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A visit to the Rodgers Cemetery ...


The location of the Rodgers Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- 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 Rodgers Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   32.7060°   (32° 42' 21")

Lon:   -95.7205°   (-95° 43' 13")

The Rodgers Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County<2>.

The county seat for Van Zandt County is located in Canton. Canton lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southwest of the Rodgers Cemetery .

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 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 Rodgers Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Van Zandt 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 Rodgers Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rodgers Cemetery.

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

    • Grand Saline
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Fruitvale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Alba
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Golden
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
      • Golden is located in Wood County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden <4>
    • Edgewood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Emory
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jamestown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
      • Jamestown is located in Smith County
    • Gunter
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gunter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter
      • Gunter is located in Wood County
    • Canton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
      • Canton is located in Van Zandt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,941 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <4>
    • Van
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
      • Van is located in Van Zandt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,778 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van <4>
    • Mineola
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Flats
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flats
      • Flats is located in Rains County
    • Continue List   (6 more) ...
      • Quitman
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Wills Point
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Ben Wheeler
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ben Wheeler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Wheeler
        • Ben Wheeler is located in Van Zandt County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ben Wheeler <4>
      • Point
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Yantis
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yantis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yantis
        • Yantis is located in Wood County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yantis <4>
      • East Tawakoni
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Tawakoni have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tawakoni
        • East Tawakoni is located in Rains County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people

    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 Rodgers Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Van Zandt County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Rodgers Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Woodside Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Woodside Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodside Cemetery
    • Bratcher Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bratcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bratcher Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bratcher Cemetery
    • Clewis Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clewis Cemetery is located in Rains County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clewis Cemetery
    • Tooms Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tooms Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tooms Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tooms Cemetery
    • Turner Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Turner Cemetery is located in Rains County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
    • Barrett Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barrett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Barrett Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barrett Cemetery
    • Pace Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pace Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pace Cemetery
    • Padgett Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Padgett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Padgett Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Padgett Cemetery
    • Dickerson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dickerson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dickerson Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dickerson Cemetery
    • Campbell Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campbell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Campbell Cemetery is located in Rains County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbell Cemetery
    • Morince Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morince Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Morince Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morince Cemetery
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Oakland Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
      • Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • MaGee - McCord Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Rocky Point Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rocky Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rocky Point Cemetery is located in Rains County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky Point Cemetery
      • Bishop Family Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Bishop Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Bishop Family Cemetery is located in Rains County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bishop Family Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2381249 <6>
      • Trumble Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trumble Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Trumble Cemetery is located in Rains County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trumble Cemetery
      • Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery is located in Rains County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pilgrim Rest Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Emory.
        • The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Pilgrim's Rest Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #271442 <6>
      • Danley Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Danley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Danley Cemetery is located in Rains County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danley Cemetery
      • Smyrna Church Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smyrna Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Smyrna Church Cemetery is located in Rains County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smyrna Church Cemetery
      • Ellis Chapel Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellis Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ellis Chapel Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellis Chapel Cemetery
      • Jamestown Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)

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

    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 Rodgers Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1345510  (Rodgers Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1345510 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: Grand Saline
      • County: Van Zandt         Elev: 125
      • Location given for GNIS #1345510 (Rodgers 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 Van Zandt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Rodgers Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7060, Longitude: -95.7205       In this case, the coordinates for the Rodgers Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>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.




 

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