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A visit to the Waggoner 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 Waggoner Cemetery ...

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

32.1110, -94.9352

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

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

The county seat for Rusk County is located in Henderson. Henderson lies just to the east northeast of the Waggoner Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Waggoner Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Waggoner Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Lee Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lee Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
  • Union Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
    • The Union Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Big Springs Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1982980 <5>
  • Spence Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Spence Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence Cemetery
  • Duncan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Duncan Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
  • Moyers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Moyers Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers Cemetery
  • Black Jack Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Black Jack Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack Cemetery
  • Moore Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Moore Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
  • Neeley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Neeley Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neeley Cemetery
  • Lockridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Lockridge Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockridge Cemetery
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Hope Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Henderson.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #612191 <5>
  • Sanders Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Sanders Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
  • Henry's Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Henry's Chapel Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry's Chapel Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Henry's Chapel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southeast of Troup.
    • The Henry's Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Henry's Chapel UMC Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960069 <5>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Boatright Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Boatright Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boatright Cemetery
    • Davis Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Davis Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
    • Thomas Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Thomas Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
    • Salem Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
      • The Salem Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Salem Memorial Cemetery
    • Asbury Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Asbury Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
    • Union Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
    • Knoxville Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Knoxville Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville Cemetery
    • Garrett Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Garrett Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
    • Old City Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Old City Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City Cemetery
      • The Old City Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old Henderson City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1863053 <5>
    • Lakewood Memorial Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

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 Waggoner Cemetery.

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

  • Price
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Big Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Big Springs is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
  • Joinerville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Selman City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Turnertown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Turnertown is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnertown
  • Wright City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wright City is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
  • Henrys Chapel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Henrys Chapel is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Chapel
  • Henderson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Friars
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Friars is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars
  • Griffin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Griffin is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
  • Blackjack
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Blackjack is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
  • New London
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Arp
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Arp is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arp <6>
    • Sinclair City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Sinclair City is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair City
    • Overton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • New Salem
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • New Salem is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
    • Laneville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jacobs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jacobs is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
    • Troup
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Troup is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troup
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,064 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troup <6>
    • Sexton City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Sexton City is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton City
    • Omen
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Omen is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omen
    • Gould
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Gould is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
    • New Summerfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Flats
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Oak Flats is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flats
    • Minden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Pirtle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Pirtle is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirtle

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 Waggoner 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 Waggoner Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Waggoner 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 Waggoner Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1349345  (Waggoner Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1349345 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: 127 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Gum Springs
      • Location given for Waggoner Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.1109947     Lon: -94.9352169
      • 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Waggoner 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.