A visit to the Owens 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 Owens Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Owens Cemetery:
31.4966, -95.4288
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Owens Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Owens Cemetery is located in Houston County<2>.
The county seat for Houston County is located in Crockett. Crockett lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south 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 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Owens Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Owens Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dunham - Harmon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Denson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Denson Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denson Cemetery
- Refuge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Refuge Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge Cemetery
- Eleck Turk Grave
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Eleck Turk Grave is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleck Turk Grave
- Johnston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Johnston Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Cemetery
- Murdock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Murdock Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock Cemetery
- Davidson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Davidson Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Golden Gate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Golden Gate Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Gate Cemetery
- The Golden Gate Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grapeland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1983841 <5>
- Tyer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Tyer Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyer Cemetery
- San Pedro Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The San Pedro Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro Cemetery
- San Pedro Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The San Pedro Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Edens - Madden Massacre Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McCarter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The McCarter Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCarter Cemetery
- McCarthy Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gulceville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gulceville Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulceville Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- New Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The New Salem Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
- Milligan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Milligan Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milligan Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Post Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Post Oak Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Owens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Owens Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Refuge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Refuge is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
- Grapeland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mound City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mound City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Salmon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Salmon is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
- Latexo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Belott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Belott is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
- Slocum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Slocum is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Hickory Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Creek is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Crockett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Weches
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Weches is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
- Elkhart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison Town is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Town
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Alderbranch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Alderbranch is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbranch
- Tadmor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tadmor is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Halls Bluff Town ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Halls Bluff Town is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Bluff Town
- Cronin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cronin is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronin
- Kossuth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Kossuth is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Crystal Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Crystal Lake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Deanwright
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Deanwright is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanwright
- Kennard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bluff City is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Weeping Mary
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Weeping Mary is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Mary
- Jarvis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jarvis is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis
- Porter Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Porter Springs is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Springs
- Ratcliff
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Herring
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Herring is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
- Lakeview Assembly
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview Assembly is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Assembly
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 Houston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Owens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Crockett
- Elkhart
- Grapeland
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 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 Owens 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 Owens Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1384233 (Owens Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1384233 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: 116 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Grapeland
- Location given for Owens Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.4965675 Lon: -95.4288368
- 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 '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'. |
| <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. |