A visit to the Sanders 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 Sanders Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sanders Cemetery:
32.1118, -95.0499
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sanders Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sanders Cemetery is located in Cherokee County<2>.
The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Rusk. Rusk lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Sanders Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sanders Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Sanders Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sanders Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Union Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Knoxville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Knoxville Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville Cemetery
- Troup City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Troup City Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troup City Cemetery
- Bradford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bradford Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
- Fitch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fitch Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitch Cemetery
- Griffin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- The Union Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Big Springs Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1982980 <5>
- Lee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery (African-American)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Hope (Southeast) Cemetery (African-American)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rucker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Rucker Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Pinecrest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Pinecrest Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest Cemetery
- Rucker Cemetery (African-American)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Waggoner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Waggoner Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waggoner Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- The Salem Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem Memorial Cemetery
- Elkins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Elkins Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkins Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elkins Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Omen.
- McDonald Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- Spence Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Spence Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Pleasant Plains Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Boatright Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Boatright Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boatright Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Mason Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sanders Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sanders Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Henrys Chapel
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Henrys Chapel is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Chapel
- Troup
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blackjack
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Blackjack is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
- Griffin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Griffin is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Big Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Big Springs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Sinclair City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sinclair City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair City
- Price
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wright City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wright City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
- Gould
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gould is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Omen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Omen is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omen
- Turnertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Turnertown is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnertown
- Selman City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Arp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Summerfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Joinerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mixon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mixon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon
- Friars
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Friars is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars
- Overton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- New Salem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Salem is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- New London
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whitehouse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Sanders Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cherokee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sanders Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arp
- Arp lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Sanders Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Arp.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
- Big Springs
- Henderson
- Overton
- 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 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 Sanders Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Cherokee 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 Sanders Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1346559 (Sanders Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1346559 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: Cherokee
- Est. Elev: 118 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Griffin
- Location given for Sanders Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.1118277 Lon: -95.0499423
- 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 Cherokee, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sanders 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. |
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