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A visit to the Petree Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Petree Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Petree Cemetery (FG ID #5965)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Petree Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   30.7741°   (30° 46' 26")

Lon:   -95.6759°   (-95° 40' 33")

The cemetery is located in Walker County<3>.

As an estimate, the Petree Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the southeast of Huntsville.

The county seat for Walker County is located in Huntsville. Huntsville lies just to the east southeast of the Petree Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Petree Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Harper Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harper Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harper Cemetery is located in Walker County
  • McAdams Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McAdams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McAdams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McAdams Cemetery is located in Walker County
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Falba Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Falba Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Falba Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Falba Cemetery is located in Walker County
  • Falba Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Falba Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Falba Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Falba Cemetery is located in Walker County
  • Foster Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foster Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Foster Cemetery is located in Walker County
  • Martha Chapel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martha Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martha Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Martha Chapel Cemetery is located in Walker County
  • Hume Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hume Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hume Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hume Cemetery is located in Walker County
  • Sam Houston Grave
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sam Houston Grave
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sam Houston Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sam Houston Grave is located in Walker County
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Walker County
  • North Side Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Side Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Side Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The North Side Cemetery is located in Walker County
  • Foster Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foster Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Foster Cemetery is located in Walker County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Allen Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Allen Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • South Side Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Prison Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prison Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Prison Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Calhoun Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calhoun Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calhoun Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Calhoun Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Long Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Long Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • McCowan Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCowan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCowan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McCowan Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Mustang Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mustang Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mustang Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mustang Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Ross Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ross Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ross Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Brushy Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brushy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brushy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brushy Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Hightower Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hightower Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hightower Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hightower Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Cline Prairie Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cline Prairie Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cline Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cline Prairie Cemetery is located in Walker County

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]<2> of the Petree Cemetery.

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

  • Huntsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Wesley Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Goshen ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Goshen is located in Walker County
  • Shiro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dodge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
    • Dodge is located in Walker County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodge <6>
  • Kittrell
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bedias
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Midway
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Riverside
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Riverside is located in Walker County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <6>
  • Richards
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richards have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
    • Richards is located in Grimes County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richards <6>
  • Elmina
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Madisonville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • New Waverly
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waverly
      • New Waverly is located in Walker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,073 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Waverly <6>
    • Roans Prairie
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roans Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roans Prairie
      • Roans Prairie is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roans Prairie <6>
    • Oakhurst
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
      • Oakhurst is located in San Jacinto County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakhurst <6>
    • Trinity
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mill Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
      • Mill Town is located in Trinity County
    • Danville ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Danville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
      • Danville is located in Montgomery County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Danville
      • From the Petree Cemetery to Danville
    • Apolonia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Apolonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apolonia
      • Apolonia is located in Grimes County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Apolonia
      • From the Petree Cemetery to Apolonia
    • Dacus
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Iola
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iola have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
      • Iola is located in Grimes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iola <6>

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 Petree Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Walker County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Petree Cemetery:

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 Petree Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1375428  (Petree Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1375428 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Crabbs Prairie
    • County: Walker         Elev: 95
    • Location given for GNIS #1375428 (Petree Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #5965

The official website for Walker County: www.co.walker.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Petree Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.7741, Longitude: -95.6759    
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Walker, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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