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A visit to the Tecula 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 Tecula Cemetery ...

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

32.0282, -95.1986

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

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

The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Rusk. Rusk lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the south of the Tecula Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Tecula Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Tecula Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Tilley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Tilley Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilley Cemetery
  • Grimes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Grimes Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes Cemetery
  • Pleasant Plains Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • City Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The City Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Cemetery
  • Resthaven Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Resthaven Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resthaven Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Resthaven Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Jacksonville.
  • Staton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Staton Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staton Cemetery
  • Griffin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Griffin Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
  • Fitch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Fitch Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitch Cemetery
  • Larissa Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Larissa Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Larissa Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Mount Selman.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4755 <5>
  • McDonald Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The McDonald Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
  • Union Chapel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
  • Rucker Cemetery (African-American)
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Tarrant Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Tarrant Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrant Cemetery
    • Mt. Comfort Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Mt. Comfort Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Comfort Cemetery
    • Killough Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Killough Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killough Cemetery
    • Ragsdale Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Ragsdale Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragsdale Cemetery
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Jarrett Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Jarrett Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett Cemetery
    • Knoxville Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Knoxville Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville Cemetery
    • Pinecrest Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Pinecrest Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest 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 Tecula Cemetery.

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

  • Gould
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Gould is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
  • Mixon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Mixon is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon
  • New Summerfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Blackjack
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Blackjack is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
  • Mount Selman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Selman is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Selman
  • Jacksonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Griffin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Griffin is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
  • Larissa ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Larissa is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa
  • Turney
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Turney is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turney
  • Gallatin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Troup
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Troup is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troup
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,064 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troup <6>
  • Henrys Chapel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Henrys Chapel is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Chapel
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Bullard
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Dialville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Dialville is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialville
    • Ponta
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Ponta is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponta
    • Reese
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Reese is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
    • Cuney
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Big Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Big Springs is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
    • Sinclair City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Sinclair City is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair City
    • Whitehouse
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Cherokee Landing
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Cherokee Landing is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Landing
    • Omen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Omen is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omen
    • Flint
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Teaselville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Teaselville is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaselville
    • New Salem
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • New Salem is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
    • Arp
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Arp is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arp <6>

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 Tecula 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 Tecula 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 Tecula 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 Tecula Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1348322  (Tecula Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1348322 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: 134 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Tecula
      • Location given for Tecula Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.0282202     Lon: -95.1985579
      • 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tecula 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.