A visit to the Owens 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 Owens Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Owens Cemetery (FG ID #5849).
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 Owens Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Owens Cemetery:
32.0343, -95.4838
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Owens Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>
The Owens Cemetery is located in Anderson County<3>.
The county seat for Anderson County is located in Palestine. Palestine lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<4> to the south southwest of the Owens Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Owens Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Owens Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Owens Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Running Spring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wofford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olive Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the east of Frankston.
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sand Flat Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1981833 <1>
- Frankston City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bacon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hardshell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hardshell Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardshell Cemetery
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Dobson Family Plot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Dobson Family Plot is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobson Family Plot
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dobson Family Plot is located less than 2 miles<4> to the northwest of Reese.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2153755 <1>
- Dabbs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Rock Hill Restland Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Old Rock Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Old Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Rock Hill Cemetery
- Foster Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Renfro Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Renfro Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfro Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<4> to the southwest of Bullard.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6065 <1>
- Thompson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Poynor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Poynor Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poynor Cemetery
- The Poynor Cemetery has also been known as:
- Poynor Community Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6148 <1>
- Todd Pond Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Todd Pond Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Pond Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Owens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Owens Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Frankston
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cherokee Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee Landing is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Landing
- Berryville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Berryville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
- Cuney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Reese
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Reese is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
- Fosterville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fosterville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
- Coffee City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Coffee City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Poynor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pert is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pert
- Todd City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Todd City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd City
- Dogwood City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dogwood City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood City
- Brushy Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brushy Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Larissa ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Larissa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa
- Teaselville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Teaselville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaselville
- Elmwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elmwood is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Neches
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Moore Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moore Station is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Mount Selman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Selman is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Selman
- Bullard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elmtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elmtown is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmtown
- LaRue
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jacksonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lee Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Spring is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Spring
- Flint
(14 miles [22.5 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 Owens Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Anderson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Owens 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 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 Owens Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Anderson 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 Owens Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #5849
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1343376 (Owens Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1343376 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: Anderson
- Est. Elev: 133 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Berryville
- Location given for Owens Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.0343292 Lon: -95.4838449
- 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> | 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. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Anderson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | 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- Owens Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |