A visit to the Traver 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 Traver Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Traver Cemetery:
32.4935, -96.0108
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Traver Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Traver Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County<2>.
The county seat for Van Zandt County is located in Canton. Canton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Traver Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Traver Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Traver Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Traver Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Aanonsen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Field Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Field Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Cemetery
- Brewer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Brewer Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Wesley Chapel Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel Cemetery
- Kayser Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Kayser Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kayser Cemetery
- High Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The High Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of Myrtle Springs.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2262436 <5>
- Cedarvale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Cedarvale Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarvale Cemetery
- The Cedarvale Cemetery has also been known as:
- Heidle Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4152 <5>
- Beard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Beard Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard Cemetery
- Fox Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Fox Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Cemetery
- Goshen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Goshen Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Haven of Memories Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Allen Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Rader Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Rader Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rader Cemetery
- Lone Oak Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Lone Oak Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak Cemetery
- Mabank Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Mabank Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabank Cemetery
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
- Morrow Chapel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moorehead Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Moorehead Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorehead Cemetery
- Chinquapin Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Chinquapin Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Morris Chapel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Morris Chapel Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Chapel Cemetery
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Traver Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Traver Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Prairieville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Prairieville is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Tundra
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tundra is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tundra
- Canton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Myrtle Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Myrtle Springs is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Springs
- Mabank
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ola is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ola
- Becker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Becker is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becker
- Eustace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kemp
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gun Barrel City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wills Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Abner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Abner is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Tolosa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tolosa is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolosa
- Payne Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Payne Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
- Edgewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Points
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Enchanted Oaks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Enchanted Oaks is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- College Mound
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- College Mound is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Mound
- Oak Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Ridge is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Stubbs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Stubbs is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
- Tool
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fruitvale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Log Cabin
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Log Cabin is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Cabin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
- Ben Wheeler
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Elmo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Kaufman
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
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 Traver 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 Traver Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Canton
- Elmo
- Elmo lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Traver Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elmo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Kaufman
- Kemp
- Kemp lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Traver Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kemp.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
- Myrtle Springs
- Wills Point
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Traver 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 Traver Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1348708 (Traver Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1348708 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: 142 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Prairieville
- Location given for Traver Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.4934716 Lon: -96.0108027
- 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Traver 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. |
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