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A visit to the Longhorn Cemetery ...


The location of the Longhorn Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: 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 Longhorn Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   32.8812°   (32° 52' 52")

Lon:   -96.4178°   (-96° 25' 4")

The Longhorn Cemetery is located in Rockwall County<2>.

The county seat for Rockwall County is located in Rockwall. Rockwall lies just to the north northwest of the Longhorn Cemetery .

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 websites either 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 Longhorn Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Rockwall County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Longhorn Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Longhorn Cemetery.

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

    • Mobile City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile City
      • Mobile City is located in Rockwall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
    • McLendon - Chisholm
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLendon - Chisholm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLendon - Chisholm
      • McLendon - Chisholm is located in Rockwall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
    • Rockwall
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwall
      • Rockwall is located in Rockwall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,415 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwall <4>
    • Heath
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heath have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
      • Heath is located in Kaufman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,718 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heath <4>
    • Fate
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fate
      • Fate is located in Rockwall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,434 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fate <4>
    • Royse City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Rowlett
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowlett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlett
      • Rowlett is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,388 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowlett <4>
    • Sunnyvale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyvale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyvale
      • Sunnyvale is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,066 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunnyvale <4>
    • Forney
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Lawrence
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
      • Lawrence is located in Kaufman County
    • Poetry
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poetry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poetry
      • Poetry is located in Kaufman County
    • Union Valley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
      • Union Valley is located in Hunt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Lavon
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lavon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavon
        • Lavon is located in Collin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavon <4>
      • Nevada
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Sachse
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sachse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sachse
        • Sachse is located in Collin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,964 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sachse <4>
      • Centerville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
        • Centerville is located in Dallas County
      • Mesquite
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mesquite have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesquite
        • Mesquite is located in Dallas County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 138,916 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mesquite <4>
      • Terrell
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Wylie
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wylie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie
        • Wylie is located in Collin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,467 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wylie <4>
      • Garland
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Talty
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talty
        • Talty is located in Kaufman County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,883 people
      • Josephine
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Josephine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
        • Josephine is located in Collin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,545 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Josephine <4>
      • Saint Paul
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
        • Saint Paul is located in Collin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
      • Copeville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeville
        • Copeville is located in Collin County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copeville <4>
      • Hendrix
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
        • Hendrix is located in Hunt County
      • Murphy
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
        • Murphy is located in Collin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,844 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murphy <4>

    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 Longhorn Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rockwall County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Longhorn Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Clark Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clark Cemetery is located in Rockwall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
    • Kaiser Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kaiser Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kaiser Cemetery is located in Rockwall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kaiser Cemetery
    • Peck Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Peck Cemetery is located in Rockwall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peck Cemetery
    • Chisholm Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chisholm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chisholm Cemetery is located in Rockwall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chisholm Cemetery
    • Rockwall Memorial Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Rockwall Memorial Cemetery is located in Rockwall County
      • The Rockwall Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old City Cemetery
      • Rockwall Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rockwall Memorial Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #667788 <6>
    • Blackland Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Parker Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fredonia Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Fredonia Hill Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Fredonia Hill Cemetery is located in Rockwall County
      • The Fredonia Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Nathan Butler Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fredonia Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3691 <6>
    • McShan Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McShan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McShan Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McShan Cemetery
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Rowlett Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rowlett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rowlett Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rowlett Cemetery
    • Pleasant Spring Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Spring Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Spring Cemetery
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Big A Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big A Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Big A Cemetery is located in Dallas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big A Cemetery
      • Lyons Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lyons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lyons Cemetery is located in Dallas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lyons Cemetery
      • Royse City Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Cottonwood Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cottonwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Dallas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cottonwood Cemetery
      • Myers Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Myers Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Myers Cemetery is located in Dallas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Myers Cemetery
      • West Family Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the West Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The West Family Cemetery is located in Dallas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Family Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2653322 <6>
      • Hillcrest Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
      • Prairie View Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Prairie View Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie View Cemetery
      • Dry Creek Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dry Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Dry Creek Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dry Creek Cemetery
      • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

    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 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 Longhorn Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1340526  (Longhorn Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1340526 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: Rockwall
      • County: Rockwall         Elev: 164
      • Location given for GNIS #1340526 (Longhorn Cemetery)

    The official website for Rockwall County: www.rockwallcountytexas.com/

    The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

    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 Rockwall, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Longhorn Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8812, Longitude: -96.4178       In this case, the coordinates for the Longhorn Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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.
    <7>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.




 

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