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A visit to the Possum Walk 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 Possum Walk Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Possum Walk Cemetery:

31.1880, -95.1722

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Possum Walk Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Possum Walk Cemetery is located in Trinity County<2>.

The county seat for Trinity County is located in Groveton. Groveton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Possum Walk Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Possum Walk Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Possum Walk Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Pennington Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Pennington Cemetery is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Cemetery
  • Foster Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Foster Cemetery is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
  • Moore Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Moore Cemetery is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Moore Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north of Groveton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5317 <5>
  • Fodice Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Fodice Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fodice Cemetery
  • Ellis Prairie Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Ellis Prairie Cemetery is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Prairie Cemetery
  • Creasy Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Creasy Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creasy Cemetery
  • Lacy Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Lacy Cemetery is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy Cemetery
  • McLain Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The McLain Cemetery is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLain Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • Ivie Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Ivie Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivie Cemetery
    • The Ivie Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ivy Cemetery
  • Old Shady Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Anderson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Anderson Cemetery is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Boontown Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Boontown Cemetery is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boontown Cemetery
    • Glenwood Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
    • Bennett Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Bennett Cemetery is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
    • Helton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Helton Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton Cemetery
    • Shady Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
    • Tullos Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Tullos Cemetery is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullos Cemetery
    • Holly Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Holly Cemetery is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Cemetery
    • Parker Ridge Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Parker Ridge Cemetery is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Ridge Cemetery
    • Rice Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Rice Cemetery is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Possum Walk Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Possum Walk Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Pennington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Friday
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Friday is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friday
  • Lacy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lacy is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
    • Lacy has also been known as:
    • Lacey
  • Center Point ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Center Point is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
  • Groveton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Centralia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Holly
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Holly is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
  • Fog Town
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Fog Town is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fog Town
  • Helmic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Helmic is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmic
  • Kennard
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Sumpter ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Sumpter is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
  • Apple Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Hagerville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Hagerville is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerville
    • Woodlake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodlake is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
    • Glendale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Glendale is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
    • Ratcliff
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Harrison Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Harrison Town is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Town
    • Hickory Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Hickory Creek is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
    • Tadmor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Tadmor is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
    • Lovelady
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Chita
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Chita is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chita

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 Possum Walk Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Trinity County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Crockett
  • Glendale
  • Groveton
  • Lovelady

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Possum Walk Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Trinity 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 Possum Walk Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1382555  (Possum Walk Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1382555 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: Trinity
      • Est. Elev: 120 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Pennington
      • Location given for Possum Walk Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.1879612     Lon: -95.1721593
      • 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 Trinity, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Possum Walk 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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