A visit to the Sam Houston Grave ...
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 Sam Houston Grave ...
The Sam Houston Grave is located in Walker County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Allen Cemetery
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Walker County
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- Blackjack Cemetery
- The Blackjack Cemetery is located in Walker County
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- Calhoun Cemetery
- The Calhoun Cemetery is located in Walker County
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- Chapel Cemetery
- The Chapel Cemetery is located in Walker County
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- Chapel Cemetery
- The Chapel Cemetery is located in Walker County
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- Cincinnati Cemetery
- The Cincinnati Cemetery is located in Walker County
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- Cleveland Cemetery
- The Cleveland Cemetery is located in Walker County
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- Cline Prairie Cemetery
- Dodge Cemetery
- The Dodge Cemetery is located in Walker County
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- Ebenezer Cemetery
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Walker County
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- Falba Cemetery
- The Falba Cemetery is located in Walker County
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- Falba Cemetery
- The Falba Cemetery is located in Walker County
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- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Gourd Creek Cemetery
- The Gourd Creek Cemetery is located in Walker County
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- Grant Colony Cemetery
- The Grant Colony Cemetery is located in Walker County
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- Harper Cemetery
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Walker County
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- Hightower Cemetery
- The Hightower Cemetery is located in Walker County
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- Holloway Cemetery
- The Holloway Cemetery is located in Walker County
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- Hume Cemetery
- The Hume Cemetery is located in Walker County
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- Martha Chapel Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Walker County
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- Petree Cemetery
- The Petree Cemetery is located in Walker County
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- To give a relative sense of its location, the Petree Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the northwest of Huntsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5965 <3>
- Prison Cemetery
- The Prison Cemetery is located in Walker County
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- St. Joseph Elmina Cemetery
- South Side Cemetery
- The South Side Cemetery is located in Walker County
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- Union Hill Cemetery
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Walker County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Sam Houston Grave.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Barado
- Barado is located in Walker County
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- Carlisle
- Carlisle is located in Trinity County
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- Danville ‑ Historic
- Danville is located in Montgomery County
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- Dodge
- Elmina
- Elmina is located in Walker County
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- Evergreen
- Evergreen is located in San Jacinto County
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- Goshen ‑ Historic
- Goshen is located in Walker County
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- Huntsville
- Kittrell
- Kittrell is located in Walker County
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- Laurel Hill
- Laurel Hill is located in San Jacinto County
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- Midway
- Mill Town
- Mill Town is located in Trinity County
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- Continue List (9 more) ...
- New Waverly
- Oakhurst
- Point Blank
- Richards
- Riverside
- Shiro
- Trinity
- Wesley Grove
- Wesley Grove is located in Walker County
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- Willis
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 Sam Houston Grave. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Walker County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sam Houston Grave.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dodge
- Glendale
- Huntsville
- Montgomery
- Shiro
- Trinity
- Willis
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 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 Sam Houston Grave:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Walker 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 Sam Houston Grave:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1382688 (Sam Houston Grave)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1382688 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: Walker
- Est. Elev: 124 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Huntsville
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Walker, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sam Houston Grave) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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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