A visit to the Simmons 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 Simmons Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Simmons Cemetery:
33.0137, -96.1116
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Simmons Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Simmons Cemetery is located in Hunt County<2>.
The county seat for Hunt County is located in Greenville. Greenville lies just to the north of the Simmons Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Simmons Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Simmons Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Simmons Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Van Sickle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Van Sickle Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Sickle Cemetery
- Wieland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Weiland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Weiland Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiland Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of Greenville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968896 <5>
- Stone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Dry Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Dry Creek Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek Cemetery
- Memoryland Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Boyle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Boyle Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyle Cemetery
- Paynetown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Paynetown Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynetown Cemetery
- Etter Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Etter Lake Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etter Lake Cemetery
- Center Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- David Rush Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The David Rush Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Rush Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Kuykendall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Kuykendall Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuykendall Cemetery
- Elm Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Elm Creek Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Creek Cemetery
- Graham Point Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Forest Park Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Forest Park Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park Cemetery
- Dugan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Dugan Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugan Cemetery
- Hail Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Hail Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hail Cemetery
- Hodges Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
- McBride Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The McBride Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride Cemetery
- East Mt. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The East Mt. Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mt. Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Simmons Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Simmons Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Weiland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Weiland is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiland
- Boles Home
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Boles Home is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles Home
- Dixon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dixon is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Quinlan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Caddo Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hendrix
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hendrix is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Greenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hawk Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hawk Cove is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Cove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
- West Tawakoni
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Tawakoni is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tawakoni
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,994 people
- Lone Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Clinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Union Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Union Valley is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Hooker Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hooker Ridge is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Ridge
- Royse City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- East Tawakoni
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Tawakoni is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tawakoni
- Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
- Josephine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ables Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ables Springs is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ables Springs
- Campbell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Neylandville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Neylandville is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neylandville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Jacobia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jacobia is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobia
- Blackland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blackland is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- Poetry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Poetry is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poetry
- Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Nevada
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Simmons Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hunt County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Simmons Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Caddo Mills
- Greenville
- Nevada
- Quinlan
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 Simmons Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Hunt 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 Simmons Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1347144 (Simmons Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1347144 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: Hunt
- Est. Elev: 159 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Greenville SE
- Location given for Simmons Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.0137294 Lon: -96.11164
- 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 Hunt, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Simmons 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |