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A visit to the Ragsdale 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 Ragsdale Cemetery ...

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

31.9552, -95.3072

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

The Ragsdale Cemetery is located in Cherokee County<2>.

The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Rusk. Rusk lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southeast of the Ragsdale Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Ragsdale 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 Ragsdale Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Resthaven Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Resthaven Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resthaven Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Resthaven Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Jacksonville.
  • City Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The City Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Cemetery
  • Miles Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Miles Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Cemetery
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
  • Grimes Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Grimes Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes Cemetery
  • Berge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Berge Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berge Cemetery
  • Providence Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Old Rock Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Old Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Rock Hill Cemetery
  • Jarrett Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Jarrett Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett Cemetery
  • Larissa Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Larissa Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Larissa Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Mount Selman.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4755 <5>
  • Mt. Comfort Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Mt. Comfort Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Comfort Cemetery
  • Killough Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Killough Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killough Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Dobson Family Plot
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Dobson Family Plot is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobson Family Plot
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dobson Family Plot is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Reese.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2153755 <5>
    • Rock Hill Restland Park Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Tillman Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Tillman Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillman Cemetery
    • Staton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Staton Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staton Cemetery
    • Tilley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Tilley Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilley Cemetery
    • Cherry Tree Lake Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • West Shady Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Tecula Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Tecula Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecula Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ragsdale Cemetery.

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

  • Jacksonville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Reese
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Reese is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
  • Turney
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Turney is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turney
  • Mount Selman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Mount Selman is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Selman
  • Larissa ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Larissa is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa
  • Dialville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Dialville is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialville
  • Cuney
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Todd City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Todd City is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd City
  • Maydelle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Gallatin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Mixon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Mixon is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon
  • Cherokee Landing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cherokee Landing is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Landing
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • New Summerfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Gould
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Gould is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
    • Neches
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bullard
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Blackjack
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Blackjack is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
    • Berryville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Berryville is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
    • Frankston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Herring
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Herring is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
    • Rusk
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Rusk is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,664 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rusk <6>
    • Teaselville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Teaselville is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaselville
    • Ponta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Ponta is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponta
    • Griffin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Griffin is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
    • Pert
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Pert is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pert

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 Ragsdale Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cherokee County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Ragsdale Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Cherokee 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 Ragsdale Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1365954  (Ragsdale Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1365954 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: Cherokee
      • Est. Elev: 133 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Jacksonville West
      • Location given for Ragsdale Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.9551669     Lon: -95.3071718
      • 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 Cherokee, 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 from Point A (ie- Ragsdale 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.