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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   32.3746°   (32° 22' 28")

Lon:   -95.1609°   (-95° 9' 39")

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 .

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:

  • St. Violet's Cemetery

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.

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 websites either 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:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the St. Viola Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
      • Browning is located in Smith County
    • New Chapel Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Hill
      • New Chapel Hill is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
    • Starrville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starrville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starrville
      • Starrville is located in Smith County
    • Tyler
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
      • Tyler is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 108,222 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyler <4>
    • Jamestown ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jamestown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
      • Jamestown is located in Smith County
      • Jamestown has also been known as:
      • Jimtown
    • Winona
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winona have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
      • Winona is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winona <4>
    • Whitehouse
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehouse have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
      • Whitehouse is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,108 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehouse <4>
    • Omen
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omen
      • Omen is located in Smith County
    • Arp
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
      • Arp is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arp <4>
    • Overton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
      • Red Springs is located in Smith County
    • Swan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
      • Swan is located in Smith County
    • Continue List   (17 more) ...
      • Sinclair City
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sinclair City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair City
        • Sinclair City is located in Smith County
      • Liberty City
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
        • Liberty City is located in Gregg County
      • Gresham
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
        • Gresham is located in Smith County
      • Sexton City
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sexton City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton City
        • Sexton City is located in Rusk County
      • Laird Hill
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laird Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird Hill
        • Laird Hill is located in Rusk County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laird Hill <4>
      • Big Sandy
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Sandy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
        • Big Sandy is located in Upshur County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,412 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Sandy <4>
      • Lindale
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lindale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindale
        • Lindale is located in Smith County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,730 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindale <4>
      • Wright City
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wright City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
        • Wright City is located in Smith County
      • New London
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
        • New London is located in Rusk County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <4>
      • Wilkins
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
        • Wilkins is located in Upshur County
      • Hawkins
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Noonday
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noonday have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
        • Noonday is located in Smith County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
      • Lee Spring
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Spring
        • Lee Spring is located in Smith County
      • Flint
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Troup
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troup
        • Troup is located in Cherokee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,064 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troup <4>
      • 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

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the St. Viola Cemetery.<6>

    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)
      • The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • The Lawrence Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Lorance Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawrence Cemetery
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery (African-American)
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery (African-American) is located in Smith County
      • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery (African-American) has also been known as:
      • Pleasant Grove Community Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery (African-American)
    • Holt Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holt Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holt Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south of Arp.
      • The Holt Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old Chapel Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holt Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4321 <7>
    • Seastrunk Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seastrunk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Seastrunk Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seastrunk Cemetery
    • McDougle Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDougle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McDougle Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDougle Cemetery
    • Belcher Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Belcher Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belcher Cemetery
    • Bacon Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Bacon Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bacon Cemetery
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the High Cemetery (African-American) have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The High Cemetery (African-American) is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the High Cemetery (African-American)
    • Liberty Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • The Liberty Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Liberty Hill Memorial Gardens
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Hill Cemetery
    • Universe Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Universe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Universe Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Universe Cemetery
    • Continue List   (16 more) ...
      • Gabriel Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • The Gabriel Cemetery is located in Smith County
        • The Gabriel Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Warren Chapel Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gabriel Cemetery
      • Old Butler Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Butler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old Butler Cemetery is located in Smith County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Butler Cemetery
      • Pine Springs Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Bascom Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • The Bascom Cemetery is located in Smith County
        • The Bascom Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Bascom UMC Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bascom Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2411718 <7>
      • Williams Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Ingram Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ingram Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ingram Cemetery is located in Smith County
        • The Ingram Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Dale / Hall / Ingram Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ingram Cemetery
      • Marsh Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marsh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Marsh Cemetery is located in Smith County
        • The Marsh Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Marsh / Wiggins Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marsh Cemetery
      • Shamburger Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shamburger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Shamburger Cemetery is located in Smith County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shamburger Cemetery
      • Meador Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • The Meador Cemetery is located in Smith County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meador Cemetery
      • Hopewell Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Smith County
        • The Hopewell Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Hopewell Perpetual Care Cemetery (African-American)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
      • 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)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Jimtown Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • The Jimtown Cemetery is located in Smith County
        • The Jimtown Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Kennedy Graveyard
        • Old James Town Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jimtown Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2479401 <7>
      • Old Hopewell Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old Hopewell Cemetery is located in Smith County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Hopewell Cemetery
      • Britton Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Britton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Britton Cemetery is located in Smith County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Britton Cemetery

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

    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: GNIS record #1346133 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Bascom
      • County: Smith         Elev: 130
      • Location given for GNIS #1346133 (Saint Viola Cemetery)

    The official website for Smith County: www.smith-county.com/

    The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

    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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. Viola Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3746, Longitude: -95.1609    
    <3>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.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <7>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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