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A visit to the Pennington 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 Pennington Cemetery ...

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

31.1891, -95.2272

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

The Pennington Cemetery is located in Trinity County<2>.

The county seat for Trinity County is located in Groveton. Groveton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Pennington Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Pennington Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Pennington Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Fodice Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Fodice Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fodice Cemetery
  • Foster Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Foster Cemetery is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
  • Possum Walk Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Possum Walk Cemetery is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Walk Cemetery
  • Old Shady Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ellis Prairie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Ellis Prairie Cemetery is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Prairie Cemetery
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
  • Anderson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Anderson Cemetery is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
  • Holly Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Holly Cemetery is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Cemetery
  • Creasy Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Creasy Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creasy Cemetery
  • Boontown Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Boontown Cemetery is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boontown Cemetery
  • Moore Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Moore Cemetery is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Moore Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north of Groveton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5317 <5>
  • Ivie Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Ivie Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivie Cemetery
    • The Ivie Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ivy Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Helton Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Helton Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton Cemetery
    • Glenwood Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
    • Lacy Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Lacy Cemetery is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy Cemetery
    • McLain Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The McLain Cemetery is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLain Cemetery
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • Cal Wooten Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Cal Wooten Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cal Wooten Cemetery
    • Dean Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Dean Cemetery is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Cemetery
    • Parker Ridge Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Parker Ridge Cemetery is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Ridge Cemetery
    • Bennett Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Bennett Cemetery is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
      • The New Hope Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Kennard Cemetery
      • Kennard Community Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4607 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pennington Cemetery.

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

  • Pennington
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Friday
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Friday is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friday
  • Holly
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Holly is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
  • Lacy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lacy is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
    • Lacy has also been known as:
    • Lacey
  • Center Point ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Center Point is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
  • Groveton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Fog Town
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Fog Town is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fog Town
  • Kennard
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Glendale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Glendale is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
  • Centralia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lovelady
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Hagerville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hagerville is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerville
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Sumpter ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Sumpter is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
    • Hickory Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Hickory Creek is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
    • Helmic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Helmic is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmic
    • Ratcliff
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Harrison Town
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Harrison Town is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Town
    • Woodlake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodlake is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
    • Apple Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Tadmor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Tadmor is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
    • Crockett
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Antioch ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Antioch is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
    • Belott
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Belott is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
    • Chita
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Chita is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chita
    • Mill Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Mill Town is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
    • Trinity
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)

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 Pennington Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Trinity County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Crockett
  • Glendale
  • Groveton
  • Lovelady
  • Trinity

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Pennington Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Trinity 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 Pennington Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1382476  (Pennington Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1382476 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: Trinity
      • Est. Elev: 97 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Pennington
      • Location given for Pennington Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.189072     Lon: -95.2271602
      • 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 Trinity, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pennington 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.