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A visit to the Old Patton 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 Patton Cemetery ...

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

31.4488, -95.1966

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

The Old Patton Cemetery is located in Houston County<2>.

The county seat for Houston County is located in Crockett. Crockett lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Old Patton Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Old Patton Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Old Patton Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Bethel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Moffit Creath Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Moffit Creath Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffit Creath Cemetery
  • Old Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Old Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cemetery
  • Old Zion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Old Zion Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Zion Cemetery
  • Brent Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Brent Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Cemetery
  • Vaughn Family Graves
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Vaughn Family Graves is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Family Graves
  • Fennell Memory Garden
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Fennell Memory Garden is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fennell Memory Garden
  • Patton Family Graves
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Patton Family Graves is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Family Graves
  • Conner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Conner Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conner Cemetery
  • McKinney & Wells Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Corinth Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Corinth Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
  • Old Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Old Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cemetery
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Walker Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Walker Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
    • Mexican Prisoners Grave
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Franklin Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Franklin Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
    • Dan & Hannah McLean Graves
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
      • The New Hope Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Kennard Cemetery
      • Kennard Community Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4607 <5>
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
    • Weches Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Weches Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches Cemetery
    • Bobbitt Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Bobbitt Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobbitt Cemetery
    • Glover Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Glover Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover Cemetery
    • New Energy Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    • Easley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Easley Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easley Cemetery
    • Easley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Easley Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easley Cemetery
    • Kennedy Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Cemetery

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 Patton Cemetery.

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

  • Tadmor
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Tadmor is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
  • Harrison Town
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Harrison Town is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Town
  • Ratcliff
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Belott
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Belott is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
  • Weches
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Weches is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
  • Kennard
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Bluff City ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bluff City is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
  • Hickory Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hickory Creek is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
  • Fog Town
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Fog Town is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fog Town
  • Hagerville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hagerville is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerville
  • Weeping Mary
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Weeping Mary is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Mary
  • Forest
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Forest is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Refuge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Refuge is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
    • Center Point ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Center Point is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
    • Redtown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Redtown is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtown
    • Wells
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Alto
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Alto is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,239 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <6>
    • Mound City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Mound City is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
    • Latexo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Centralia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)

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 Patton Cemetery. The following communities are located in Houston County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Patton Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Houston 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 Patton Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1383305  (Old Patton Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1383305 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: Houston
      • Est. Elev: 73 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Ratcliff
      • Location given for Old Patton Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.4487913     Lon: -95.1966066
      • 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 Houston, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Patton 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.