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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 #1863053)

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:   32.1549°   (32° 9' 17")

Lon:   -94.8020°   (-94° 48' 7")

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

The county seat for Rusk County is located in Henderson. Henderson lies just to the southeast of the Old City Cemetery .

Establishment of the Old City Cemetery ...

The Old City Cemetery was established in 1851.

Name Variations for Old City Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Old City Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Old Henderson City Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Old City Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Lakewood Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakewood Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakewood Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lakewood Memorial Park is located in Rusk County
  • Oberthier Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Davis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Davis Cemetery is located in Rusk County
  • Crow Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Crow Cemetery is located in Rusk County
  • Thomas Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thomas Cemetery is located in Rusk County
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Black Jack Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Jack Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Jack Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Black Jack Cemetery is located in Rusk County
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Rusk County
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Rusk County
  • Craig Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Craig Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Craig Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Craig Cemetery is located in Rusk County
  • Chapman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chapman Cemetery is located in Rusk County
  • Moyers Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moyers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moyers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Moyers Cemetery is located in Rusk County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Lockridge Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lockridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lockridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lockridge Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Hunt Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunt Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hunt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hunt Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Hughes Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hughes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hughes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hughes Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Pryor Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pryor Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pryor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pryor Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Strong Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strong Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strong Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Strong Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Turner Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Turner Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Wasson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wasson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wasson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wasson Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Crims Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)

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 Old City Cemetery.

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

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 Rusk County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Arp
    • Arp lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Old City Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Arp.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
  • Henderson
  • Overton

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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:

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:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1940498  (Old City Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1940498 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Henderson
    • County: Rusk         Elev: 155
    • Location given for GNIS #1940498 (Old City Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #1863053

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 Rusk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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: 32.1549, Longitude: -94.8020    
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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