A visit to the Simpson 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 Simpson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Simpson Cemetery:
31.4510, -94.9688
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Simpson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Simpson Cemetery is located in Cherokee County<2>.
The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Rusk. Rusk lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Simpson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Simpson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Simpson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Simpson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shooks Bluff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Shooks Bluff Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks Bluff Cemetery
- Sandlot Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Sandlot Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlot Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Hope Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Wells.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5385 <5>
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Durham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Durham Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Bodan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bodan Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodan Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bodan Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Pollok.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2140709 <5>
- Hester Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hester Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester Cemetery
- Luce Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Luce Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luce Cemetery
- Rowan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Rowan Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowan Cemetery
- Rowan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Rowan Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowan Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pollok Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Parkes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Parkes Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkes Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Newman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Newman Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Mexican Prisoners Grave
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- McKinney & Wells Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Enon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Enon Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Simpson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Simpson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Redtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Redtown is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtown
- Wells
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pollok
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Forest is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Durant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Durant is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Hagerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hagerville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerville
- Central
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Central is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Ratcliff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clawson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Clawson is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clawson
- Fog Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fog Town is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fog Town
- Woodlawn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff City is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Tadmor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tadmor is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Centralia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Blix
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blix is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blix
- Granville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Granville is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Providence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Kennard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Center Point is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Peavy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Peavy is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavy
- Hudson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hudson is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,288 people
- Keltys
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Keltys is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltys
- Cedar Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Redland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Redland is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland
- Alazan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alazan is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alazan
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
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 Simpson 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 Simpson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1368308 (Simpson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1368308 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: 94 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wells
- Location given for Simpson Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.4510135 Lon: -94.9688237
- 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- Simpson 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. |