A visit to the Saint Viola 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. Viola Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Viola Cemetery:
32.3746, -95.1609
The St. Viola Cemetery is located in Smith County<1>.
The county seat for Smith County is located in Tyler. Tyler lies just to the west of the St. Viola Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Viola Cemetery.
Name Variations for St. Viola Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
St. Viola Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> of the St. Viola Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Viola Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oliver's Chapel Cemetery (African-American)
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lawrence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery (African-American)
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Holt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Holt Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holt Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north of Arp.
- The Holt Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4321 <4>
- Seastrunk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Seastrunk Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seastrunk Cemetery
- McDougle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The McDougle Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDougle Cemetery
- Belcher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Belcher Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher Cemetery
- Bacon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mauldin Memorial Garden (African-American)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- High Cemetery (African-American)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Universe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Universe Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universe Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Gabriel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Old Butler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Butler Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Butler Cemetery
- Pine Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bascom Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ingram Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Ingram Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram Cemetery
- The Ingram Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dale / Hall / Ingram Cemetery
- Marsh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Marsh Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Cemetery
- The Marsh Cemetery has also been known as:
- Marsh / Wiggins Cemetery
- Shamburger Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Shamburger Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburger Cemetery
- Meador Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Prospect Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Threlkeld Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Johnson Memorial Cemetery (African-American)
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jimtown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Old Hopewell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Old Hopewell Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hopewell Cemetery
- Britton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Britton Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the St. Viola Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Viola Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Browning
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Chapel Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Chapel Hill is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
- Starrville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tyler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jamestown ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Winona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Whitehouse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Omen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Arp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Overton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Red Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Swan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Sinclair City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sinclair City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair City
- Liberty City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Liberty City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Gresham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sexton City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sexton City is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton City
- Laird Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Big Sandy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lindale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wright City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wright City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
- New London
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wilkins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hawkins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Noonday
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Noonday is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
- Lee Spring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lee Spring is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Spring
- Flint
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Troup
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kilgore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gladewater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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. Viola Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Smith County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Viola Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arp
- Arp lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the St. Viola Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Arp.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
- Big Sandy
- Lindale
- Overton
- Tyler
- Whitehouse
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 St. Viola Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Smith 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. Viola Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1346133 (Saint Viola Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1346133 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: Smith
- Est. Elev: 130 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bascom
- Location given for Saint Viola Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.3743158 Lon: -95.1613354
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Smith, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. Viola Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
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