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A visit to the Old City Cemetery ...



Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Old City Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Old City Cemetery (FG ID #2149851)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 City Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   30.7115°   (30° 42' 41")

Lon:   -94.9306°   (-94° 55' 50")

The Old City Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.

The county seat for Polk County is located in Livingston. Livingston lies just to the west southwest of the Old City Cemetery .

Establishment of the Old City Cemetery ...

The Old City Cemetery was established in 1840.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 City Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Polk County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Old City Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Old City Cemetery.

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

    • Livingston
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
      • Livingston is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,503 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <5>
    • West Livingston
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Livingston
      • West Livingston is located in Polk County
    • Swartout ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swartout have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartout
      • Swartout is located in Polk County
    • Goodrich
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodrich have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
      • Goodrich is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodrich <5>
    • Leggett
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leggett have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leggett
      • Leggett is located in Polk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leggett <5>
    • Bold Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bold Springs
      • Bold Springs is located in Polk County
    • Schwab City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schwab City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schwab City
      • Schwab City is located in Polk County
    • Seven Oaks
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
      • Seven Oaks is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
    • Onalaska
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onalaska have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onalaska
      • Onalaska is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,167 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onalaska <5>
    • Ace
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ace
      • Ace is located in Polk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ace <5>
    • Coldspring
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coldspring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldspring
      • Coldspring is located in San Jacinto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coldspring <5>
    • Shepherd
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherd have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
      • Shepherd is located in San Jacinto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,424 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shepherd <5>
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Moscow
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
        • Moscow is located in Polk County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <5>
      • Point Blank
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Africa ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Africa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
        • Africa is located in Liberty County
      • Laurel Hill
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
        • Laurel Hill is located in San Jacinto County
      • Romayor
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Romayor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romayor
        • Romayor is located in Liberty County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romayor <5>
      • Big Thicket Creekmore Village
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Thicket Creekmore Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Thicket Creekmore Village
        • Big Thicket Creekmore Village is located in Liberty County
      • Dallardsville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Lily Island
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily Island
        • Lily Island is located in Polk County
      • Camden
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
        • Camden is located in Polk County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <5>
      • Rayburn
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
        • Rayburn is located in Liberty County
      • Rye
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rye have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
        • Rye is located in Liberty County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rye <5>
      • Corrigan
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)

    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 City Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Polk County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Old City Cemetery.<7>

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

    • Greenfield Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Forest Hill Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
    • Restland Memorial Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Restland Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Restland Memorial Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Restland Memorial Cemetery
    • Restland Memorial Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Kibble Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kibble Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kibble Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kibble Cemetery
    • Peebles Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peebles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Peebles Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peebles Cemetery
    • Alexander Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alexander Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Alexander Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alexander Cemetery
    • Bluff Creek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bluff Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bluff Creek Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bluff Creek Cemetery
    • Rice Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rice Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rice Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rice Cemetery
    • Wright Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wright Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
    • Mitchell Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mitchell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mitchell Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitchell Cemetery
    • Milby Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milby Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Milby Hill Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milby Hill Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Oaks Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oaks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Oaks Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oaks Cemetery
      • Carrington Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carrington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Carrington Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carrington Cemetery
      • Robinett Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Robinett Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinett Cemetery
      • Ellis Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ellis Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellis Cemetery
      • Lake Station Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Station Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lake Station Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Station Cemetery
      • Bethel Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Rose Hill Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
      • Camp Ruby Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • The Camp Ruby Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Camp Ruby Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southeast of Dallardsville.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camp Ruby Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #236559 <1>

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

    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 City Cemetery:

    The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Polk, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Old City Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.7115, Longitude: -94.9306    
    <4>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <7>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.




 

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