A visit to the Universe 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 Universe Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Universe Cemetery:
32.3354, -95.2466
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Universe Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Universe Cemetery is located in Smith County<2>.
The county seat for Smith County is located in Tyler. Tyler lies just to the west northwest of the Universe Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Universe Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Universe Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Universe Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Liberty Hill Memorial Gardens
- Belcher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Belcher Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tyler.
- The Oakwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beth-El Cemetery
- City Cemetery
- Lallar's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5707 <5>
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Meador Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Meador Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador Cemetery
- Bascom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bascom Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bascom Cemetery
- The Bascom Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bascom UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2411718 <5>
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery (African-American)
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery (African-American) is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery (African-American)
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery (African-American) has also been known as:
- Pleasant Grove Community Cemetery
- Pine Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pine Springs Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Evergreen Memorial Park - African-American
- Ahavath Achim Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West View Cemetery (African-American)
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Louis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Louis Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Louis Cemetery
- The St. Louis Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old St. Louis Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Kendrick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Kendrick Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Oliver's Chapel Cemetery (African-American)
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Viola Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Viola Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Viola Cemetery
- The St. Viola Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Violet's Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Butler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Old Butler Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Butler Cemetery
- Shamburger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Shamburger Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburger Cemetery
- Midway Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cathedral in the Pines Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McDougle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The McDougle Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDougle Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Universe Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Universe Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Tyler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New Chapel Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Chapel Hill is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
- Whitehouse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gresham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gresham is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Swan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Swan is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
- Noonday
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Noonday is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
- Flint
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Browning
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Browning is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Lee Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lee Spring is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Spring
- Omen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Omen is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omen
- Starrville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Starrville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starrville
- Winona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Lindale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sinclair City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sinclair City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair City
- Arp
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jamestown is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown has also been known as:
- Jimtown
- Red Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Red Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
- Chandler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bullard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Teaselville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Teaselville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaselville
- Troup
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Overton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hideaway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hideaway is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,208 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 Universe Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Smith County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Universe Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arp
- Arp lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Universe Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Arp.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
- Lindale
- Overton
- Tyler
- Tyler lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Universe Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tyler.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Whitehouse
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 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 Universe Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Smith 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 Universe Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1349102 (Universe Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1349102 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: Smith
- Est. Elev: 156 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bascom
- Location given for Universe Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.3354278 Lon: -95.2466161
- 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 Smith, 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- Universe 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. |