A visit to the Pinkston 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 Pinkston Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pinkston Cemetery:
32.4874, -95.0405
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pinkston Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pinkston Cemetery is located in Smith County<2>.
The county seat for Smith County is located in Tyler. Tyler lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Pinkston Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pinkston Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Pinkston Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pinkston Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Alsup Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Alsup Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsup Cemetery
- The Alsup Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friendship / Alsup Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2102 <5>
- Friendship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Barber Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Barber Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber Cemetery
- Siloam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Siloam Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Cemetery
- Wood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Waters Bluff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Waters Bluff Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Bluff Cemetery
- Ingram Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Ingram Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram Cemetery
- The Ingram Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dale / Hall / Ingram Cemetery
- Britton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Britton Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton Cemetery
- Gladewater Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mings Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mings Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mings Cemetery
- High Cemetery (African-American)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Seastrunk Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Seastrunk Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seastrunk Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Old Hopewell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Old Hopewell Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hopewell Cemetery
- Goodman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Goodman Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman Cemetery
- Gabriel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Gabriel Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabriel Cemetery
- The Gabriel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Warren Chapel Cemetery
- Rosedale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Rosedale Cemetery is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rosedale Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Gladewater.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6471 <5>
- Chilton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Chilton Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilton Cemetery
- Mauldin Memorial Garden (African-American)
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kilgore Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Moriah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Moriah Cemetery is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moriah Cemetery
- The Moriah Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5330 <5>
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Kilgore.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5417 <5>
- Strong Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Pinkston Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pinkston Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Starrville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Starrville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starrville
- Wilkins
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wilkins is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
- Liberty City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Gladewater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Browning
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Browning is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Big Sandy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Winona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Center Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Center Point is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Clarksville City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Clarksville City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
- Warren City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Warren City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Union Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Union Grove is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Jamestown ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jamestown is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown has also been known as:
- Jimtown
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kilgore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hawkins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Laird Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Mountain is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
- Pritchett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pritchett is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchett
- Danville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Danville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Teneryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Teneryville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teneryville
- Red Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Red Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
- New Chapel Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Chapel Hill is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
- Sexton City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sexton City is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton City
- Rolling Meadows
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Greggton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Greggton is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggton
- Seven Pines
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Pines is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
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 Pinkston 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 Pinkston Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 either 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 Pinkston 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 Pinkston Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1344101 (Pinkston Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1344101 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: 124 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Starrville
- Location given for Pinkston Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.4873678 Lon: -95.040498
- 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 Smith, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pinkston 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. |
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