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A visit to the Scott 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 Scott Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Scott Cemetery:

31.1624, -93.5721

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Scott Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Scott Cemetery is located in Newton County<2>.

The county seat for Newton County is located in Newton. Newton lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Scott Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Scott Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Scott Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Scott Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Toledo Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Toledo Cemetery is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo Cemetery
  • Beechgrove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Beechgrove Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechgrove Cemetery
  • Mill Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Mill Creek Cemetery is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek Cemetery
  • Mt. Sinai Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Sabine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
  • Burr Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Burr Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Cemetery
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
  • Burr Ferry Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Burr Ferry Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Ferry Cemetery
  • Weaver Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Weaver Cemetery is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
  • Stevens Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Stevens Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Cemetery
  • Fairmount Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Fairmount Cemetery is located in Sabine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Cemetery
  • Clark - Dickey Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Mattox Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mattox Cemetery is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattox Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Ferris Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Ferris Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris Cemetery
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Sabine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
    • McCord Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The McCord Cemetery is located in Sabine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord Cemetery
    • Clark Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Clark Cemetery is located in Sabine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
    • Tanner Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Tanner Cemetery is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Cemetery
    • McMillion Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The McMillion Cemetery is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillion Cemetery
    • Evans Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Evans Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evans Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Evans (LA).
      • The Evans Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Galilee Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Galilee Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67468 <5>
    • Kay Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Kay Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kay Cemetery
    • Smith Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
    • Victoria Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Victoria Cemetery is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Scott Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Scott Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Toledo
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Toledo is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
  • South Toledo Bend
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • South Toledo Bend is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Toledo Bend
  • Rock ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Rock is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
  • Toro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Toro is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toro
  • Fairmount
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Fairmount is located in Sabine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
  • Burkeville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Evans
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Wiergate
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Mason
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Mason is located in Sabine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Anacoco
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Shanklerville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Shanklerville is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanklerville
  • Savage Fork
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Savage Fork is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage Fork
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Hornbeck
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Westwood Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Westwood Village is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
    • Elmwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Elmwood is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
    • New Llano
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Fertitta Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Fertitta Park is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertitta Park
    • Billy Goat Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Billy Goat Hill is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billy Goat Hill
    • Leesville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Pickering
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Pickering is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
    • Florien
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Hemphill
      (20 miles [32.2 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 Scott Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Newton County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Scott 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 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 Scott Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Newton 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 Scott Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1382729  (Scott Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1382729 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: Newton
      • Est. Elev: 43 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Haddens
      • Location given for Scott Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.1624107     Lon: -93.5721189
      • 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 Newton, 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- Scott 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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