A visit to the Providence Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Providence Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Providence Cemetery (FG ID #2190948).
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 Providence Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Providence Cemetery:
31.6603, -95.4102
The Providence Cemetery is located in Anderson County<2>.
The county seat for Anderson County is located in Palestine. Palestine lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Providence Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Providence Cemetery.
Name Variations for Providence Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Providence Cemetery has also been known as:
- Alderbranch Cemetery
- Sands Springs Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Providence Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Providence Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Denson Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gresham - Wright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Crawford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Huddleston - McKinney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Muse Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Newsom Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fields Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ferguson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Delany Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Woodard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gulceville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Gulceville Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulceville Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Funderburk Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Camp Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Eleck Turk Grave
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Eleck Turk Grave is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleck Turk Grave
- Augusta Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- John Sheridan Grave
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The John Sheridan Grave is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Sheridan Grave
- Bodenhamer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Bodenhamer Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenhamer Cemetery
- Holcomb Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Holcomb Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcomb Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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 Providence Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Providence Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Slocum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alderbranch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mound City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jarvis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Herring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Salmon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kossuth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Deanwright
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elkhart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Refuge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Maydelle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Grapeland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cronin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Weches
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wells Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Palestine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Neches
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Weeping Mary
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Belott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lakeview Assembly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lakeview Assembly is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Assembly
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 Providence Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Anderson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Providence Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dialville
- Elkhart
- Grapeland
- Palestine
- Rusk
- Rusk lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Providence Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rusk.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
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 Providence Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Anderson 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 Providence Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2190948
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Anderson, 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- Providence 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |