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A visit to the Old Palestine 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 Palestine Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Old Palestine Cemetery (FG ID #597223)

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 Palestine Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   31.6586°   (31° 39' 30")

Lon:   -95.0115°   (-95° 0' 41")

The Old Palestine Cemetery is located in Cherokee County<2>.

The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Rusk. Rusk lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest of the Old Palestine Cemetery .

Name Variations for Old Palestine 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 Palestine Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Old Palestine Baptist Church 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 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Old Palestine Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Selman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Selman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Selman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Selman Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
  • Berryman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berryman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berryman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Berryman Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
  • Cummings Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cummings Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cummings Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cummings Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
  • Green Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Green Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
  • New Hope Community Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Harrison Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrison Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harrison Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
  • Bradford Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bradford Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • King Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The King Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Stonewall Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stonewall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stonewall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stonewall Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Smith Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
  • Blackjack Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackjack Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blackjack Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Blackjack Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Martin Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Martin Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Macedonia Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Arnold Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arnold Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arnold Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Arnold Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Hester Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hester Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hester Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Cornelius Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cornelius Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cornelius Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cornelius Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Salem Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Smith Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Redland Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Redland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Redland Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Ward Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ward Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ward Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ward Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Looney Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Looney Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Looney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Looney Cemetery is located in Cherokee County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Palestine Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Palestine 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 Palestine Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cherokee County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Palestine 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 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 Palestine 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 Palestine 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 Cherokee, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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 Palestine Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6586, Longitude: -95.0115    
<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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