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A visit to the Sumpter Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Sumpter Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Sumpter Cemetery (FG ID #7135)

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 Sumpter Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   31.0370°   (31° 2' 13")

Lon:   -95.0538°   (-95° 3' 13")

The cemetery is located in Trinity County<3>.

As an estimate, the Sumpter Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the west of Groveton.

The county seat for Trinity County is located in Groveton. Groveton lies just to the west northwest of the Sumpter Cemetery .

Establishment of the Sumpter Cemetery ...

The Sumpter Cemetery was established in 1850.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Sumpter Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Josserand Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Josserand Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Josserand Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Josserand Cemetery is located in Trinity County
  • Glenwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Trinity County
  • Lacy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lacy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lacy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lacy Cemetery is located in Trinity County
  • Parker Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parker Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Parker Ridge Cemetery is located in Trinity County
  • Carmona Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carmona Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carmona Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Carmona Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Wagner Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wagner Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wagner Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wagner Hill Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Wagner Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wagner Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wagner Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wagner Hill Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Dean Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dean Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dean Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dean Cemetery is located in Trinity County
  • Boontown Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boontown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boontown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Boontown Cemetery is located in Trinity County
  • Abbott Springs Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abbott Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abbott Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Abbott Springs Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Abbott Springs Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abbott Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abbott Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Abbott Springs Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Trinity County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Bennett Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bennett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bennett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bennett Cemetery is located in Trinity County
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Moore Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Possum Walk Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Possum Walk Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Possum Walk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Possum Walk Cemetery is located in Trinity County
    • Ellis Prairie Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellis Prairie Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellis Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ellis Prairie Cemetery is located in Trinity County
    • Saron Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saron Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Saron Cemetery is located in Trinity County
    • Robinett Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Robinett Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Burch Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Burch Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • McLain Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McLain Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McLain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McLain Cemetery is located in Trinity County

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]<2> of the Sumpter Cemetery.

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

  • Sumpter ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sumpter have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
    • Sumpter is located in Trinity County
  • Woodlake
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Groveton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lacy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Helmic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Chita
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Corrigan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Apple Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Friday
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Bold Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Skinner Town
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skinner Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner Town
    • Skinner Town is located in Polk County
  • Glendale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Centralia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centralia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
      • Centralia is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centralia <6>
    • Pennington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
      • Pennington is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pennington <6>
    • Center Point ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Point have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
      • Center Point is located in Trinity County
    • Onalaska
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onalaska have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onalaska
      • Onalaska is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,167 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onalaska <6>
    • Moscow
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
      • Moscow is located in Polk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <6>
    • Seven Oaks
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
      • Seven Oaks is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
    • Holly
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holly. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
      • Holly is located in Houston County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Holly
      • From the Sumpter Cemetery to Holly
    • Leggett
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leggett have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leggett
      • Leggett is located in Polk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leggett <6>
    • Rutland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rutland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
      • Rutland is located in Angelina County
    • Mill Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
      • Mill Town is located in Trinity County
    • New Willard
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Diboll
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Blix
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blix. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blix
      • Blix is located in Angelina County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Blix
      • From the Sumpter Cemetery to Blix

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 Sumpter Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Trinity County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Sumpter 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 Sumpter Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1382832  (Sumpter Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1382832 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: Groveton East
    • County: Trinity         Elev: 85
    • Location given for GNIS #1382832 (Sumpter Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #7135

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sumpter Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.0370, Longitude: -95.0538    
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Trinity, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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 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.
<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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