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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. 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 Red River Cemetery ...

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>

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

Lat:   33.7384°   (33° 44' 18")

Lon:   -97.2022°   (-97° 12' 7")

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 .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 13 miles [20.9 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Love County (OK)
  • Van Syke Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Syke Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Van Syke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Van Syke Cemetery is located in Cooke County
  • Rest Haven Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rest Haven Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rest Haven Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rest Haven Memorial Cemetery is located in Cooke County
  • Weaver Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weaver Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weaver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Weaver Cemetery is located in Cooke County
  • Bear Head Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bear Head Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bear Head Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bear Head Cemetery is located in Cooke County
  • Hayes Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hayes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hayes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hayes Cemetery is located in Cooke County
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Cooke County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Center Hill Cemetery is located in Cooke County
  • High Point Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the High Point Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the High Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The High Point Cemetery is located in Cooke County
  • Decherds Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Decherds Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Decherds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Decherds Cemetery is located in Love County (OK)
  • Gunter Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gunter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gunter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gunter Cemetery is located in Cooke County
  • Barlow Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barlow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barlow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Barlow Cemetery is located in Cooke County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Roberts Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberts Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roberts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Roberts Cemetery is located in Cooke County
    • Reed Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Reed Cemetery is located in Cooke County
    • Union Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Cooke County
    • Callisburg Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Callisburg Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Callisburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Callisburg Cemetery is located in Cooke County
    • Dervin Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dervin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dervin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dervin Cemetery is located in Cooke County
    • Black Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Black Cemetery is located in Cooke County
    • Arnoldville Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arnoldville Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Arnoldville Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Arnoldville Cemetery is located in Love County (OK)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Arnoldville Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Marietta (OK).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2175879 <5>
    • Burneyville Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burneyville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burneyville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Burneyville Cemetery is located in Love County (OK)
    • Jimtown Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jimtown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jimtown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jimtown Cemetery is located in Love County (OK)
    • Able Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Able Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Able Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Able Cemetery is located in Cooke County
    • Brushy Mound Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brushy Mound Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brushy Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brushy Mound Cemetery is located in Cooke County
    • Redmond Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redmond Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Redmond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Redmond Cemetery is located in Cooke County
    • Liberty Hill Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Hill Cemetery
      • The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Cooke County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Liberty Hill Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Callisburg.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4840 <5>
    • Prairieview Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairieview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairieview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Prairieview Cemetery is located in Love County (OK)

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]<3> 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thackerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thackerville
    • Thackerville is located in Love County (OK)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thackerville <7>
  • Lindsay
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Gainesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
    • Gainesville is located in Cooke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,876 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <7>
  • Marysville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
    • Marysville is located in Cooke County
  • Custer City ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Custer City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer City
    • Custer City is located in Cooke County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
    • Oak Ridge is located in Cooke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
  • Callisburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Callisburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callisburg
    • Callisburg is located in Cooke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
  • Coesfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coesfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coesfield
    • Coesfield is located in Cooke County
  • Burneyville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jimtown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
    • Jimtown is located in Love County (OK)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Dexter
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
      • Dexter is located in Cooke County
    • Marietta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Hood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
      • Hood is located in Cooke County
    • Lake Kiowa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Kiowa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Kiowa
      • Lake Kiowa is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Kiowa <7>
    • Leon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
      • Leon is located in Love County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <7>
    • Era
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Valley View
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View
      • Valley View is located in Cooke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley View <7>
    • Whitesboro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Dixie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
      • Dixie is located in Grayson County
    • Sandusky
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sandusky. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
      • Sandusky is located in Grayson County

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.

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 Red River Cemetery:

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: GNIS record #1366206 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: Gainesville North
    • County: Cooke         Elev: 263
    • Location given for GNIS #1366206 (Red River Cemetery)

The official website for Cooke County: www.co.cooke.tx.us/

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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Red River Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7384, Longitude: -97.2022       In this case, the coordinates for the Red River 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>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>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.
<7>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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