A visit to the Zavalla Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Zavalla Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Zavalla Cemetery (FG ID #665316).
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 Zavalla Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Zavalla Cemetery:
31.1576, -94.4318
The Zavalla Cemetery is located in Angelina County<2>.
The county seat for Angelina County is located in Lufkin. Lufkin lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the northwest of the Zavalla Cemetery .
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Name Variations for Zavalla Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
We have seen the following variation for Zavalla Cemetery:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Zavalla Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Zavalla Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Townsend Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Poland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Polano Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Polano Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polano Cemetery
- Barge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McNiel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The McNiel Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNiel Cemetery
- McNeil Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ozias Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cameron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dunkin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Concord Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Boykin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shawnee Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Johnson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Kitchens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cassels Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harnington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Harnington Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harnington Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Tom Havard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dunk Havard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- William Havard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Graham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Mott Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cochran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Cochran Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran 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 Zavalla Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Zavalla Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Zavalla
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Nancy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dolan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dolan is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan
- Boynton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Manning ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Manning is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Martin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Oak Flat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Flat is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flat
- Zana ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Huntington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Parker Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Parker Point is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Point
- Broaddus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bald Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bald Hill is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Hill
- White City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- White City is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Rocky Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beulah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Beulah is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Ewing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Etoile
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Thomas Crossing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Thomas Crossing is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Crossing
- Alco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alco is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
- Dunagan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Homer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Colmesneil
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Harveytown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Prairie Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Prairie Grove is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
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 Zavalla Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Angelina County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Zavalla Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Zavalla Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Angelina 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 Zavalla Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #665316
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Angelina, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Zavalla 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. |