A visit to the Ross 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 Ross Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ross Cemetery:
31.9068, -94.6624
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ross Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ross Cemetery is located in Rusk County<2>.
The county seat for Rusk County is located in Henderson. Henderson lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Ross Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ross Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Ross Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ross Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Edmonson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Edmonson Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonson Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The King Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Phillips Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Phillips Family Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Family Cemetery
- The Phillips Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Phillips Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5979 <5>
- Campground Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Campground Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground Cemetery
- Talley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Talley Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley Cemetery
- Old Prospect Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Old Prospect Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Prospect Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Prospect Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Mount Enterprise.
- The Old Prospect Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Prospect Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2159989 <5>
- Miles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Miles Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Beaver's Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bane Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bane Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bane Cemetery
- Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Helpenstell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Helpenstell Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helpenstell Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Greeley CME Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hodge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Moss Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Whitfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Whitfield Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Lyles - Sanders Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clifton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Clifton Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Cemetery
- Foster Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Foster Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
- Langston - Spence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Langston - Spence Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston - Spence Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Langston - Spence Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the east of Mount Enterprise.
- The Langston - Spence Cemetery has also been known as:
- Barham Cemetery
- Langston Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4749 <5>
- Bridwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bridwell Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridwell Cemetery
- The Bridwell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Breedville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2422015 <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]<3> of the Ross Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ross Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mount Enterprise
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Concord
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Oak Flats
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Flats is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flats
- Sulphur Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Minden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Caledonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Caledonia is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Brachfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Brachfield is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brachfield
- Trawick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Trawick is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trawick
- Dotson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dotson is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson
- Laneville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fitze
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fitze is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitze
- Garrison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Cushing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whispering Pines
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whispering Pines is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Long Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Appleby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Appleby is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
- Looneyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
- Pinehill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pinehill is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehill
- Redfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Redfield is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Timpson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sacul
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Nat
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nat is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nat
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 Ross Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rusk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ross 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 Ross Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Rusk 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 Ross Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1366892 (Ross Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1366892 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: Rusk
- Est. Elev: 141 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Enterprise
- Location given for Ross Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.9068367 Lon: -94.6624322
- 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 Rusk, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ross 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. |