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A visit to the Sahara 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 Sahara Cemetery ...

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

30.0002, -94.5416

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

The Sahara Cemetery is located in Liberty County<2>.

The county seat for Liberty County is located in Liberty. Liberty lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Sahara Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Sahara Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Sahara Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Freeman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Freeman Cemetery is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
  • Abshier Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Abshier Cemetery is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abshier Cemetery
  • Pivoto Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Pivoto Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pivoto Cemetery
  • Berry Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Berry Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Cemetery
  • Oak Dale Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Oak Dale Cemetery is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Dale Cemetery
  • Norris Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Norris Cemetery is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Cemetery
  • Wood Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Wood Cemetery is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
  • Barrow Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Barrow Cemetery is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrow Cemetery
  • Brown Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
  • Grayburg Black Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Grayburg Black Cemetery is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayburg Black Cemetery
    • The Grayburg Black Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Grayburg Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2487067 <5>
  • Miller Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Miller Cemetery is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
  • Albritton Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Albritton Cemetery is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albritton Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Speight Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Speight Cemetery is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speight Cemetery
    • Worthy Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Worthy Cemetery is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthy Cemetery
    • Tom Richardson Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Broussard Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Broussard Cemetery is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broussard Cemetery
    • Our Mother of Mercy Catholic Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Our Mother of Mercy Catholic Cemetery is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Mother of Mercy Catholic Cemetery
      • The Our Mother of Mercy Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Ames Catholic Cemetery
      • Ames Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2107 <5>
    • Quarters Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Quarters Cemetery is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarters Cemetery
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Lone Star Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Lone Star Cemetery is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star Cemetery
    • Whites Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Whites Cemetery is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Cemetery
    • Rosedale Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Rosedale Cemetery is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sahara Cemetery.

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

  • Devers
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Nome
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Nome is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nome
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 592 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nome <6>
  • Raywood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Daisetta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodson is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodson
  • Hankamer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hull
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Grayburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Grayburg is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayburg
  • China
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • China is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for China <6>
  • Sour Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ames
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Ames is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,275 people
  • Moss Bluff
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Moss Bluff is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Bluff
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Turtle Bayou
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Turtle Bayou is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Bayou
    • Monroe City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Monroe City is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
    • Winnie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hardin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Liberty
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Wallisville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hamshire
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine Island
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Pine Island is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
    • Batson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Anahuac
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Stowell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pinewood Estates
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Pinewood Estates is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Estates

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 Sahara Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Liberty County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Sahara Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Liberty 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 Sahara Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1367119  (Sahara Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1367119 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: Liberty
      • Est. Elev: 17 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Whites Bayou
      • Location given for Sahara Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.0002153     Lon: -94.5415826
      • 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 Liberty, 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- Sahara 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.