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 #6199).
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:
31.8792, -95.7652
The Providence Cemetery is located in Anderson County<2>.
The county seat for Anderson County is located in Palestine. Palestine lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southeast of the Providence Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Providence Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Providence Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Providence Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ft. Houston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tennessee Colony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jerusalem & Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Butler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shaw Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jemison Quarters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jimmison Quarter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lightfoot Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Lightfoot Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightfoot Cemetery
- Land of Memory Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Foster Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gaines Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Elmtown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stafford Tucker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Broyles Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Newton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
- Mallard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Mallard Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard 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 Providence Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Providence Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Montalba
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ward
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tennessee Colony
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bois d'Arc
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Blackfoot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Massey Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bradford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Elmtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Harmony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Elmwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bethel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Brushy Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Palestine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wells Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fosterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greens Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Yard ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Yard is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yard
- Pert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cayuga
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tucker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
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. 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.
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 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: #6199
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1365814 (Providence Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1365814 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: Anderson
- Est. Elev: 130 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Blackfoot
- Location given for Providence Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.8793324 Lon: -95.7644047
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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. |