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A visit to the Vaughn 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 Vaughn Cemetery ...

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

31.9552, -94.8933

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

The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Rusk County<2>.

The county seat for Rusk County is located in Henderson. Henderson lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Vaughn Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Vaughn Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Vaughn Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Cool Springs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Cool Springs Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs Cemetery
  • Wiggins Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Wiggins Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins Cemetery
  • Garrett Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Garrett Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
  • Anadarko Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Medford Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Medford Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford Cemetery
  • Glenfawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Glenfawn Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfawn Cemetery
  • Blanton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Blanton Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton Cemetery
  • Dansby Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Dansby Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dansby Cemetery
  • Jones - Seagroves Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bagley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Bagley Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley Cemetery
  • Old Bethel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Bethel Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Laneville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2158588 <5>
  • Neeley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Neeley Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neeley Cemetery
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Moore Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Moore Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
    • Boatright Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Boatright Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boatright Cemetery
    • Wiggins Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Wiggins Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins Cemetery
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
      • The Shiloh Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old Shiloh Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2165629 <5>
    • Blanton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Blanton Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton Cemetery
    • Gould Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Gould Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould Cemetery
    • McCune Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The McCune Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCune Cemetery
    • Duncan Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Duncan Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
    • Spence Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Spence Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence Cemetery
    • Union Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
    • Walkers Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Kipp Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Kipp Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipp Cemetery
    • Lyles - Sanders Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Holleman Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Holleman Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holleman Cemetery
    • Gage Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Gage Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage Cemetery
    • Lockridge Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Lockridge Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockridge Cemetery

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 Vaughn Cemetery.

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

  • New Salem
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • New Salem is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
  • Laneville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Oak Flats
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Oak Flats is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flats
  • Reklaw
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Sulphur Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Sulphur Springs is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
  • Big Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Big Springs is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
  • Sacul
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Dextra
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Dextra is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dextra
  • Cushing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Ponta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Ponta is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponta
  • Minden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Price
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Mount Enterprise
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Griffin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Griffin is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
    • Looneyville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
    • Henrys Chapel
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Henrys Chapel is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Chapel
    • New Summerfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Henderson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Blackjack
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Blackjack is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
    • Gallatin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Trawick
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Trawick is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trawick
    • Brachfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Brachfield is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brachfield
    • Joinerville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Turnertown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Turnertown is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnertown
    • Selman City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Gould
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Gould is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould

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 Vaughn Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rusk County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 helpful 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 Vaughn Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Rusk 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 Vaughn Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1349209  (Vaughn Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1349209 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: Rusk
      • Est. Elev: 111 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: New Salem
      • Location given for Vaughn Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.9551681     Lon: -94.8932714
      • 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 Rusk, 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- Vaughn 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.