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A visit to the Old Norwegian 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 Norwegian Cemetery ...

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

32.3015, -95.5916

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

The Old Norwegian Cemetery is located in Henderson County<2>.

The county seat for Henderson County is located in Athens. Athens lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Old Norwegian Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Old Norwegian Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Old Norwegian Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Echols Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Echols Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols Cemetery
    • The Echols Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Jennings Mtn. Cemetery
  • Old Rock Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Old Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Rock Hill Cemetery
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Edom Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Asberry Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Asberry Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asberry Cemetery
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
  • Red Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
  • Leagueville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Leagueville Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leagueville Cemetery
    • The Leagueville Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Leagueville Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #770432 <5>
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
  • Blackjack Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Blackjack Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack Cemetery
  • Hawthorne Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hawthorne Cemetery is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hill Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
    • Rounsavall Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Rounsavall Cemetery is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rounsavall Cemetery
    • Galilee Cemetery (African-American)
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jacob Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Jacob Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob Cemetery
    • New Harmony Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The New Harmony Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony Cemetery
    • New York Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The New York Cemetery is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York Cemetery
    • Sevenleague Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Sevenleague Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevenleague Cemetery
    • Dean Baptist Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Dean Baptist Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Baptist Cemetery
    • Wood / Verner Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Wood / Verner Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood / Verner Cemetery
      • The Wood / Verner Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Black Fork Cemetery
      • Verner Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7402 <5>
    • New Harmony Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The New Harmony Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony Cemetery

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 Norwegian Cemetery.

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

  • Brownsboro
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Edom
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Edom is located in Van Zandt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edom
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edom <6>
  • Leagueville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Leagueville is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leagueville
  • Chandler
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Moore Station
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Moore Station is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Station
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
  • Murchison
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Ben Wheeler
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Coffee City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Coffee City is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
  • Dogwood City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Dogwood City is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood City
  • Noonday
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Noonday is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
  • Carroll
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Carroll is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
  • LaRue
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Lee Spring
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Lee Spring is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Spring
    • Gresham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Gresham is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
    • Poynor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Teaselville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Teaselville is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaselville
    • Flint
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hideaway
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Hideaway is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,208 people
    • Garden Valley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Garden Valley is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
    • Van
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Van is located in Van Zandt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,778 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van <6>
    • Athens
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Athens is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,770 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <6>
    • Pine Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Pine Grove is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
    • Berryville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Berryville is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
    • Swan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Swan is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
    • Lindale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)

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 Norwegian Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Henderson County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Athens
    • Athens lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Old Norwegian Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Athens.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Lindale
  • Van
    • Van lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Old Norwegian Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Van.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van

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 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 Norwegian Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Henderson 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 Norwegian Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1364453  (Old Norwegian Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1364453 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: Henderson
      • Est. Elev: 147 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Brownsboro
      • Location given for Old Norwegian Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.3015375     Lon: -95.5916266
      • 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 Henderson, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Old Norwegian 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.