A visit to the Purkerson 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 Purkerson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Purkerson Cemetery:
30.4319, -95.1569
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Purkerson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Purkerson Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County<2>.
The county seat for San Jacinto County is located in Coldspring. Coldspring lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north of the Purkerson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Purkerson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Purkerson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Purkerson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Montague Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Roark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Roark Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roark Cemetery
- Squier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Squier Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squier Cemetery
- Lovett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Lovett Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovett Cemetery
- Youngblood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Youngblood Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood Cemetery
- Hanson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cleveland Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Cleveland Memorial Cemetery is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Memorial Cemetery
- The Cleveland Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cleveland City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #354671 <5>
- Farley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Farley Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley Cemetery
- Big Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Big Creek Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek Cemetery
- Pin Oak Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Pin Oak Cemetery is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oak Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Security Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Security Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Security Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Cochran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Cochran Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Purkerson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Purkerson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Magnolia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- North Cleveland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Cleveland is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Cleveland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nimrod ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Nimrod is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
- Evergreen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Shepherd
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coldspring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Laurel Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Laurel Hill is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Cut and Shoot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Splendora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rayburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rayburn is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
- Africa ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Africa is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Grangerland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Patton Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Patton Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,207 people
- Plum Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Plum Grove is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
- Swartout ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Swartout is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartout
- Woodbranch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Woodbranch is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbranch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Roman Forest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Roman Forest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roman Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,035 people
- Goodrich
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Romayor
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Conroe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Caney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lamont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lamont is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
- Willis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- West Livingston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Livingston is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Livingston
- Elmina
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elmina is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmina
- New Waverly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Panorama Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Panorama Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,446 people
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 Purkerson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in San Jacinto County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Purkerson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Conroe
- Goodrich
- Shepherd
- Willis
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 professional and volunteer 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 Purkerson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to San Jacinto 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 Purkerson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1382583 (Purkerson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1382583 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: San Jacinto
- Est. Elev: 64 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bear Creek
- Location given for Purkerson Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.4318723 Lon: -95.1568807
- 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 San Jacinto, 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' (or 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- Purkerson 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |