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. 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 Strong Memorial Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Strong Memorial Cemetery:
32.4246, -94.9063
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>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- The Moriah Cemetery is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moriah Cemetery
- 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)
- The Choice Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Danville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Goodman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Goodman Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman Cemetery
- Mt. Comfort Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Comfort Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Comfort Cemetery
- 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)
- The Florey Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florey Cemetery
- Star Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lakeview Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Lakeview Memorial Gardens is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Memorial Gardens
- 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 west 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)
- The Jordan Valley Memorial Park is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Valley Memorial Park
- 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 west 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)
- The Rosedale Cemetery is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Cemetery
- 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)
- The Alsup Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsup Cemetery
- 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)
- The Britton Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton Cemetery
- Old Hopewell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Old Hopewell Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hopewell Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Henry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Henry Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
- Fortson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Fortson Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortson Cemetery
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)
- Liberty City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Kilgore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Laird Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Danville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Danville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Rolling Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Fredonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fredonia is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- White Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clarksville City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clarksville City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
- Jamestown ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jamestown is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- 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)
- Pirtle is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirtle
- Greggton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Greggton is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggton
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Warren City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Warren City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Sexton City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sexton City is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton City
- Teneryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Teneryville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teneryville
- Browning
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Browning is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- New London
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wilkins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkins is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
- Union Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Union Grove is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- 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)
- Jacobs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
- Monroe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Elderville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Elderville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderville
- Lakeport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Longview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- East Mountain is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mountain
- 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
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Strong Memorial Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Gregg 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 Strong Memorial Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1348007 (Strong Memorial Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1348007 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: Gregg
- Est. Elev: 126 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kilgore NW
- Location given for Strong Memorial Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.4245935 Lon: -94.9063273
- 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 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 '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- Strong Memorial 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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