A visit to the Wagner Hill 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 Wagner Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wagner Hill Cemetery:
31.0507, -94.9205
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wagner Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wagner Hill Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.
The county seat for Polk County is located in Livingston. Livingston lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the south of the Wagner Hill Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Wagner Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wagner Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Carmona Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Carmona Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmona Cemetery
- Abbott Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Abbott Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sumpter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Sumpter Cemetery is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sumpter Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Groveton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7135 <5>
- Knox Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Knox Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Josserand Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Josserand Cemetery is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josserand Cemetery
- Burch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Burch Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burch Cemetery
- Lacy Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Lacy Cemetery is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy Cemetery
- Jones Watts Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stryker Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Stryker Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stryker Cemetery
- Stryker Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Stryker Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stryker Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bennett Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Emporia Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Emporia Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia Cemetery
- The Emporia Cemetery has also been known as:
- Anthony Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6087 <5>
- Glenwood Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
- Parker Ridge Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Parker Ridge Cemetery is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Ridge Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Ryan Chapel Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Ryan Chapel Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Chapel Cemetery
- The Ryan Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ryan Chapel UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1338558 <5>
- McLain Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- The McLain Cemetery is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLain Cemetery
- McCarty Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- The McCarty Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCarty 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 Wagner Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wagner Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Woodlake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Woodlake is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
- Corrigan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Skinner Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Skinner Town is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner Town
- Sumpter ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sumpter is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Helmic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Helmic is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmic
- Lacy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lacy is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
- Lacy has also been known as:
- Lacey
- Moscow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Apple Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Diboll
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rutland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rutland is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Groveton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Seven Oaks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Seven Oaks is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Camden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Grove is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
- Bold Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bold Springs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bold Springs
- Lily Island
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lily Island is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily Island
- Centralia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burke
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Burke is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
- Blix
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Blix is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blix
- Leggett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Barnum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barnum is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
- Granville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Granville is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- New Willard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- New Willard is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Willard
- Barnes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Barnes is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
- Beulah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beulah is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Center Point is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
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 Wagner Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Polk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wagner Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Wagner Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Polk 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 Wagner Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1370722 (Wagner Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1370722 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: Polk
- Est. Elev: 72 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Trevat
- Location given for Wagner Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.0507428 Lon: -94.9204876
- 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 Polk, 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- Wagner Hill 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. |
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