A visit to the Payne 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 Payne Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Payne Cemetery:
32.2529, -95.9877
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Payne Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Payne Cemetery is located in Henderson County<2>.
The county seat for Henderson County is located in Athens. Athens lies just to the east southeast of the Payne Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Payne Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Payne Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Payne Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Malakoff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Malakoff Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malakoff Cemetery
- The Malakoff Cemetery has also been known as:
- Malakoff City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5025 <5>
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cemetery
- Moorehead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Moorehead Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorehead Cemetery
- Steen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Steen Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Steen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Malakoff.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2171619 <5>
- Stean Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Stean Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stean Cemetery
- Walnut Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Walnut Creek Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek Cemetery
- Sand Flat Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Sand Flat Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Flat Cemetery
- Goshen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Goshen Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Cemetery
- Goodgame Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Goodgame Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodgame Cemetery
- Mabank Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Mabank Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabank Cemetery
- Mason Ranch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Mason Ranch Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Ranch Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Antioch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Athens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Athens Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Athens Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Athens.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #317712 <5>
- Beard Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Beard Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard Cemetery
- Shelby Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Shelby Chapel Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shelby Chapel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Athens.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #169375 <5>
- Richardson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Chinquapin Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Chinquapin Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Cemetery
- Post Oak Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Post Oak Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Cemetery
- Willow Springs Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Morris Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 17 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Payne Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Payne Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Log Cabin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Log Cabin is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Cabin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
- Caney City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Caney City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Eustace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Star Harbor
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Star Harbor is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Malakoff
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Enchanted Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Enchanted Oaks is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Athens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Payne Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Payne Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
- Trinidad
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mabank
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gun Barrel City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tool
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Pine Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Grove is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Murchison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Seven Points
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cross Roads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cross Roads is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Tundra
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tundra is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tundra
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 Payne Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Henderson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Payne Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athens
- Kemp
- Kemp lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Payne Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kemp.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
- Kerens
- Malakoff
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 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 Payne Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Henderson 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 Payne Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1343698 (Payne Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1343698 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: Henderson
- Est. Elev: 116 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Stockard
- Location given for Payne Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.2529258 Lon: -95.9877459
- 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 Henderson, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Payne 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. |