A visit to the Reed Sunshine 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 Reed Sunshine Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Reed Sunshine Cemetery:
31.0780, -95.4894
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Reed Sunshine Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Reed Sunshine Cemetery is located in Houston County<2>.
The county seat for Houston County is located in Crockett. Crockett lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north of the Reed Sunshine Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Reed Sunshine Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Reed Sunshine Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Reed Sunshine Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Huffman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Huffman Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman Cemetery
- Clapp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Clapp Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clapp Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Adams - Little Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Weldon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Weldon Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon Cemetery
- New Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
- White Rock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The White Rock Cemetery is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock Cemetery
- The White Rock Cemetery has also been known as:
- Red Branch Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7604 <5>
- Cal Wooten Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Cal Wooten Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cal Wooten Cemetery
- Center Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Center Hill Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Douglas Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Douglas Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Spivey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Spivey Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spivey Cemetery
- Dunlap Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Dunlap Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap Cemetery
- Rockland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Rockland Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland Cemetery
- Holly Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Holly Cemetery is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Cemetery
- Bynum Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Bynum Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum Cemetery
- Old Plantation Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mason Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- Glendale Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Glendale Cemetery is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 16 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Reed Sunshine Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Reed Sunshine Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Antioch ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Antioch is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Lovelady
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kittrell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kittrell is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Holly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Holly is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Mill Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Town is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Trinity
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glendale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Glendale is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Austonio
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Austonio is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austonio
- Cooper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cooper is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Friday
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Friday is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friday
- Midway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Porter Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Porter Springs is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Springs
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Riverside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pennington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crockett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Chita
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chita is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chita
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 Reed Sunshine Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Houston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Reed Sunshine Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Crockett
- Dodge
- Dodge lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Reed Sunshine Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dodge.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
- Glendale
- Groveton
- Lovelady
- Trinity
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Reed Sunshine Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Houston 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 Reed Sunshine Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1377283 (Reed Sunshine Cemetery (historical))
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1377283 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: Houston
- Est. Elev: 91 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lovelady South
- Location given for Reed Sunshine Cemetery (historical):
- Lat: 31.0779613 Lon: -95.4893882
- 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 Houston, 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 from Point A (ie- Reed Sunshine 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. |