A visit to the Utzman Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Utzman Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Utzman Cemetery (FG ID #7364).
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 Utzman Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Utzman Cemetery:
32.3971, -94.8106
The Utzman Cemetery is located in Gregg County<2>.
The county seat for Gregg County is located in Longview. Longview lies just to the north northeast of the Utzman Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Utzman Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Utzman Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Utzman Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Danville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Grable Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Strong Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lakeview Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Moriah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Thompson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Mt. Comfort Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Comfort Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Comfort Cemetery
- Star Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony Pirtle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Perry - Clay Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Perry - Clay Cemetery is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry - Clay Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Wilkerson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Wilkerson Cemetery is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkerson Cemetery
- Jordan Valley Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Magill Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Choice Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Choice Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice Cemetery
- Post Oak Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Post Oak Cemetery is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Cemetery
- Grace Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Grace Hill Cemetery is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Hill Cemetery
- Crims Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Goodman Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Goodman Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman Cemetery
- Kilgore Memorial Gardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Florey Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Florey Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florey Cemetery
- Fortson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Fortson Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortson Cemetery
- Oak Hill UMC Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Memory Park Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ray Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
- Hunter Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Hunter Cemetery is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Utzman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Utzman Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fredonia
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Danville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rolling Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Kilgore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Elderville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lakeport
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Laird Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pirtle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Monroe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greggton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Longview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Liberty City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Sexton City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sexton City is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton City
- Jacobs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- White Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Teneryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Clarksville City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksville City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
- New London
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jamestown ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Overton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Friars
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Easton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Warren City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Warren City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Gladewater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- East Mountain is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
- Union Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Union Grove is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Seven Pines
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Seven Pines is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
- Lansing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Judson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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 Utzman Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Gregg County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Utzman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Greggton
- Longview
- Overton
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 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 Utzman Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Gregg 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 Utzman Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #7364
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1349138 (Utzman Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1349138 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: Gregg
- Est. Elev: 120 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kilgore NE
- Location given for Utzman Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.3968177 Lon: -94.8107691
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Gregg, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Utzman 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |