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A visit to the Wiggins Cemetery ...


The location of the Wiggins Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Wiggins Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   29.8336°   (29° 50' 0")

Lon:   -94.6966°   (-94° 41' 47")

The Wiggins Cemetery is located in Chambers County<2>.

The county seat for Chambers County is located in Anahuac. Anahuac lies just to the south southeast of the Wiggins Cemetery .

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 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 Wiggins Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Chambers County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Wiggins Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wiggins Cemetery.

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

    • Turtle Bayou
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Bayou
      • Turtle Bayou is located in Chambers County
    • Wallisville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallisville
      • Wallisville is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallisville <4>
    • Anahuac
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Hankamer
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hankamer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hankamer
      • Hankamer is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hankamer <4>
    • Cove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
      • Cove is located in Chambers County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
    • Monroe City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
      • Monroe City is located in Chambers County
    • Moss Bluff
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moss Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Bluff
      • Moss Bluff is located in Liberty County
    • Old River - Winfree
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old River - Winfree
      • Old River - Winfree is located in Chambers County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,453 people
    • Double Bayou
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Bayou
      • Double Bayou is located in Chambers County
    • Beach City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beach City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach City
      • Beach City is located in Chambers County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
    • Mont Belvieu
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mont Belvieu have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Belvieu
      • Mont Belvieu is located in Chambers County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,137 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mont Belvieu <4>
    • Devers
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Raywood
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Cedar Bayou
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bayou
        • Cedar Bayou is located in Harris County
      • Chaparral Village
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chaparral Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaparral Village
        • Chaparral Village is located in Harris County
      • Ames
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
        • Ames is located in Liberty County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,275 people
      • Liberty
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
        • Liberty is located in Liberty County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,506 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <4>
      • Woodson
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodson
        • Woodson is located in Liberty County
      • Baytown
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baytown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baytown
        • Baytown is located in Chambers County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,288 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baytown <4>
      • Winnie
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
        • Winnie is located in Chambers County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnie <4>
      • Dayton
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
        • Dayton is located in Liberty County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,628 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <4>
      • Stilson
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilson
        • Stilson is located in Liberty County
      • Stowell
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Daisetta
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daisetta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisetta
        • Daisetta is located in Liberty County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,175 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daisetta <4>

    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 Wiggins Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chambers County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wiggins Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Wiggins Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Wallisville Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wallisville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wallisville Cemetery is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wallisville Cemetery
    • Baxter Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baxter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Baxter Cemetery is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baxter Cemetery
    • Bayshore Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bayshore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bayshore Cemetery is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bayshore Cemetery
    • Sherman Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sherman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sherman Cemetery is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sherman Cemetery
    • Anahuac Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anahuac Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Anahuac Cemetery is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anahuac Cemetery
    • Tom Richardson Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tom Richardson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tom Richardson Cemetery is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tom Richardson Cemetery
    • Benjamin Barrow Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Benjamin Barrow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Benjamin Barrow Cemetery is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Benjamin Barrow Cemetery
    • Whites Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whites Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Whites Cemetery is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whites Cemetery
    • Brown Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brown Cemetery is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Barrow Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barrow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Barrow Cemetery is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barrow Cemetery
    • Broussard Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Broussard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Broussard Cemetery is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Broussard Cemetery
    • Worthy Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Worthy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Worthy Cemetery is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Worthy Cemetery
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Tilton Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tilton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Tilton Cemetery is located in Chambers County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tilton Cemetery
      • Icet Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Icet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Icet Cemetery is located in Chambers County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Icet Cemetery
      • Crook Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Crook Cemetery is located in Chambers County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crook Cemetery
      • Speight Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Speight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Speight Cemetery is located in Liberty County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Speight Cemetery
      • Lone Star Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lone Star Cemetery is located in Liberty County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Star Cemetery
      • Swinney Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swinney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Swinney Cemetery is located in Liberty County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swinney Cemetery
      • Reeves Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reeves Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Reeves Cemetery is located in Chambers County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reeves Cemetery
      • Walter Brown Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Abshier Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abshier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Abshier Cemetery is located in Liberty County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abshier Cemetery

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

    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 Wiggins Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1350044  (Wiggins Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1350044 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Anahuac
      • County: Chambers         Elev: 3
      • Location given for GNIS #1350044 (Wiggins Cemetery)

    The official website for Chambers County: www.co.chambers.tx.us/

    The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

    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 Chambers, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Wiggins Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.8336, Longitude: -94.6966       In this case, the coordinates for the Wiggins Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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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