A visit to the Rankin 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 Rankin Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rankin Cemetery:
33.0326, -94.5402
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rankin Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rankin Cemetery is located in Cass County<2>.
The county seat for Cass County is located in Linden. Linden lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east of the Rankin Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rankin Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Rankin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rankin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Union Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dennis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dennis Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Boon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Boon Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boon Cemetery
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Barber Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Barber Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber Cemetery
- Day Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Day Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
- Flat Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Flat Creek Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Wakefield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Wakefield Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield Cemetery
- Cheatham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Cheatham Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheatham Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- South Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The South Union Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the South Union Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Lone Star.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7015 <5>
- Hickory Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Floyd Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Floyd Hill Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Rankin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rankin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hughes Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Marietta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Avinger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Linden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rocky Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Branch is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
- Daingerfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jenkins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jenkins is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Lone Star
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Naples
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Naples is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
- Former name for Naples:
- Station Belden
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <6>
- Bryans Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bryans Mill is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Mill
- Sarber
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sarber is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarber
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Douglassville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Omaha
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cason
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Center Point is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Kildare
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Coffeeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Coffeeville is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
- Kellyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Kellyville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
- Lodi
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ore City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bivins
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bassett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bassett is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- LaFayette
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- LaFayette is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
- Jackson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jackson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Macedonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Macedonia is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Carbondale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Carbondale is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
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 Rankin Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cass County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rankin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Avinger
- Daingerfield
- Hughes Springs
- Linden
- Naples
- Omaha
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Rankin Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Cass 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 Rankin Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1344799 (Rankin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1344799 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: Cass
- Est. Elev: 98 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sardis
- Location given for Rankin Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.0326289 Lon: -94.5402
- 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 Cass, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rankin 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. |