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A visit to the Old Prison 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 Prison Cemetery ...

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

31.8088, -95.1669

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

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

The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Rusk. Rusk lies just to the southeast of the Old Prison Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Old Prison Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Old Prison Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Cedar Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
  • State Hospital Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Weems Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Weems Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems Cemetery
  • Hogg Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Hogg Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogg Cemetery
  • Jones Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Jones Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Jones Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Rusk.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4546 <5>
  • Oakland Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Oakland Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Baptist Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakland Baptist Church Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Rusk.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #164094 <5>
  • Ford Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Ford Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
  • Lone Dove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Lone Dove Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Dove Cemetery
  • Rowe Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Rowe Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Cemetery
  • Piney Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
  • Russell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Russell Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
  • Mosley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Mosley Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosley Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Salem Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
    • Meredith Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Meredith Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith Cemetery
    • Taylor Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
    • Old Piney Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Holly Springs Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Russell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Russell Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
    • Nelson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Nelson Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • Macedonia Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
    • Henry Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Prison Cemetery.

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

  • Rusk
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Rusk is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,664 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rusk <6>
  • New Birmingham ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
  • Gallatin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Dialville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Dialville is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialville
  • Turney
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Turney is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turney
  • Maydelle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Ponta
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Ponta is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponta
  • Reklaw
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Alto
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Jacksonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • New Summerfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Dextra
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Dextra is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dextra
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Herring
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Herring is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
    • Weeping Mary
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Weeping Mary is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Mary
    • Sacul
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • New Salem
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • New Salem is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
    • Jarvis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jarvis is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis
    • Griffin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Griffin is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
    • Blackjack
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Blackjack is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
    • Gould
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Gould is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
    • Weches
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Weches is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
    • Bluff City ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Bluff City is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City

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 Prison 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 Prison Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Prison Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Cherokee 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 Prison Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1343196  (Old Prison Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1343196 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: Cherokee
      • Est. Elev: 215 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Rusk
      • Location given for Old Prison Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.8087837     Lon: -95.1668887
      • 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 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Old Prison 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.