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A visit to the Weems 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 Weems Cemetery ...

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

31.7827, -95.1291

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

The Weems Cemetery is located in Cherokee County<2>.

The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Rusk. Rusk lies just to the northwest of the Weems Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Weems Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Weems Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Cedar Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
  • Salem Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
  • Hogg Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Hogg Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogg Cemetery
  • Kilgore Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Kilgore Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore Cemetery
  • Old Prison Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Old Prison Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Prison Cemetery
  • State Hospital Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Mosley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mosley Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosley Cemetery
  • Meredith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Meredith Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith Cemetery
  • Rowe Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Rowe Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Cemetery
  • Russell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Russell Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
  • Nelson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Nelson Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
  • Russell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Russell Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Bradford Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Bradford Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
    • Macedonia Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
    • Lone Dove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Lone Dove Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Dove Cemetery
    • Ford Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Ford Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
    • Smith Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
    • Pleasant Holly Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Taylor Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
    • Old Piney Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jones Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Jones Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Jones Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Rusk.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4546 <5>
    • Oakland Baptist Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Oakland Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Baptist Church Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakland Baptist Church Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Rusk.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #164094 <5>
    • Cornelius Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Cornelius Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelius Cemetery
    • Woodville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Woodville Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Weems Cemetery.

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

  • New Birmingham ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
  • Rusk
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Rusk is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,664 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rusk <6>
  • Dialville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Dialville is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialville
  • Gallatin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Ponta
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Ponta is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponta
  • Alto
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Alto is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,239 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <6>
  • Turney
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Turney is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turney
  • Reklaw
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Maydelle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Dextra
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Dextra is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dextra
  • Weeping Mary
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Weeping Mary is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Mary
  • Sacul
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • New Summerfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • New Salem
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • New Salem is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
    • Jacksonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bluff City ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Bluff City is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
    • Douglass
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Looneyville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
    • Herring
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Herring is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
    • Weches
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Weches is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
    • Cushing
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Griffin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Griffin is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin

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 Weems Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cherokee County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Weems 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 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 Weems Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Cherokee 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 Weems Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1349600  (Weems Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1349600 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: Cherokee
      • Est. Elev: 169 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Rusk
      • Location given for Weems Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.7826737     Lon: -95.1291097
      • 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 Cherokee, 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- Weems 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.