A visit to the Tooms 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 Tooms Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Tooms Cemetery:
32.7482, -95.8264
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Tooms Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Tooms Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County<2>.
The county seat for Van Zandt County is located in Canton. Canton lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south of the Tooms Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Tooms Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Tooms Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Tooms Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Barrett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Barrett Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett Cemetery
- Morince Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Morince Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morince Cemetery
- Trumble Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Trumble Cemetery is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumble Cemetery
- Ellis Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Ellis Chapel Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Chapel Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Clewis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Clewis Cemetery is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clewis Cemetery
- Rodgers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Rodgers Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Bishop Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bishop Family Cemetery is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bishop Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Emory.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2381249 <5>
- Smyrna Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Woodall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Woodall Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodall Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Campbell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Rocky Point Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Rocky Point Cemetery is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point Cemetery
- Woosley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Woosley Cemetery is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woosley Cemetery
- Bright Star Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Bright Star Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star Cemetery
- Bratcher Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Bratcher Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratcher Cemetery
- Danley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Danley Cemetery is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danley Cemetery
- Rocky Point Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Rocky Point Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point Cemetery
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Cemetery
- Woodside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Woodside Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Cemetery
- Forbis Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Forbis Cemetery is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbis Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
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]<3> of the Tooms Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Tooms Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Edgewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fruitvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Flats
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Flats is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flats
- Grand Saline
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Emory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wills Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Myrtle Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Myrtle Springs is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Springs
- Alba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- East Tawakoni
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Tawakoni is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tawakoni
- Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
- Canton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gunter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gunter is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hooker Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hooker Ridge is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Ridge
- Golden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- West Tawakoni
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Tawakoni is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tawakoni
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,994 people
- Bonanza
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hawk Cove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hawk Cove is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Cove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
- Ables Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ables Springs is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ables Springs
- Van
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Van is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,778 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van <6>
- Lone Oak
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jamestown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Tundra
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Tundra is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tundra
- Yantis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Miller Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Elmo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
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 Tooms Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Van Zandt County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Tooms Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Canton
- Elmo
- Emory
- Grand Saline
- Myrtle Springs
- Van
- Van lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Tooms Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Van.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
- Wills Point
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 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 Tooms Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Van Zandt 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 Tooms Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1348644 (Tooms Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1348644 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: Van Zandt
- Est. Elev: 136 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fruitvale
- Location given for Tooms Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.7481822 Lon: -95.8263535
- 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 Van Zandt, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tooms 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. |