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A visit to the Starr 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 Starr Cemetery ...

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

31.6663, -95.5847

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

The Starr Cemetery is located in Anderson County<2>.

The county seat for Anderson County is located in Palestine. Palestine lies just to the north northwest of the Starr Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Starr Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Starr Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Garden of Memories Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Garden of Memories Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden of Memories Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Garden of Memories Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Elkhart.
    • The Garden of Memories Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Elkhart Garden of Memories
    • Garden of Memories
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1978422 <5>
  • Payne Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Camp Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Campbell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Campbell Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
  • Hubbard Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Funderburk Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Funderburk Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
    • The Funderburk Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funderburk Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Funderburk Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southeast of Palestine.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2194633 <5>
  • Bell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Chambers - Day Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Chambers - Day Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers - Day Cemetery
    • The Chambers - Day Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Chambers Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2865 <5>
  • Delany Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Delany Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delany Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Delany Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Elkhart.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3219 <5>
  • Pleasant Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Ferguson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Ft. Houston Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Halick Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Halick Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
      • The Halick Cemetery is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halick Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Halick Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southwest of Palestine.
      • The Halick Cemetery has also been known as:
      • McGary Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2323656 <5>
    • Pilgrim Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Pilgrim Cemetery is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Cemetery
      • The Pilgrim Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old Pilgrim Church Cemetery
      • Pilgrim Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #214657 <5>
    • Woodard Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Woodard Cemetery is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodard Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Elkhart.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2212429 <5>
    • Crawford Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Roselawn Park Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Palestine City Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Palestine City Cemetery is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine City Cemetery
      • The Palestine City Cemetery has also been known as:
      • East Hill Cemetery
      • Middle Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #364393 <5>
    • Huddleston - McKinney Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Huddleston - McKinney Cemetery is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddleston - McKinney Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Huddleston - McKinney Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Slocum.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2211657 <5>
    • Union Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Starr Cemetery.

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

  • Elkhart
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Cronin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Cronin is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronin
  • Deanwright
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Deanwright is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanwright
  • Lakeview Assembly
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Lakeview Assembly is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Assembly
  • Crystal Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Crystal Lake is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
  • Palestine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Slocum
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Slocum is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
  • Alderbranch
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Alderbranch is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbranch
  • Kossuth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Kossuth is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
  • Salmon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Salmon is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
  • Wells Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Wells Creek is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Creek
  • Tucker
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Tucker is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Jarvis
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jarvis is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis
    • Long Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Long Lake is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
    • Mound City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Mound City is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
    • Herring
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Herring is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
    • Grapeland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Harmony
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Harmony is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
    • Neches
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)

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 Starr Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Anderson County.

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

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Anderson 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 Starr Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1889954  (Starr Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1889954 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: Anderson
      • Est. Elev: 134 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Southeast Palestine
      • Location given for Starr Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.6662848     Lon: -95.5846759
      • 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 Anderson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <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- Starr 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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