A visit to the Padgett 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 Padgett Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Padgett Cemetery:
32.6276, -95.6338
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Padgett Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Padgett Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County<2>.
The county seat for Van Zandt County is located in Canton. Canton lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Padgett Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Padgett Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Padgett Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Padgett Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dickerson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Dickerson Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson Cemetery
- Pace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Pace Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace Cemetery
- Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Erwin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Erwin Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Erwin Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the east of Grand Saline.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2368789 <5>
- Jamestown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Woodside Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Cemetery
- Bowman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bowman Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Cemetery
- The Bowman Cemetery has also been known as:
- Village Creek Cemetery
- Rodgers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Rodgers Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers Cemetery
- Green & Ford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bratcher Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Bratcher Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratcher Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Marvin Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Marvin Chapel Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Marvin Chapel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Van.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5057 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bunkley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Bunkley Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunkley Cemetery
- Flewellen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Flewellen Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flewellen Cemetery
- Flewellen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Flewellen Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flewellen Cemetery
- Cedars Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Cedars Memorial Gardens is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedars Memorial Gardens
- The Cedars Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- City Cemetery
- Mineola City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #366703 <5>
- Starr Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Starr Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starr Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Starr Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Canton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2276579 <5>
- Oakes Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Oakes Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakes Cemetery
- Galena Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Galena Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Cemetery
- Roselawn Memorial Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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 Padgett Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Padgett Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Jamestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Grand Saline
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Van
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Van is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,778 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van <6>
- Garden Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Garden Valley is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
- Mineola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Golden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fruitvale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Alba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Carroll
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Ben Wheeler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Canton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hideaway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hideaway is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,208 people
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Quitman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hainesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hainesville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesville
- Gunter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gunter is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter
- Edom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lindale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Myrtle Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Myrtle Springs is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Springs
- Tundra
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tundra is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tundra
- Emory
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hill is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
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 Padgett Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Van Zandt County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Padgett Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Canton
- Emory
- Emory lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Padgett Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Emory.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
- Grand Saline
- Lindale
- Mineola
- Myrtle Springs
- Quitman
- Van
- Van lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Padgett Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Van.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Padgett Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Van Zandt 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 Padgett Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1343409 (Padgett Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1343409 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: Van Zandt
- Est. Elev: 128 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Grand Saline
- Location given for Padgett Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.6276333 Lon: -95.6338496
- 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 Van Zandt, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Padgett 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. |