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A visit to the Wiggins 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 Wiggins Cemetery ...

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

31.9485, -94.9955

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

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

The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Rusk. Rusk lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southwest of the Wiggins Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Wiggins Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Wiggins Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Union Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
  • Medford Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Medford Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford Cemetery
  • Myrtle Springs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Walkers Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Boatright Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Boatright Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boatright Cemetery
  • Union Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
  • McDonald Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The McDonald Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
  • Wiggins Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Wiggins Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins Cemetery
  • Garrett Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Garrett Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
  • Walker Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Walker Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
  • Anadarko Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Vaughn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Cemetery
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Cool Springs Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Cool Springs Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs Cemetery
    • Moore Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Moore Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
    • Griffin Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Griffin Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
    • Pleasant Plains Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Fitch Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Fitch Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitch Cemetery
    • Henry Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Blanton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Blanton Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton Cemetery
    • Dansby Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Dansby Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dansby Cemetery
    • Glenfawn Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Glenfawn Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfawn Cemetery
    • Jones - Seagroves Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Neeley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Neeley Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neeley Cemetery
    • Duncan Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Duncan Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
    • Spence Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Spence Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence Cemetery
    • Union Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
      • The Union Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Big Springs Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1982980 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 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:

  • New Salem
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • New Salem is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
  • Ponta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ponta is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponta
  • Reklaw
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Griffin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Griffin is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
  • New Summerfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Big Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Big Springs is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
  • Gallatin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Sacul
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Blackjack
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Blackjack is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
  • Dextra
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Dextra is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dextra
  • Laneville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Henrys Chapel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Henrys Chapel is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Chapel
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Gould
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Gould is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
    • Turney
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Turney is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turney
    • Rusk
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Cushing
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Sulphur Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Sulphur Springs is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
    • Oak Flats
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Oak Flats is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flats
    • Price
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • New Birmingham ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
    • Dialville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Dialville is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialville
    • Looneyville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
    • Troup
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Troup is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troup
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,064 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troup <6>
    • Mixon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Mixon is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon
    • Joinerville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Turnertown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Turnertown is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnertown
    • Selman City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jacksonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)

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 Cherokee County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Wiggins 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 Wiggins Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1350045  (Wiggins Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1350045 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: 96 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: New Salem
      • Location given for Wiggins Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.9485017     Lon: -94.9954958
      • 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wiggins 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.