A visit to the Van Sickle 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 Van Sickle Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Van Sickle Cemetery:
33.0143, -96.1525
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Van Sickle Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Van Sickle Cemetery is located in Hunt County<2>.
The county seat for Hunt County is located in Greenville. Greenville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Van Sickle Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Van Sickle Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Van Sickle Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Van Sickle Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hart Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
- Stone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Dry Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Dry Creek Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Paynetown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Paynetown Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynetown Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of Greenville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968896 <5>
- David Rush Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The David Rush Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Rush Cemetery
- Elm Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Elm Creek Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Creek Cemetery
- Graham Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wieland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Weiland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Weiland Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiland Cemetery
- Memoryland Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Boyle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Boyle Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyle Cemetery
- Dugan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Dugan Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugan Cemetery
- Needmore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Needmore Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore Cemetery
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Hail Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hail Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hail Cemetery
- Etter Lake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Etter Lake Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etter Lake Cemetery
- Center Point Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Park Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Forest Park Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park 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 Van Sickle Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Van Sickle Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hendrix
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hendrix is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Boles Home
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Boles Home is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles Home
- Weiland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Weiland is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiland
- Caddo Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Quinlan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Union Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Union Valley is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Dixon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dixon is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Hawk Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hawk Cove is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Cove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
- Greenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Josephine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Royse City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- West Tawakoni
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Tawakoni is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tawakoni
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,994 people
- Hooker Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hooker Ridge is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Ridge
- Lone Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Blackland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blackland is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- Ables Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ables Springs is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ables Springs
- Nevada
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fate
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Poetry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Poetry is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poetry
- East Tawakoni
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Tawakoni is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tawakoni
- Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
- Campbell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Merit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Neylandville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Neylandville is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neylandville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Jacobia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jacobia is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobia
- Farmersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Copeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Sickle Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hunt County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Van Sickle Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Caddo Mills
- Farmersville
- Greenville
- Nevada
- Quinlan
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 Sickle Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Hunt 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 Sickle Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1349187 (Van Sickle Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1349187 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: Hunt
- Est. Elev: 158 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Greenville SW
- Location given for Van Sickle Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.0142851 Lon: -96.1524748
- 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 Hunt, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Van Sickle 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. |