A visit to the Walnut Creek 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 Walnut Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Walnut Creek Cemetery:
32.1788, -95.9233
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Walnut Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Walnut Creek Cemetery is located in Henderson County<2>.
The county seat for Henderson County is located in Athens. Athens lies just to the east northeast of the Walnut Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Walnut Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Walnut Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Walnut Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Goodgame Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Goodgame Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodgame Cemetery
- Malakoff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Malakoff Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malakoff Cemetery
- The Malakoff Cemetery has also been known as:
- Malakoff City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5025 <5>
- Richardson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Athens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Athens Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Athens Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Athens.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #317712 <5>
- Willow Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Payne Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Stean Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Stean Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stean Cemetery
- Steen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Steen Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Steen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Malakoff.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2171619 <5>
- Owen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Owen Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen Cemetery
- Sand Flat Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Sand Flat Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Flat Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Post Oak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Post Oak Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Shelby Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Shelby Chapel Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shelby Chapel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Athens.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #169375 <5>
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Barker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Barker Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Cemetery
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Modoc Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Modoc Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Moorehead Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Moorehead Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorehead Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Walnut Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Walnut Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Athens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Malakoff
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Log Cabin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Log Cabin is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Cabin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
- Pine Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pine Grove is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Caney City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Caney City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Star Harbor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Star Harbor is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Cross Roads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cross Roads is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Trinidad
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Eustace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Murchison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Enchanted Oaks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Enchanted Oaks is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Payne Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Payne Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Springfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Cayuga
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bradford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- LaRue
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tool
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blackfoot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Blackfoot is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot
- Leagueville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Leagueville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leagueville
- Gun Barrel City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Goodlow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Goodlow is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Goodlow has also been known as:
- Goodlow Park
- Bethel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bethel is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Mabank
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kerens
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bois d'Arc
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bois d'Arc is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bois d'Arc
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 Walnut Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Henderson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Walnut Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Walnut Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Henderson 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 Walnut Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1349435 (Walnut Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1349435 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: Henderson
- Est. Elev: 123 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mallard Hill
- Location given for Walnut Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.1787633 Lon: -95.9232995
- 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 Henderson, 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 from Point A (ie- Walnut Creek 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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