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A visit to the Wes Hicks 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 Wes Hicks Cemetery ...

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

31.4805, -95.6572

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

The Wes Hicks Cemetery is located in Houston County<2>.

The county seat for Houston County is located in Crockett. Crockett lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the southeast of the Wes Hicks Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Wes Hicks Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Wes Hicks Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Lynwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Lynwood Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynwood Cemetery
  • Meriwether Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Meriwether Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriwether Cemetery
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Walling Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Walling Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walling Cemetery
  • Pennington Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Pennington Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Cemetery
  • Sheridan Graves
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Sheridan Graves is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan Graves
  • Lamon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Lamon Cemetery is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamon Cemetery
  • Bluff Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Bluff Cemetery is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Cemetery
  • Ferrell Women Graves
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Ferrell Women Graves is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrell Women Graves
  • Hauser Property Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Anthom Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Anthom Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthom Cemetery
  • Myrtle Springs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Myrtle Springs Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Springs Cemetery
    • The Myrtle Springs Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Elkhart Myrtle Springs Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1965510 <5>
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Halls Field Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Halls Field Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Field Cemetery
    • McCann Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The McCann Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCann Cemetery
    • Davis Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Hayes Spring Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Hayes Spring Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Spring Cemetery
      • The Hayes Spring Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Haynes Spring Cemetery
      • Hays Spring Cemetery
    • Parker Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Parker Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
    • Pilgrim Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Pilgrim Cemetery is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Cemetery
      • The Pilgrim Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old Pilgrim Church Cemetery
      • Pilgrim Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #214657 <5>
    • Parker Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Parker Cemetery is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
      • The Parker Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Sulphur Springs Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5889 <5>
    • Tubbs Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Tubbs Cemetery is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tubbs Cemetery
    • Campbell Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Campbell Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Campbell Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Campbell Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
    • Golden Gate Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Golden Gate Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Gate Cemetery
      • The Golden Gate Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Grapeland Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1983841 <5>

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 Wes Hicks Cemetery.

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

  • Halls Bluff Town ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Halls Bluff Town is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Bluff Town
  • Grapeland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Salmon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Salmon is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
  • Elkhart
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Latexo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lakeview Assembly
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Lakeview Assembly is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Assembly
  • Russell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Russell is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
  • Long Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Long Lake is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
  • Cronin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Cronin is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronin
  • Oakwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Porter Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Porter Springs is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Springs
  • Tucker
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Tucker is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Refuge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Refuge is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
    • Slocum
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Slocum is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
    • Cooper
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Cooper is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
    • Crockett
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mound City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Mound City is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
    • Centerview
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Centerview is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
    • Alderbranch
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Alderbranch is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbranch
    • Deanwright
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Deanwright is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanwright
    • Crystal Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Crystal Lake is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
    • Palestine
      (19 miles [30.6 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 Wes Hicks Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Houston County.

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

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Houston 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 Wes Hicks Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1377404  (Wes Hicks Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1377404 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: Houston
      • Est. Elev: 82 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Stanmire Lake
      • Location given for Wes Hicks Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.4804553     Lon: -95.6571758
      • 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 Houston, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wes Hicks 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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