A visit to the Hanksville 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 Hanksville Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave<1> website: The Hanksville Cemetery (FAG ID #77254)
We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere. We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Hanksville Cemetery ...
Jump to Google Maps centered on the Hanksville Cemetery
The Hanksville Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Loa. Loa lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<3> to the west of the Hanksville Cemetery .
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hanksville Cemetery
Lat: 38.3918° (38° 23' 30")
Lon: -110.6832° (-110° 40' 59")
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Hanksville Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Utah:
- Pages specific to Wayne County:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- From Find-A-Grave:
- The Hanksville Cemetery (FAG ID #77254)
- From Cyndi's List:
- Cemeteries of Utah
- Cemeteries of Wayne County
- Cemetery Junction:
- Directory for Utah
- From FamilySearch:
- Cemeteries Wiki for Utah
- From Interment.net:
- Cemeteries of Utah
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Hanksville Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
- Of Special Interest ...
- The GenDisasters website specializes in newspaper articles about tragedies and disasters. While it makes interesting reading all by itself, it should be of special interest to genealogists and family historians looking for people who were either affected by or directly involved in such tragedies.
- Disaster Stories from Utah
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 7 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Hanksville Cemetery.
- Aldridge [Wayne County] - Historic
- Caineville [Wayne County]
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caineville
- Caineville [Wayne County] lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the west of Hanksville Cemetery
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Caineville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caineville<4>
- Eagle City [Garfield County] - Historic
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- Eagle City [Garfield County] was located 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the south of Hanksville Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eagle City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Giles [Wayne County] - Historic
- Continue List (3 more) ...
- Hanksville [Wayne County]
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanksville
- Hanksville [Wayne County] lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Hanksville Cemetery
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Hanksville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanksville<4>
- Notom [Wayne County] - Historic
- Temple Mountain [Emery County] - Historic
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Mountain
- Temple Mountain [Emery County] was located 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the north of Hanksville Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Temple Mountain. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Hanksville [Wayne County]
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
List of the closest cemeteries ...
We know of 4 cemeteries that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Hanksville Cemetery. The cemeteries are listed in alphabetical order.
All of the following cemeteries are located in Wayne County.
- Caineville Cemetery [Wayne County]
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caineville Cemetery
- Caineville Cemetery lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the west of Hanksville Cemetery.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Caineville Cemetery
- Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #77165<1>
- Esther Fenn Gravesite [Wayne County]
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Esther Fenn Gravesite
- Esther Fenn Gravesite lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Hanksville Cemetery.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Esther Fenn Gravesite
- Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #2539985<1>
- Giles Cemetery [Wayne County]
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Giles Cemetery
- Giles Cemetery lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the west of Hanksville Cemetery.
- Giles Cemetery has also been known as:
- Blue Valley Cemetery
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Giles Cemetery
- Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #109375<1>
- Notom Cemetery [Wayne County]
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Notom Cemetery
- Notom Cemetery lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the west of Hanksville Cemetery.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Notom Cemetery
- Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #109378<1>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
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 try 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 Hanksville Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1450376 (Hanksville Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1450376 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: The Notch
- County: Wayne Elev: 1329
- Location given for GNIS #1450376 (Hanksville Cemetery)
- Lat: 38.3916489 Lon: -110.6834824
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #77254
Other Roadside Stops ...
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Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/
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 Utah's counties, including Wayne, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Hanksville Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3918, Longitude: -110.6832 |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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 have found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |