About Nelson Cemetery
Nelson Cemetery is a cemetery near Rusk, Cherokee County, Texas. It lies about 4.6 mi north of Rusk. The grounds sit at about 400 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1363665. The nearest other listed cemetery is Russell Cemetery, about 0.7 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is Wallace Thompson Funeral Home in Rusk, about 4.4 mi away. It is one of 132 cemeteries we list in Cherokee County, and 48 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 2 of the 132 listings in Cherokee County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Rusk. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
31.73323, -95.17383
What Nelson Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Russell CemeteryRusk, TXCemetery0.7 mi
- Moseley CemeteryRusk, TXCemetery1.0 mi
- Mosley CemeteryRusk, TXCemetery1.0 mi
- Russell CemeteryRusk, TXCemetery1.3 mi
- Salem CemeteryRusk, TXCemetery2.7 mi
- Parks CemeteryRusk, TXCemetery3.4 mi
- Smith CemeteryAlto, TXCemetery3.6 mi
- Cedar Hill CemeteryRusk, TXCemetery4.2 mi
- Weems CemeteryRusk, TXCemetery4.3 mi
- Berry CemeteryRusk, TXCemetery4.5 mi
Funeral homes near Nelson Cemetery
- Wallace Thompson Funeral Home4.4 miFuneral home · Rusk · (903) 683-2222
- Allen Funeral Service, Inc.8.5 miFuneral home · Alto · (936) 858-4111
- Autry Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · Jacksonville · (903) 586-6262
- Boren-Conner Funeral Home16 miFuneral home · Jacksonville · (903) 586-2213
- Williams Funeral Home17 miFuneral home · Jacksonville · (903) 586-0132
- Mercy-McGowan Funeral Home17 miFuneral home · Jacksonville · (903) 586-4698
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