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A visit to the Old Goree 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 Goree Cemetery ...

The Old Goree Cemetery is located in Knox County<1>.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:

  • Benjamin Cemetery
    • The Benjamin Cemetery is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjamin Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Benjamin Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Benjamin.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1961097 <2>
  • Bomarton Catholic Cemetery
    • The Bomarton Catholic Cemetery is located in Baylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bomarton Catholic Cemetery
    • The Bomarton Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bomarton Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2491 <2>
  • Brushy Cemetery
    • The Brushy Cemetery is located in Haskell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Cemetery
  • Cache Creek Cemetery
  • Friendship Cemetery
    • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
  • Goree Cemetery
    • The Goree Cemetery is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goree Cemetery
  • Henson Cemetery
  • Johnson Memorial Cemetery
  • Knox City Cemetery
    • The Knox City Cemetery is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox City Cemetery
  • Masonic Cemetery
  • Old Seymour Cemetery
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Riverview Cemetery
    • Roberts Cemetery
      • The Roberts Cemetery is located in Haskell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
    • Rochester Cemetery
    • Seymour Catholic Cemetery
    • Shady Grove Cemetery
      • The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Baylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
      • The Shady Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Shady Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2396117 <2>
    • Weinert Cemetery
      • The Weinert Cemetery is located in Haskell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinert Cemetery
    • Woodman Cemetery
      • The Woodman Cemetery is located in Baylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman Cemetery
    • Woodmen Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 14 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Old Goree Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically:

  • Benjamin
  • Bomarton
    • Bomarton is located in Baylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bomarton
  • Gilliland
    • Gilliland is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliland
  • Goree
  • Haskell
  • Jud ‑ Historic
    • Jud is located in Haskell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jud
  • Knox City
  • Munday
  • O'Brien
  • Red Springs
    • Red Springs is located in Baylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
  • Rochester
  • Seymour
  • Vera
    • Vera is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
  • Weinert

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 Goree Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Knox County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Goree Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Knox 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 Goree Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1364428  (Old Goree Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1364428 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: Knox
      • Est. Elev: 448 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Munday East

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Knox, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>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.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Old Goree Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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