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A visit to the Tyer 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 Tyer Cemetery ...

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

31.4571, -95.4052

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

The Tyer Cemetery is located in Houston County<2>.

The county seat for Houston County is located in Crockett. Crockett lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Tyer Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Tyer Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Tyer Cemetery.<4>

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

  • McCarthy Chapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • McCarter Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The McCarter Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCarter Cemetery
  • Denson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Denson Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denson Cemetery
  • Davidson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Davidson Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
  • Parker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Parker Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
  • San Pedro Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The San Pedro Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro Cemetery
  • San Pedro Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The San Pedro Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro Cemetery
  • Enon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Enon Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
  • John Denson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The John Denson Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Denson Cemetery
    • The John Denson Cemetery has also been known as:
    • John Denson Family Cemetery
  • Owens Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Owens Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
  • Murdock Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Murdock Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock Cemetery
  • Grounds Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Grounds Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grounds Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Edens - Madden Massacre Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Refuge Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • The Refuge Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge Cemetery
    • Dunham - Harmon Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Milligan Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Milligan Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milligan Cemetery
    • Box Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Box Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Cemetery
    • Wall Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Wall Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Cemetery
    • Eleck Turk Grave
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Eleck Turk Grave is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleck Turk Grave
    • Johnston Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Johnston Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Cemetery
    • Golden Gate Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Golden Gate Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Gate Cemetery
      • The Golden Gate Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Grapeland Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1983841 <5>
    • New Salem Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The New Salem Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
    • New Energy Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Tyer Cemetery.

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

  • Refuge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Refuge is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
  • Grapeland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Latexo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Belott
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Belott is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
  • Hickory Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hickory Creek is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
  • Mound City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Mound City is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
  • Salmon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Salmon is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
  • Crockett
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Harrison Town
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Harrison Town is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Town
  • Slocum
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Slocum is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
  • Weches
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Weches is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
  • Tadmor
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Tadmor is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Kennard
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Elkhart
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Halls Bluff Town ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Halls Bluff Town is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Bluff Town
    • Alderbranch
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Alderbranch is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbranch
    • Ratcliff
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Bluff City ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Bluff City is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
    • Porter Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Porter Springs is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Springs
    • Weeping Mary
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Weeping Mary is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Mary
    • Cooper
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Cooper is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
    • Fog Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Fog Town is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fog Town

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 Tyer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Houston County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Tyer Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Houston 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 Tyer Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1370412  (Tyer Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1370412 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: Houston
      • Est. Elev: 118 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Grapeland
      • Location given for Tyer Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.4571236     Lon: -95.4052244
      • 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 Houston, 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 from Point A (ie- Tyer 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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