A visit to the Saint Josephs 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 St. Josephs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Josephs Cemetery:
31.7724, -95.6202
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Anderson County<2>.
The county seat for Anderson County is located in Palestine. Palestine lies just to the southwest of the St. Josephs Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Josephs Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the St. Josephs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Josephs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Newton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
- Roselawn Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Price Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Mallard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mallard Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Cemetery
- Ft. Houston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Foster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Foster Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
- Mason Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- Swanson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Blackshear Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Blackshear Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackshear Cemetery
- The Blackshear Cemetery has also been known as:
- Blackshire Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2206290 <5>
- Land of Memory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lightfoot Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Lightfoot Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightfoot Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Broyles Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Halick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Halick Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Halick Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halick Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Halick Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southwest of Palestine.
- The Halick Cemetery has also been known as:
- McGary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2323656 <5>
- Hubbard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Campbell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Chambers - Day Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Chambers - Day Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers - Day Cemetery
- The Chambers - Day Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chambers Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2865 <5>
- Bell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Josephs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Josephs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Palestine
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wells Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wells Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Creek
- Deanwright
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Deanwright is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanwright
- Cronin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cronin is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronin
- Crystal Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Crystal Lake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Kossuth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kossuth is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Lakeview Assembly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview Assembly is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Assembly
- Elmtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Elmtown is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmtown
- Neches
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Montalba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tucker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tucker is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Elkhart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Jarvis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jarvis is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis
- Elmwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Elmwood is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Harmony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Harmony is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Alderbranch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alderbranch is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbranch
- Pert
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pert is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pert
- Long Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Long Lake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
- Herring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Herring is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
- Todd City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Todd City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd City
- Brushy Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Brushy Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Slocum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Slocum is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Tennessee Colony
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bois d'Arc
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bois d'Arc is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bois d'Arc
- Ward
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ward is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Massey Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Massey Lake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Lake
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 St. Josephs Cemetery. The following communities are located in Anderson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Josephs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 St. Josephs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Anderson 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 St. Josephs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1889578 (Saint Josephs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1889578 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: Anderson
- Est. Elev: 143 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Northeast Palestine
- Location given for Saint Josephs Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.7723928 Lon: -95.6202334
- 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 Anderson, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- St. Josephs 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. |