A visit to the Walnut Grove 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 Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Walnut Grove Cemetery:
32.1791, -95.2315
The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Smith County<1>.
The county seat for Smith County is located in Tyler. Tyler lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Walnut Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Walnut Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Walnut Grove Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Walnut Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
- Crow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Crow Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- The Thompson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Thompson Family Cemetery
- New Canaan Cemetery (African-American)
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whitehouse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery (African-American)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Barron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Bethel Cemetery (African-American)
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rather Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Rather Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rather Cemetery
- New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- New Hope (Southwest) Cemetery (African-American)
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rucker Cemetery (African-American)
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pinecrest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rucker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Flint Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bullard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Douglas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Douglas Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Cemetery
- Troup City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bradford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Hope (Southeast) Cemetery (African-American)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- McDonald Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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]<2> of the Walnut Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Walnut Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Whitehouse
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bullard
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mixon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Troup
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Omen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gresham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Flint
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Selman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sinclair City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sinclair City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair City
- Lee Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lee Spring is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Spring
- Gould
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Chapel Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Chapel Hill is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Teaselville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Larissa ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Larissa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa
- Arp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Noonday
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Noonday is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
- Blackjack
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Henrys Chapel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tyler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cherokee Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Griffin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dogwood City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dogwood City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood City
- Cuney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Reese
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wright City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wright City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
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 Grove Cemetery. The following communities are located in Smith County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Walnut Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arp
- Arp lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Walnut Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Arp.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
- Tyler
- Tyler lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Walnut Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tyler.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Whitehouse
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 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 Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Smith 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 Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1349440 (Walnut Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1349440 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: Smith
- Est. Elev: 154 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Troup West
- Location given for Walnut Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.178768 Lon: -95.2307818
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Smith, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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- Walnut Grove Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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