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Introduction ...

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 Pleasant Retreat Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   32.3441°   (32° 20' 38")

Lon:   -95.3974°   (-95° 23' 50")

The Pleasant Retreat Cemetery is located in Smith County<1>.

The county seat for Smith County is located in Tyler. Tyler lies just to the east of the Pleasant Retreat Cemetery .

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 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 Pleasant Retreat Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Smith County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Pleasant Retreat Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Pleasant Retreat Cemetery.

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

    • Chandler
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Tyler
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
      • Tyler is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 108,222 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyler <3>
    • Noonday
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noonday have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
      • Noonday is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
    • Swan
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
      • Swan is located in Smith County
    • Gresham
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
      • Gresham is located in Smith County
    • Lindale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lindale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindale
      • Lindale is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,730 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindale <3>
    • Lee Spring
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Spring
      • Lee Spring is located in Smith County
    • Hideaway
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway
      • Hideaway is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,208 people
    • Flint
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Brownsboro
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsboro
      • Brownsboro is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsboro <3>
    • Edom
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edom have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edom
      • Edom is located in Van Zandt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edom <3>
    • Dogwood City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dogwood City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood City
      • Dogwood City is located in Smith County
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Teaselville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaselville
        • Teaselville is located in Smith County
      • Whitehouse
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehouse have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
        • Whitehouse is located in Smith County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,108 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehouse <3>
      • New Chapel Hill
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Hill
        • New Chapel Hill is located in Smith County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
      • Moore Station
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moore Station have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Station
        • Moore Station is located in Henderson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
      • Bullard
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullard
        • Bullard is located in Cherokee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,891 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bullard <3>
      • Red Springs
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
        • Red Springs is located in Smith County
      • Coffee City
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee City
        • Coffee City is located in Henderson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
      • Leagueville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leagueville
        • Leagueville is located in Henderson County
      • Winona
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winona have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
        • Winona is located in Smith County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winona <3>
      • Berryville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berryville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
        • Berryville is located in Henderson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
      • Browning
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
        • Browning is located in Smith County
      • Starrville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starrville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starrville
        • Starrville is located in Smith County
      • Van
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
        • Van is located in Van Zandt County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,778 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van <3>

    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 Pleasant Retreat 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 Pleasant Retreat Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Lindale
    • Tyler
      • Tyler lies 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the East (E) of the Pleasant Retreat Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tyler.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
    • Van
      • Van lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the Northwest (NW) of the Pleasant Retreat Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Van.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
    • Whitehouse

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Pleasant Retreat Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Memorial Park Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • The Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Memorial Park Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Tyler.
      • The Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Memorial Park
      • Tyler Cemetery
      • Tyler Memorial Cemetery
      • Tyler Memorial Park Cemetery
      • Tyler Memorial Park
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Park Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7319 <6>
    • Beaird Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • The Beaird Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaird Cemetery
    • Wood / Verner Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • The Wood / Verner Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • The Wood / Verner Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Black Fork Cemetery
      • Verner Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wood / Verner Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7402 <6>
    • Dean Baptist Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Ahavath Achim Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • West View Cemetery (African-American)
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Midway Memorial Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Louis Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Louis Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • The St. Louis Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old St. Louis Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Louis Cemetery
    • Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hill Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
    • Macedonia Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
    • Galilee Cemetery (African-American)
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Oakwood Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Smith County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tyler.
        • The Oakwood Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Beth-El Cemetery
        • City Cemetery
        • Lallar's Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5707 <6>
      • Evergreen Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Smith County
        • The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Evergreen Memorial Park (African-American)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • Hopewell Valley Cemetery (African-American)
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • New Harmony Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Sevenleague Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sevenleague Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sevenleague Cemetery is located in Smith County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sevenleague Cemetery
      • Noonday Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Kendrick Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Rose Lawn Memorial Park
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • The Rose Lawn Memorial Park is located in Smith County
        • The Rose Lawn Memorial Park has also been known as:
        • Rose Lawn Perpetual Care Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Lawn Memorial Park
      • Smith Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Smith Cemetery is located in Smith County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Cathedral in the Pines Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)

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

    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 Pleasant Retreat Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1344237  (Pleasant Retreat Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1344237 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: Chandler
      • County: Smith         Elev: 152
      • Location given for GNIS #1344237 (Pleasant Retreat Cemetery)

    The official website for Smith County: www.smith-county.com/

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

    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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Pleasant Retreat Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3441, Longitude: -95.3974    
    <3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <4>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.
    <5>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.
    <6>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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