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A visit to the Taylor 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 Taylor Cemetery ...

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

31.8760, -95.1458

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

The Taylor Cemetery is located in Cherokee County<2>.

The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Rusk. Rusk lies just to the south of the Taylor Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Taylor Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Taylor Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Piney Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
  • Rowe Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Rowe Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Cemetery
  • Henry Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Lone Dove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Lone Dove Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Dove Cemetery
  • Jones Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Jones Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Jones Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Rusk.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4546 <5>
  • State Hospital Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Staton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Staton Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staton Cemetery
  • Jarrett Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Jarrett Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett Cemetery
  • Old Prison Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Old Prison Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Prison Cemetery
  • Kilgore Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Kilgore Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore Cemetery
  • Hogg Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Hogg Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogg Cemetery
  • Providence Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Oakland Baptist Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Oakland Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Baptist Church Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakland Baptist Church Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Rusk.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #164094 <5>
    • Meredith Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Meredith Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith Cemetery
    • Cedar Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
    • Weems Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Weems Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems Cemetery
    • Myrtle Springs Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Tilley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Tilley Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilley Cemetery
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Holly Springs Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ford Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Ford Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
    • Walker Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Walker Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
    • Union Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
    • McDonald Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The McDonald Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Taylor Cemetery.

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

  • Gallatin
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Turney
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Turney is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turney
  • Ponta
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Ponta is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponta
  • Dialville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Dialville is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialville
  • Rusk
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Rusk is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,664 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rusk <6>
  • New Birmingham ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
  • New Summerfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Reklaw
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jacksonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Maydelle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • New Salem
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • New Salem is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
  • Griffin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Griffin is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Gould
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Gould is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
    • Blackjack
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Blackjack is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
    • Dextra
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Dextra is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dextra
    • Sacul
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Mixon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Mixon is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon
    • Mount Selman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Selman is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Selman
    • Alto
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Alto is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,239 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <6>
    • Big Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Big Springs is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
    • Larissa ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Larissa is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa

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 Taylor Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cherokee County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Taylor Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Cherokee 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 Taylor Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1348287  (Taylor Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1348287 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: Cherokee
      • Est. Elev: 127 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Jacksonville East
      • Location given for Taylor Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.8760037     Lon: -95.1457775
      • 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 Cherokee, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Taylor 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.