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A visit to the Wilson 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 Wilson Cemetery ...

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

30.6813, -93.7688

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

The Wilson Cemetery is located in Newton County<2>.

The county seat for Newton County is located in Newton. Newton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north of the Wilson Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Wilson Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Wilson Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Biloxi Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Biloxi Cemetery is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biloxi Cemetery
  • Hughes Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hughes Cemetery is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
  • Herrin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Herrin Cemetery is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin Cemetery
  • Odom Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Odom Cemetery is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odom Cemetery
  • Belgrade Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Belgrade Cemetery is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgrade Cemetery
  • Davis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Davis Cemetery is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
  • Wilkinson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Wilkinson Cemetery is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson Cemetery
  • Whitman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Whitman Cemetery is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman Cemetery
  • Bean Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Bean Cemetery is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bean Cemetery
  • Spikes Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Spikes Cemetery is located in Beauregard Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spikes Cemetery
  • Stark Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Stark Cemetery is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark Cemetery
  • Inman Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Inman Cemetery is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Hughes Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hughes Cemetery is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
    • Kyle Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Kyle Cemetery is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle Cemetery
    • Franks Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Franks Cemetery is located in Beauregard Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks Cemetery
    • Burks Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Burks Cemetery is located in Beauregard Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burks Cemetery
    • Meadow Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Meadow Cemetery is located in Beauregard Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Cemetery
    • Big Spring Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Big Spring Cemetery is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring Cemetery
    • Merryville Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • The Merryville Cemetery is located in Beauregard Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merryville Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Merryville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Merryville (LA).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68206 <5>
    • Hennican Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hennican Cemetery is located in Beauregard Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hennican Cemetery
    • Hennigan Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hennigan Cemetery is located in Beauregard Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hennigan Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Wilson Cemetery.

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

  • Bleakwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Bleakwood is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleakwood
  • Kirbyville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Call
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bon Wier
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hughes ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hughes is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
  • Call Junction
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Call Junction is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call Junction
  • Newton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Merryville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Buna
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Shanklerville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Shanklerville is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanklerville
  • Singer
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Newlin
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Newlin is located in Beauregard Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Jasper
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bunker Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Bunker Hill is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
    • Burkeville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Wiergate
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Helme
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Helme is located in Beauregard Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helme
    • Beech Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Beech Grove is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
    • Spurger
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Fred
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Dequincy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Dequincy is located in Calcasieu Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dequincy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,009 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dequincy <6>
    • Town Bluff
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Town Bluff is located in Tyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Bluff
    • Deweyville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Starks
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Evans
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)

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 Wilson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Newton County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Wilson Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Newton 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 Wilson Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1371708  (Wilson Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1371708 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: Newton
      • Est. Elev: 33 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Bleakwood
      • Location given for Wilson Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.6813139     Lon: -93.7687884
      • 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 Newton, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wilson 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.