A visit to the Wright 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 Wright Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wright Cemetery:
32.2343, -94.6802
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wright Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wright Cemetery is located in Rusk County<2>.
The county seat for Rusk County is located in Henderson. Henderson lies just to the southwest of the Wright Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wright Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Wright Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wright Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Hill UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Hill UMC Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill UMC Cemetery
- The Oak Hill UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oak Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1843248 <5>
- Wasson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wasson Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasson Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Chapman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Strong Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Strong Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Craig Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Craig Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Cemetery
- Pryor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Pryor Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryor Cemetery
- Crims Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Crims Chapel Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crims Chapel Cemetery
- The Crims Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crims Chapel First Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1859070 <5>
- Hall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
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- Oberthier Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Oberthier Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberthier Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oberthier Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Henderson.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5710 <5>
- Hughes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Bridges Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Bridges Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges Cemetery
- Sugar Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Sugar Hill Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill Cemetery
- Harmony Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lakewood Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Old City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Old City Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City Cemetery
- The Old City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Henderson City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1863053 <5>
- Crow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Crow Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Cemetery
- Hunt Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Hunt Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Myers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin 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 Wright Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wright Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Monroe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Henderson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elderville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Elderville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderville
- Pinehill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pinehill is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehill
- Jacobs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jacobs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
- Tatum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Easton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pirtle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pirtle is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirtle
- Lakeport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Long Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Joinerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Brachfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Brachfield is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brachfield
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Beckville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fredonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fredonia is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Friars
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Friars is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars
- Delray
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Delray is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Center Point is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Rolling Meadows
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Danville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Danville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Sexton City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sexton City is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton City
- New London
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Minden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Clayton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kilgore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Laird Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Wright Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rusk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wright Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beckville
- Henderson
- Tatum
- Tatum lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Wright Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tatum.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatum
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 Wright Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Rusk 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 Wright Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1350608 (Wright Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1350608 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: Rusk
- Est. Elev: 127 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Church Hill
- Location given for Wright Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.2343244 Lon: -94.6802091
- 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 Rusk, 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- Wright 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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