A visit to the Slatter 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 Slatter Cemetery ...
The Slatter Cemetery is located in Rains County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Campbell Cemetery
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Clifton Cemetery
- The Clifton Cemetery is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Cemetery
- Danley Cemetery
- The Danley Cemetery is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danley Cemetery
- Daugherty Cemetery
- The Daugherty Cemetery is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daugherty Cemetery
- Deaton Cemetery
- The Deaton Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deaton Cemetery
- Elm Cemetery
- The Elm Cemetery is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Cemetery
- Forbis Cemetery
- The Forbis Cemetery is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbis Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Ishmeal Cemetery
- The Ishmeal Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ishmeal Cemetery
- MaGee - McCord Cemetery
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
- The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pilgrim Rest Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Emory.
- The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pilgrim's Rest Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #271442 <2>
- Prairie Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Prospect Cemetery
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Rains County
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- Robertson / Henrys Chapel Cemetery
- Rocky Point Cemetery
- The Rocky Point Cemetery is located in Rains County
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- Seymore Cemetery
- The Seymore Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymore Cemetery
- Sharp Cemetery
- The Sharp Cemetery is located in Wood County
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- Turner Cemetery
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Welch Cemetery
- The Welch Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
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- Yantis Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Slatter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Alba
- Black Oak
- Black Oak is located in Hopkins County
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- Bonanza
- Brashear
- Cartwright
- Cartwright is located in Wood County
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- Coke
- Coke is located in Wood County
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- Como
- Cumby
- Divide
- Divide is located in Hopkins County
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- East Tawakoni
- East Tawakoni is located in Rains County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
- Emory
- Flats
- Flats is located in Rains County
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- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Forest Hill
- Forest Hill is located in Wood County
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- Golden
- Grand Saline
- Gunter
- Gunter is located in Wood County
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- Hooker Ridge
- Hooker Ridge is located in Rains County
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- Lone Oak
- Miller Grove
- Palestine
- Palestine is located in Hopkins County
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- Pickton
- Point
- Quitman
- Rockdale
- Rockdale is located in Hopkins County
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- Sulphur Springs
- Tazewell
- Tazewell is located in Hopkins County
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- Yantis
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 Slatter Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rains County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Slatter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cumby
- Emory
- Grand Saline
- Quitman
- Sulphur Springs
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 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 Slatter Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Rains 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 Slatter Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1347225 (Slatter Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1347225 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: Rains
- Est. Elev: 131 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Arbala
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Rains, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Slatter Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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