Conner Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Conner Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conner Cemetery
    • New Energy Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
    • McKinney & Wells Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Mexican Prisoners Grave
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Dan & Hannah McLean Graves
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Glover Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Glover Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover Cemetery
    • Grounds Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Grounds Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grounds Cemetery
    • Concord Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Concord Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
    • Walker Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Walker Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Cemetery.

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

  • Harrison Town
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Harrison Town is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Town
  • Tadmor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Tadmor is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
  • Kennard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Belott
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Belott is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
  • Ratcliff
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hickory Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hickory Creek is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
  • Weches
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Weches is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
  • Fog Town
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Fog Town is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fog Town
  • Hagerville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hagerville is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerville
  • Bluff City ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bluff City is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
  • Refuge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Refuge is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
  • Weeping Mary
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Weeping Mary is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Mary
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Center Point ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Center Point is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
    • Forest
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Forest is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Latexo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Crockett
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Pennington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Centralia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Mound City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Mound City is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
    • Grapeland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Redtown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Redtown is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtown
    • Wells
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)

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 Old Cemetery. The following communities are located in Houston County.

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

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Houston 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 Old Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1383297  (Old Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1383297 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: Houston
      • Est. Elev: 88 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Ratcliff
      • Location given for Old Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.4201806     Lon: -95.2235513
      • 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 Houston, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old 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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