A visit to the Van Alstyne 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 Van Alstyne Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Van Alstyne Cemetery (FG ID #184539).
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 Van Alstyne Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Van Alstyne Cemetery:
33.4202, -96.5695
Note: While we are using the above GPS location for the Van Alstyne Cemetery, it has not been verified and we are uncertain about its accuracy - use with caution.
The Van Alstyne Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside of Van Alstyne
The cemetery is located in Grayson County<2>.
The county seat for Grayson County is located in Sherman. Sherman lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north of the Van Alstyne Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Van Alstyne Cemetery.
Establishment of the Van Alstyne Cemetery ...
The Van Alstyne Cemetery was founded in 1845.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Van Alstyne Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Van Alstyne Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mantua Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Simpson Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cannon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Warden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Morris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alexander Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lair Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Lair Cemetery is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lair Cemetery
- Jernigan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dumas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Elliott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mugg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coffman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Elm Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westminster Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Westminster Cemetery is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- McDonald Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Smallwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Highland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Simpson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Binion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Luper Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Worden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- White Mound Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Van Alstyne Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Van Alstyne Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Van Alstyne
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mantua ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mantua is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Anna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sedalia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cannon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cannon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Howe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Weston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Westminster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pilot Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tom Bean
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Melissa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Roland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Valdasta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kentucky Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Luella
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gunter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Parris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Whitewright
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whiterock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ida
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dorchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dorchester is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Altoga
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Blue Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tribune
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Trenton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Orangeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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 Van Alstyne Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grayson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Van Alstyne Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Howe
- Howe lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Van Alstyne Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Howe.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
- Tom Bean
- Trenton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Van Alstyne Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Grayson 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 Van Alstyne Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #184539
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 Grayson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Van Alstyne 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. |