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A visit to the Rush 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 Rush Cemetery ...

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

33.4193, -97.5181

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rush Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Rush Cemetery is located in Wise County<2>.

The county seat for Wise County is located in Decatur. Decatur lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Rush Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Rush Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Rush Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Cottonwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
  • Traylor Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Traylor Cemetery is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traylor Cemetery
  • Pella Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Pella Cemetery is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pella Cemetery
  • Bewley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Bewley Cemetery is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewley Cemetery
  • Ball Knob Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Ball Knob Cemetery is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Knob Cemetery
  • Forestburg Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Forestburg Cemetery is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestburg Cemetery
  • Flat Rock Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Flat Rock Cemetery is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock Cemetery
  • Moss Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Moss Cemetery is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Cemetery
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
  • Cogburn Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Cogburn Cemetery is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cogburn Cemetery
  • Coleman Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Jackson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
    • Lake Valley Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Lake Valley Cemetery is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Valley Cemetery
    • Lake Valley Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Lake Valley Cemetery is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Valley Cemetery
    • Briar Branch Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Briar Branch Cemetery is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Branch Cemetery
    • Hardy Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Hardy Cemetery is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Cemetery
    • Huddelston Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Huddelston Cemetery is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddelston Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Huddelston Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Sunset.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4396 <5>
    • Scrougy Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Scrougy Cemetery is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrougy Cemetery
    • Jonestown Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Jonestown Cemetery is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown Cemetery
    • Oaklawn Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
    • Gregory Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Gregory Cemetery is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rush Cemetery.

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

  • Greenwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • New Harp
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • New Harp is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harp
  • Rosston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Forestburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Slidell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hardy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Hardy is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
  • Alvord
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hood is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
  • Decatur
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Dye
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Dye is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
  • Era
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Sunset
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Salona
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Salona is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
    • Stony
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Stony is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony
    • Bolivar
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Bolivar is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
    • Herman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Herman is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
    • Fruitland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Fruitland is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
    • Park Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Park Springs is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Springs
    • Chico
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Bluett
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Bluett is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluett
    • Myra
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Muenster
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Jo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Bridgeport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Krum
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Krum is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krum
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,412 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krum <6>

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 Rush Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wise County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 helpful 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 Rush Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Wise 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 Rush Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1382663  (Rush Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1382663 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: Wise
      • Est. Elev: 274 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: New Harp
      • Location given for Rush Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.4192784     Lon: -97.5180817
      • 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 Wise, 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- Rush 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.