A visit to the Polano 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 Polano Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Polano Cemetery:
31.1382, -94.4596
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Polano Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Polano Cemetery is located in Angelina County<2>.
The county seat for Angelina County is located in Lufkin. Lufkin lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the northwest of the Polano Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Polano Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Polano Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Polano Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Barge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Zavalla Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cameron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Cameron Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cameron Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southwest of Zavalla.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2716 <5>
- Townsend Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dunkin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ozias Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tom Havard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Tom Havard Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Havard Cemetery
- The Tom Havard Cemetery has also been known as:
- Havard Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4115 <5>
- Dunk Havard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Dunk Havard Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunk Havard Cemetery
- The Dunk Havard Cemetery has also been known as:
- Havard Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #384332 <5>
- William Havard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The William Havard Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Havard Cemetery
- The William Havard Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bill Havard Cemetery
- Havard Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4116 <5>
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Kitchens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Shawnee Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Shawnee Creek Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Creek Cemetery
- The Shawnee Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ben F. Walker Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6869 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Graham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- The Concord Cemetery has also been known as:
- Concord Community Cemetery
- Concord MB Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2998 <5>
- McNeil Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- McNiel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The McNiel Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNiel Cemetery
- Crain Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Page Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cassels Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Boykin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Boykin Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin Cemetery
- The Boykin Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gilliland Boykin Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2524 <5>
- Harnington Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Harnington Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harnington Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Polano Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Polano Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Nancy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nancy is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy
- Zavalla
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dolan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dolan is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan
- Manning ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Manning is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Martin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Martin is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Boynton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Boynton is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Oak Flat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oak Flat is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flat
- Ora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ora is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
- Huntington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bald Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bald Hill is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Hill
- Beulah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Beulah is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Zana ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Zana is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zana
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Parker Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Parker Point is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Point
- Homer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Homer is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Rocky Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Springs is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Prairie Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Prairie Grove is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
- Peach Tree Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peach Tree Village is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Tree Village
- Thomas Crossing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Thomas Crossing is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Crossing
- Chester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Colmesneil
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Alco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alco is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
- Dunagan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dunagan is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunagan
- Broaddus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ewing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ewing is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
- White City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- White City is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Etoile
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
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 Polano Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Angelina County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Polano 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 Polano Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Angelina 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 Polano Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1365512 (Polano Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1365512 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: Angelina
- Est. Elev: 74 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Zavalla
- Location given for Polano Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.1382468 Lon: -94.4596463
- 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 Angelina, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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- Polano 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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