A visit to the Wilkerson 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 Wilkerson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilkerson Cemetery:
29.0891, -96.7250
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wilkerson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wilkerson Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Edna. Edna lies just to the south southeast of the Wilkerson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wilkerson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Wilkerson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilkerson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hines Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hines Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hines Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Enon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Enon Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
- Strane Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Strane Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strane Cemetery
- Chase Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Chase Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Cemetery
- Wilkerson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilkerson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkerson Cemetery
- Terrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Terrell Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Cemetery
- Kerr Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Kerr Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr Cemetery
- Partridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Partridge Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge Cemetery
- Laughter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Laughter Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughter Cemetery
- Manly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Manly Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manly Cemetery
- Russell Ward Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Russell Ward Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Ward Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Russell Ward Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Edna.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2209970 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Flourney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Flourney Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourney Cemetery
- Knopp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Knopp Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knopp Cemetery
- McHenry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The McHenry Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Milby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Milby Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milby Cemetery
- Burnettville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Burnettville Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnettville Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Wilkerson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wilkerson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Morales
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Morales is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morales
- Edna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Matilda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Matilda is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
- Speaks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Inez
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ganado
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Provident City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Provident City is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provident City
- Ezzell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ezzell is located in Lavaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezzell
- Hope
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hope is located in Lavaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Telferner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Vanderbilt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Louise
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- La Salle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lolita
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- La Ward
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Terryville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Terryville is located in DeWitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terryville
- Hillje
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hillje is located in Wharton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillje
- Hahn
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hahn is located in Wharton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hahn
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 Wilkerson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilkerson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Edna
- Edna lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Wilkerson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Edna.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Ganado
- Hallettsville
- Victoria
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 Wilkerson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Wilkerson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1371537 (Wilkerson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1371537 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 30 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Olive
- Location given for Wilkerson Cemetery:
- Lat: 29.0891459 Lon: -96.7249781
- 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 Jackson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wilkerson 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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