A visit to the Pinecrest 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 Pinecrest Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pinecrest Cemetery:
32.1500, -95.1470
The Pinecrest Cemetery is located in Smith County<1>.
The county seat for Smith County is located in Tyler. Tyler lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Pinecrest Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pinecrest Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Pinecrest Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pinecrest Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Troup City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bradford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- New Hope (Southeast) Cemetery (African-American)
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- McDonald Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New Canaan Cemetery (African-American)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Knoxville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Knoxville Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery (African-American)
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Elkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Whitehouse Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ray Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
- Henry's Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sanders Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- The Thompson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Thompson Family Cemetery
- Fitch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Fitch Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitch Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Crow Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Cemetery
- Tecula Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Tecula Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecula Cemetery
- Griffin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mason Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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]<2> of the Pinecrest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pinecrest Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Troup
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mixon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sinclair City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sinclair City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair City
- Omen
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gould
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Henrys Chapel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whitehouse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blackjack
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Arp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Griffin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Selman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wright City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wright City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- New Chapel Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New Chapel Hill is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
- Bullard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Summerfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Big Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Price
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Turnertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Selman City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Larissa ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Larissa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa
- Flint
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Overton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gresham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lee Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lee Spring is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Spring
- Jacksonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Joinerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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 Pinecrest Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Smith County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pinecrest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arp
- Arp lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the Northeast (NE) of the Pinecrest Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Arp.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
- Big Springs
- Jacksonville
- Overton
- Whitehouse
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 professional and volunteer 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 Pinecrest Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Smith 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 Pinecrest Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1344081 (Pinecrest Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1344081 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: Smith
- Est. Elev: 144 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Troup West
- Location given for Pinecrest Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.1501587 Lon: -95.1466123
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Smith, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pinecrest Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
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