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A visit to the Rawls Cemetery ...



Google driving directions from your current location to the Rawls Cemetery (Patience, this may take a moment).

The location of the Rawls Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Rawls Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   30.9191°   (30° 55' 8")

Lon:   -94.2316°   (-94° 13' 53")

The Rawls Cemetery is located in Tyler County<2>.

The county seat for Tyler County is located in Woodville. Woodville lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Rawls 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 Rawls Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Grimes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grimes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grimes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Grimes Cemetery is located in Tyler County
  • Davis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Davis Cemetery is located in Tyler County
  • Jordan Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jordan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jordan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jordan Cemetery is located in Jasper County
  • Gregory Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gregory Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gregory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gregory Cemetery is located in Tyler County
  • Supps Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Supps Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Supps Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Supps Cemetery is located in Tyler County
  • Pedigo Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pedigo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pedigo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pedigo Cemetery is located in Tyler County
  • Moffet Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moffet Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moffet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Moffet Cemetery is located in Tyler County
  • Seale Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Seale Cemetery is located in Jasper County
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Tyler County
  • Lanier Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lanier Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lanier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lanier Cemetery is located in Jasper County
  • Little Hope Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Little Hope Cemetery is located in Jasper County
  • Yates Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yates Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yates Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Yates Cemetery is located in Jasper County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Hall Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hall Cemetery is located in Jasper County
    • Carter Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carter Cemetery is located in Tyler County
    • Holton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holton Cemetery is located in Jasper County
    • Smyth Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smyth Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smyth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smyth Cemetery is located in Jasper County
    • Sanders Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanders Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanders Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sanders Cemetery is located in Jasper County
    • Byerly Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Byerly Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Byerly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Byerly Cemetery is located in Jasper County
    • Campground Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campground Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campground Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Campground Cemetery is located in Jasper County
    • Hadnot Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hadnot Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hadnot Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hadnot Cemetery is located in Jasper County
    • Hancock Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hancock Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hancock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hancock Cemetery is located in Jasper County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Rawls Cemetery.

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

  • Beech Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beech Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
    • Beech Grove is located in Jasper County
  • Harveytown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveytown
    • Harveytown is located in Jasper County
  • Colmesneil
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Parker Point
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Point
    • Parker Point is located in Angelina County
  • Doucette
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jasper
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Martin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Martin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
    • Martin is located in Angelina County
  • Woodville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
    • Woodville is located in Tyler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,442 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodville <6>
  • Spurger
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Sam Rayburn
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Powell
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
    • Powell is located in San Augustine County
  • Dolan
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dolan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan
    • Dolan is located in Angelina County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Nancy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy
      • Nancy is located in Angelina County
    • Hillister
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Browndell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browndell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browndell
      • Browndell is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Zavalla
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Brookeland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookeland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookeland
      • Brookeland is located in Sabine County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookeland <6>
    • Chester
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)

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 Rawls Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tyler County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Rawls Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Tyler County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Rawls Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • 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 Rawls Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1382597  (Rawls Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1382597 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Pace Hill
      • County: Tyler         Elev: 50
      • Location given for GNIS #1382597 (Rawls Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

    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 Tyler, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Rawls Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.9191, Longitude: -94.2316       In this case, the coordinates for the Rawls Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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