A visit to the Overton City 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 Overton City Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Overton City Cemetery (FG ID #234222).
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 Overton City Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Overton City Cemetery:
32.2755, -94.9703
The Overton City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Overton.
The cemetery is located in Rusk County<2>.
The county seat for Rusk County is located in Henderson. Henderson lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southeast of the Overton City Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Overton City Cemetery.
Name Variations for Overton City 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.
Overton City Cemetery has also been known as:
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 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Overton City Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Overton City Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- El Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The El Bethel Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Bethel Cemetery
- New Home Cemetery (African-American)
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wilson Curtis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fortson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Fortson Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortson Cemetery
- Mason Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Asbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Florey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Florey Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florey Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Henry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Henry Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
- Star Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Comfort Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Comfort Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Comfort Cemetery
- Jimtown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Johnson Memorial Cemetery (African-American)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Threlkeld Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Choice Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Choice Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice Cemetery
- Kilgore Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony Pirtle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Overton City Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Overton City Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Overton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- New London
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sexton City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sexton City is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton City
- Friars
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wright City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wright City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
- Selman City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jamestown ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Arp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Turnertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jacobs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Laird Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Joinerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Pirtle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Omen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sinclair City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sinclair City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair City
- Price
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kilgore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Browning
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Liberty City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- New Chapel Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New Chapel Hill is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
- Troup
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Henrys Chapel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Danville
(12 miles [19.3 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 Overton City Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rusk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Overton City Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arp
- Arp lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Overton City Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Arp.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
- Henderson
- Overton
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 professional and volunteer 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 Overton City Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Rusk 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 Overton City Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #234222
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1940504 (Overton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1940504 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: Rusk
- Topo Map Name: Unknown
- Location given for Overton Cemetery:
- Lat: 0 Lon: 0
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Rusk, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Overton City 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |