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A visit to the Wesley 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 Wesley Cemetery ...

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

31.3721, -95.5386

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

The Wesley Cemetery is located in Houston County<2>.

The county seat for Houston County is located in Crockett. Crockett lies just to the southeast of the Wesley Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Wesley Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Wesley Cemetery.<4>

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

  • McCann Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The McCann Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCann Cemetery
  • Campbell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Campbell Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
  • Rocky Mount Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Rocky Mount Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount Cemetery
  • Latexo Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Latexo Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latexo Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Latexo Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Latexo.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4760 <5>
  • Halls Field Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Halls Field Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Field Cemetery
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
  • Ferrell Women Graves
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Ferrell Women Graves is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrell Women Graves
  • Campbell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Campbell Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
  • Glenwood Cemetery North Sector
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Glenwood Cemetery South Sector
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Milligan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Milligan Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milligan Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • New Salem Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The New Salem Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
    • Walling Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Walling Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walling Cemetery
    • Lynwood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Lynwood Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynwood Cemetery
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Meriwether Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Meriwether Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriwether Cemetery
    • Mayes Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Mayes Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayes Cemetery
    • Hagan Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Hagan Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagan Cemetery
    • Box Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Box Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Cemetery
    • Hayes Spring Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • 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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Wesley Cemetery.

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

  • Latexo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Crockett
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Halls Bluff Town ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Halls Bluff Town is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Bluff Town
  • Porter Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Porter Springs is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Springs
  • Cooper
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Cooper is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
  • Grapeland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Hickory Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Hickory Creek is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
  • Refuge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Refuge is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
  • Austonio
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Austonio is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austonio
  • Belott
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Belott is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
  • Salmon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Salmon is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
  • 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
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Centerview
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Centerview is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
    • Lovelady
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Elkhart
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Harrison Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Harrison Town is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Town
    • Slocum
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Slocum is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
    • Russell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Russell is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
    • Antioch ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Antioch is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
    • Holly
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Holly is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
    • Kennard
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Cronin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Cronin is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronin
    • Pennington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakeview Assembly
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lakeview Assembly is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Assembly
    • Tadmor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Tadmor is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
    • Weches
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Weches is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches

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 Wesley 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 Wesley Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Wesley 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 Wesley Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1371046  (Wesley Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1371046 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: 97 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Porter Springs
      • Location given for Wesley Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.3721238     Lon: -95.5385609
      • 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wesley 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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