A visit to the Red River 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 Red River Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Red River Cemetery:
33.7384, -97.2022
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Red River Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Red River Cemetery is located in Cooke County<2>.
The county seat for Cooke County is located in Gainesville. Gainesville lies just to the south southeast of the Red River Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Red River Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Red River Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Red River Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Love County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Van Syke Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Van Syke Cemetery is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Syke Cemetery
- Potter's Field Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Potter's Field Cemetery is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter's Field Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Potter's Field Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Gainesville.
- The Potter's Field Cemetery has also been known as:
- County Farm Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2203113 <5>
- Rest Haven Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Weaver Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Bear Head Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bear Head Cemetery is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Head Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Hill Cemetery
- Gainesville Fairview Cemetery
- Howeth Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3524 <5>
- Center Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Center Hill Cemetery is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill Cemetery
- High Point Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The High Point Cemetery is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Cemetery
- Decherds Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Decherds Cemetery is located in Love County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decherds Cemetery
- Gunter Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Gunter Cemetery is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Barlow Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Barlow Cemetery is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Callisburg Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Callisburg Cemetery is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callisburg Cemetery
- Dervin Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Dervin Cemetery is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dervin Cemetery
- Black Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Arnoldville Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Arnoldville Cemetery is located in Love County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Arnoldville Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Marietta (OK).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2175879 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Red River Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Red River Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Thackerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lindsay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Marysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Marysville is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Gainesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Custer City ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Custer City is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer City
- Myra
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Muenster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Ridge is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
- Callisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Callisburg is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Coesfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coesfield is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coesfield
- Burneyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jimtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jimtown is located in Love County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Dexter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dexter is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Marietta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hood is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
- Lake Kiowa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Era
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Valley View
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Whitesboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dixie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dixie is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Sandusky
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sandusky is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
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 Red River Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cooke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Red River Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gainesville
- Marietta
- Muenster
- Saint Jo
- Whitesboro
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 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 Red River Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Cooke 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 Red River Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1366206 (Red River Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1366206 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: Cooke
- Est. Elev: 263 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gainesville North
- Location given for Red River Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.7384385 Lon: -97.2022364
- 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 Cooke, 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- Red River 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. |