A visit to the Wilkes 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 Wilkes Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilkes Cemetery:
33.4573, -94.7797
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wilkes Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wilkes Cemetery is located in Red River County<2>.
The county seat for Red River County is located in Clarksville. Clarksville lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the northwest of the Wilkes Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wilkes Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Wilkes Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilkes Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wooten Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Wooten Cemetery is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooten Cemetery
- Dillard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Dillard Cemetery is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Rehobeth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Rehobeth Cemetery is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehobeth Cemetery
- Shawnee Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fogelman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Fogelman Cemetery is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogelman Cemetery
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Cedar Creek Cemetery is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Cemetery
- Honeycutt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Honeycutt Cemetery is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeycutt Cemetery
- Savannah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Savannah Cemetery is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah Cemetery
- Garland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Garland Cemetery is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland Cemetery
- Nevill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Nevill Cemetery is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevill Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Holder Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Holder Cemetery is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holder Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Warthan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Warthan Cemetery is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warthan Cemetery
- Garland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Garland Cemetery is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Lumpkin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Lumpkin Cemetery is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin Cemetery
- De Kalb Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The De Kalb Cemetery is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb Cemetery
- Woodman Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Woodman Cemetery is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Wilkes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wilkes Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Avery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Boxelder
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Boxelder is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxelder
- Dalby Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dalby Springs is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby Springs
- De Kalb
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Annona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- English
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- English is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- Bassett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bassett is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Cuthand
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cuthand is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
- Simms
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Naples
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Naples is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
- Former name for Naples:
- Station Belden
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <5>
- Clarksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Talco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Green Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Green Hill is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Cookville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Omaha
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sherry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sherry is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
- Boston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Boston is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- New Boston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Carbondale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carbondale is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Bryans Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bryans Mill is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Mill
- Mount Pleasant
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Marietta
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Acworth
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Acworth is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acworth
- Rocky Branch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rocky Branch is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
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 Wilkes Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Red River County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilkes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Annona
- Avery
- Bogata
- Clarksville
- Cookville
- De Kalb
- Mount Pleasant
- Naples
- New Boston
- Omaha
- Talco
- Talco lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Wilkes Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Talco.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talco
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 helpful 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 Wilkes Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Red River 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 Wilkes Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1371541 (Wilkes Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1371541 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: Red River
- Est. Elev: 118 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lydia
- Location given for Wilkes Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.4573355 Lon: -94.7796565
- 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 Red River, 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 from Point A (ie- Wilkes 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |