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A visit to the Simon 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 Simon Cemetery ...

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

31.8829, -94.7833

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

The Simon Cemetery is located in Rusk County<2>.

The county seat for Rusk County is located in Henderson. Henderson lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the north of the Simon Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Simon Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Simon Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Kipp Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Kipp Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipp Cemetery
  • Gould Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Gould Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould Cemetery
  • Blanton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Blanton Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton Cemetery
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
    • The Shiloh Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Shiloh Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2165629 <5>
  • Blackburn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Blackburn Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Cemetery
  • Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Lyles - Sanders Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Bagley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bagley Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley Cemetery
  • Jones - Seagroves Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Glenfawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Glenfawn Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfawn Cemetery
  • Dansby Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Dansby Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dansby Cemetery
  • Blanton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Blanton Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Fuller Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Fuller Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Cemetery
    • Fenton Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Fenton Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton Cemetery
    • King Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The King Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
    • Holleman Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Holleman Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holleman Cemetery
    • Owens Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Owens Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
    • Talley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Talley Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley Cemetery
    • Bane Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bane Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bane Cemetery
    • Anadarko Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hall Springs Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Hall Springs Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Springs Cemetery
    • Linn Flat Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Linn Flat Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Flat Cemetery
    • Booker Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Booker Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker Cemetery
    • McCune Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The McCune Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCune 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 Simon Cemetery.

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

  • Sulphur Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Sulphur Springs is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
  • Oak Flats
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Oak Flats is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flats
  • Cushing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Laneville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Mount Enterprise
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sacul
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Trawick
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Trawick is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trawick
  • Looneyville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
  • Dextra
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Dextra is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dextra
  • Minden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Nat
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Nat is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nat
  • Concord
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Concord is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • New Salem
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • New Salem is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
    • Reklaw
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Brachfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Brachfield is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brachfield
    • Douglass
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Redfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Redfield is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
    • Appleby
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Appleby is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
    • Caledonia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Caledonia is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
    • Fitze
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Fitze is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitze
    • Big Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Big Springs is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs

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 Simon Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rusk County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Simon Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Simon Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Rusk 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 Simon Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1347150  (Simon Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1347150 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: Rusk
      • Est. Elev: 115 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Laneville
      • Location given for Simon Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.8829486     Lon: -94.7832689
      • 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 Rusk, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Simon 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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