A visit to the Waters Bluff 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 Waters Bluff Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Waters Bluff Cemetery:
32.5184, -95.1209
The Waters Bluff Cemetery is located in Smith County<1>.
The county seat for Smith County is located in Tyler. Tyler lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the southwest of the Waters Bluff Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Waters Bluff Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Waters Bluff Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Waters Bluff Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Barber Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ingram Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Ingram Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram Cemetery
- The Ingram Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dale / Hall / Ingram Cemetery
- Fonda Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jarvis College Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Marsh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Marsh Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Cemetery
- The Marsh Cemetery has also been known as:
- Marsh / Wiggins Cemetery
- High Cemetery (African-American)
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Siloam Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Siloam Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Cemetery
- Pinkston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pinkston Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkston Cemetery
- Chilton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Chilton Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilton Cemetery
- Hawkins City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Seastrunk Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Seastrunk Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seastrunk Cemetery
- Alsup Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Alsup Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsup Cemetery
- The Alsup Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friendship / Alsup Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2102 <4>
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Friendship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kay Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Kay Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kay Cemetery
- Haney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Haney Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haney Cemetery
- Marshall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- Gladewater Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mings Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mings Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mings Cemetery
- Hoover Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hoover Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The White Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- The White Cemetery has also been known as:
- Perryman Cemetery
- Red Springs Free Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- McDougle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The McDougle Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDougle Cemetery
- Wood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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]<2> of the Waters Bluff Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Waters Bluff Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Winona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Starrville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Big Sandy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hawkins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Center Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Red Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Browning
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gladewater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Liberty City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Pritchett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Warren City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Warren City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Union Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Union Grove is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Jamestown ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksville City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Clarksville City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
- Lindale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Swan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tyler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Chapel Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- New Chapel Hill is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
- White Oak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- East Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- East Mountain is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
- Kelsey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Laird Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kilgore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rosewood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rhonesboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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 Waters Bluff Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Smith County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Waters Bluff Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Big Sandy
- Lindale
- Tyler
- Tyler lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the Southwest (SW) of the Waters Bluff Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tyler.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
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 Waters Bluff 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 Waters Bluff Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1349541 (Waters Bluff Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1349541 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: 159 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Big Sandy
- Location given for Waters Bluff Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.5184772 Lon: -95.1207784
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Waters Bluff 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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