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A visit to the Peaceful Rest 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 Peaceful Rest Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Peaceful Rest Cemetery:

30.3658, -94.1777

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Peaceful Rest Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Peaceful Rest Cemetery is located in Hardin County<2>.

The county seat for Hardin County is located in Kountze. Kountze lies just to the west of the Peaceful Rest Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Peaceful Rest Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> of the Peaceful Rest Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Peaceful Rest Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Rest Haven Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Rest Haven Cemetery is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven Cemetery
  • Hickory Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Cemetery
    • The Hickory Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Silsbee Negro Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2294243 <5>
  • Knupple Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Knupple Cemetery is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knupple Cemetery
  • Gore Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Gore Cemetery is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore Cemetery
  • Hooks Cravey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hooks Cravey Cemetery is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Cravey Cemetery
  • Hook Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hook Cemetery is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hook Cemetery
  • Walton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Walton Cemetery is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Cemetery
  • Craig Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Craig Cemetery is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Cemetery
  • Daniels Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Daniels Cemetery is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Cemetery
  • Fred C. Kimmey Memorial Garden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Fred C. Kimmey Memorial Garden is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fred C. Kimmey Memorial Garden
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fred C. Kimmey Memorial Garden is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Kountze.
    • The Fred C. Kimmey Memorial Garden has also been known as:
    • Memorial Garden
  • Old Hardin Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Old Hardin Cemetery is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hardin Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Hardin Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Kountze.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1346999 <5>
  • Cunningham Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Olive Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Olive Cemetery is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Cemetery
    • McNeely Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The McNeely Cemetery is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeely Cemetery
    • William W. Hart Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Loeb Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Loeb Cemetery is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loeb Cemetery
    • Morse Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Morse Cemetery is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Cemetery
    • Williamson Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Richardson Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Richardson Cemetery is located in Tyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
    • Brackin Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • The Brackin Cemetery is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackin Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Peaceful Rest Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Peaceful Rest Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Silsbee
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Evadale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lumberton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Kountze
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Rose Hill Acres
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Rose Hill Acres is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Acres
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 435 people
  • Loeb
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Loeb is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loeb
  • Voth
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Buna
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Bunker Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Bunker Hill is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
  • Fred
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Bevil Oaks
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Bevil Oaks is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevil Oaks
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
  • Pine Forest
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine Forest is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Forest
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 516 people
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Pine Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Pine Grove is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
    • Village Mills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Pinewood Estates
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Pinewood Estates is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Estates
    • Beaumont
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Rose City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Rose City is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
    • Vidor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Vidor is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,310 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vidor <6>
    • Sour Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Amelia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Amelia is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
    • Texla
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Texla is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texla

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 Peaceful Rest Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hardin County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Peaceful Rest Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Beaumont
  • Buna
    • Buna lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Peaceful Rest Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Buna.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buna
  • Kountze
  • Lumberton
  • Silsbee
  • Sour Lake
  • Vidor
    • Vidor lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Peaceful Rest Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Vidor.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidor

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Peaceful Rest Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Hardin 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 Peaceful Rest Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1343714  (Peaceful Rest Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1343714 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: Hardin
      • Est. Elev: 25 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Silsbee
      • Location given for Peaceful Rest Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.3657641     Lon: -94.1776848
      • 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 Hardin, 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 from Point A (ie- Peaceful Rest 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.