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A visit to the Strong Memorial Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Strong Memorial Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Strong Memorial Cemetery

Lat:   32.4246°   (32° 25' 28")

Lon:   -94.9063°   (-94° 54' 22")

The Strong Memorial Cemetery is located in Gregg County<2>.

The county seat for Gregg County is located in Longview. Longview lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Strong Memorial Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Strong Memorial Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Moriah Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moriah Cemetery
    • The Moriah Cemetery is located in Gregg County
    • The Moriah Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5330 <5>
  • Choice Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Choice Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Choice Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Choice Cemetery is located in Rusk County
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Rusk County
  • Danville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Goodman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Goodman Cemetery is located in Smith County
  • Mt. Comfort Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Comfort Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Comfort Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Comfort Cemetery is located in Rusk County
  • Utzman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Kilgore Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Florey Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Florey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Florey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Florey Cemetery is located in Rusk County
  • Star Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Star Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Star Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Star Memorial Cemetery is located in Rusk County
  • Lakeview Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Memorial Gardens
    • The Lakeview Memorial Gardens is located in Gregg County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lakeview Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the east of Longview.
    • The Lakeview Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
    • Gregg County Memorial Gardens
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4728 <5>
  • Jordan Valley Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jordan Valley Memorial Park
    • The Jordan Valley Memorial Park is located in Gregg County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Jordan Valley Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the east of Longview.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4561 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Rosedale Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosedale Cemetery
      • The Rosedale Cemetery is located in Gregg County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rosedale Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Gladewater.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6471 <5>
    • Wood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Alsup Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alsup Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alsup Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Alsup Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • The Alsup Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Friendship / Alsup Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2102 <5>
    • Britton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Britton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Britton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Britton Cemetery is located in Smith County
    • Old Hopewell Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Hopewell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Hopewell Cemetery is located in Smith County
    • Gray Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Henry Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henry Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Henry Cemetery is located in Smith County
    • Fortson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fortson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fortson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fortson Cemetery is located in Rusk County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Strong Memorial Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Strong Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Liberty City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
    • Liberty City is located in Gregg County
  • Kilgore
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Laird Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laird Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird Hill
    • Laird Hill is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laird Hill <6>
  • Danville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
    • Danville is located in Gregg County
  • Rolling Meadows
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
    • Rolling Meadows is located in Gregg County
  • Fredonia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
    • Fredonia is located in Gregg County
  • White Oak
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
    • White Oak is located in Gregg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,283 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Oak <6>
  • Clarksville City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville City
    • Clarksville City is located in Gregg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
  • Jamestown ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jamestown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Jamestown is located in Smith County
    • Jamestown has also been known as:
    • Jimtown
  • Gladewater
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Pirtle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirtle
    • Pirtle is located in Rusk County
  • Greggton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggton
    • Greggton is located in Gregg County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Warren City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren City
      • Warren City is located in Gregg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
    • Sexton City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sexton City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton City
      • Sexton City is located in Rusk County
    • Teneryville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teneryville
      • Teneryville is located in Gregg County
    • Browning
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
      • Browning is located in Smith County
    • New London
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
      • New London is located in Rusk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <6>
    • Wilkins
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilkins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
      • Wilkins is located in Upshur County
    • Union Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
      • Union Grove is located in Upshur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
    • Overton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jacobs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
      • Jacobs is located in Rusk County
    • Monroe
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Monroe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Monroe is located in Rusk County
    • Elderville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elderville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderville
      • Elderville is located in Gregg County
    • Lakeport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
      • Lakeport is located in Gregg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 997 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeport <6>
    • Longview
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • East Mountain
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mountain
      • East Mountain is located in Gregg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people

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 Strong Memorial Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Gregg County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Greggton
  • Longview
  • Overton
    • Overton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Strong Memorial Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Overton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton

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 Strong Memorial Cemetery:

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 Strong Memorial Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1348007  (Strong Memorial Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1348007 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Kilgore NW
    • County: Gregg         Elev: 126
    • Location given for GNIS #1348007 (Strong Memorial Cemetery)

The official website for Gregg County: www.co.gregg.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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 Gregg, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Strong Memorial Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4246, Longitude: -94.9063       In this case, the coordinates for the Strong Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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