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A visit to the Wilks 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 Wilks Cemetery ...

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

33.7104, -95.9861

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

The Wilks Cemetery is located in Fannin County<2>.

The county seat for Fannin County is located in Bonham. Bonham lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Wilks Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Wilks Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Wilks Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Gum Springs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Gum Springs Cemetery is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs Cemetery
  • Bigsby Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Bigsby Cemetery is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigsby Cemetery
  • Orphanage Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Orphanage Cemetery is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orphanage Cemetery
  • White Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The White Cemetery is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
  • Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Pilgrims Rest Cemetery is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
  • Umble Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Umble Cemetery is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umble Cemetery
  • Vineyard Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • New Salem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The New Salem Cemetery is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
  • Forest Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Forest Grove Cemetery is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
  • Allen Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Allen Chapel Cemetery is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Chapel Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Allen's Chapel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Allen's Chapel Cemetery is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen's Chapel Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Allen's Chapel Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Honey Grove.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2094 <5>
    • Center Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Center Grove Cemetery is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove Cemetery
    • Cross Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Cross Cemetery is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cemetery
    • Onstott Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Onstott Cemetery is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onstott Cemetery
    • Arch Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Arch Chapel Cemetery is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arch Chapel Cemetery
    • Elwood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Elwood Cemetery is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood Cemetery
    • Owens Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Owens Cemetery is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
    • Stancel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Stancel Cemetery is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stancel Cemetery
    • Wolfe Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Wolfe Cemetery is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfe Cemetery
    • Smyrna Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wilks Cemetery.

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

  • Carson
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Carson is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
  • Allens Chapel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Allens Chapel is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Chapel
  • Telephone
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Allen Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Allen Point is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Point
  • Honey Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Ivanhoe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Dodd City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Windom
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Boyd
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Boyd is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
  • Direct
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Direct is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Direct
  • Ridings
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Ridings is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridings
  • Petty
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Sowells Bluff
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Sowells Bluff is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowells Bluff
    • Wade
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Wade is located in Bryan County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
    • Bonham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Yuba
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Yuba is located in Bryan County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
    • Ravenna
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Hail
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Hail is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hail
    • Silver City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Silver City is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Bug Tussle ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Bug Tussle is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Tussle
    • High
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • High is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High
    • Albany
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Dial
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Dial is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial
    • Yarnaby
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Yarnaby is located in Bryan County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarnaby
    • Mulberry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Mulberry is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry

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 Wilks Cemetery. The following communities are located in Fannin County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Wilks Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Fannin 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 Wilks Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1383366  (Wilks Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1383366 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: Fannin
      • Est. Elev: 163 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Selfs
      • Location given for Wilks Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.7103794     Lon: -95.9860844
      • 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 Fannin, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wilks 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.