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A visit to the Tillman 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 Tillman Cemetery ...

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

31.8552, -95.3691

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

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

The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Rusk. Rusk lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Tillman Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Tillman 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 Tillman Cemetery.<4>

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

  • West Shady Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Berge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Berge Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berge Cemetery
  • Cherry Tree Lake Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Caldwell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Cemetery
  • White Oak Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The White Oak Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Cemetery
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Maydelle.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2178455 <5>
  • Flint Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Comfort Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mt. Comfort Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Comfort Cemetery
  • Miles Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Miles Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Cemetery
  • Earls Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Earls Chapel Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls Chapel Cemetery
  • Neches Church of Christ Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Neches Church of Christ Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neches Church of Christ Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Neches Church of Christ Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Neches.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2190747 <5>
  • Neches Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Holly Springs Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Providence Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Ragsdale Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Ragsdale Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragsdale Cemetery
    • Todd Pond Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Todd Pond Cemetery is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Pond Cemetery
    • Fields Chapel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • Oakland Baptist Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • 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>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Tillman Cemetery.

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

  • Maydelle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Herring
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Herring is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
  • Todd City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Todd City is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd City
  • Neches
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jarvis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jarvis is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis
  • Dialville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Dialville is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialville
  • Jacksonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Kossuth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Kossuth is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
  • Turney
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Turney is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turney
  • Crystal Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Crystal Lake is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
  • Pert
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pert is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pert
  • Reese
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Reese is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Wells Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Wells Creek is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Creek
    • Cuney
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Alderbranch
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Alderbranch is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbranch
    • Deanwright
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Deanwright is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanwright
    • Rusk
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Gallatin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Cherokee Landing
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Cherokee Landing is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Landing
    • Larissa ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Larissa is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa
    • New Birmingham ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
    • Frankston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Selman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Mount Selman is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Selman
    • Elmtown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Elmtown is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmtown
    • Palestine
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Slocum
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Slocum is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
    • Brushy Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Brushy Creek is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
    • Elmwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Elmwood is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood

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 Tillman 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 Tillman 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 professional and volunteer 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 Tillman 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 Tillman Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1369943  (Tillman Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1369943 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: 121 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Maydelle
      • Location given for Tillman Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.8551698     Lon: -95.369117
      • 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 '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- Tillman 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.