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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.

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 helpful 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 Palestine Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Cherokee 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 Palestine 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 19 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.

    • Alto
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alto have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
      • Alto is located in Cherokee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,239 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <5>
    • Douglass
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Weeping Mary
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Mary
      • Weeping Mary is located in Cherokee County
    • Forest
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
      • Forest is located in Cherokee County
    • New Birmingham ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Birmingham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
      • New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
    • Bluff City ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
      • Bluff City is located in Houston County
    • Nat
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nat
      • Nat is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Dextra
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dextra. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dextra
      • Dextra is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Wells
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
      • Wells is located in Cherokee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 781 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wells <5>
    • Looneyville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
      • Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Sacul
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sacul have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacul
      • Sacul is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sacul <5>
    • Rusk
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
      • Rusk is located in Cherokee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,664 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rusk <5>
    • Continue List   (7 more) ...
      • Alazan
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alazan
        • Alazan is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Cushing
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cushing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
        • Cushing is located in Nacogdoches County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cushing <5>
      • Reklaw
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Ponta
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponta
        • Ponta is located in Cherokee County
      • Pollok
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Redtown
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtown
        • Redtown is located in Angelina County
      • Trawick
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trawick have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trawick
        • Trawick is located in Nacogdoches County

    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.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Old Palestine Cemetery.<7>

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

    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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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 Palestine Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6586, Longitude: -95.0115    
    <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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