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A visit to the Able Cemetery ...

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 Able Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Able Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   33.7987°   (33° 47' 55")

Lon:   -97.3989°   (-97° 23' 56")

The Able Cemetery is located in Cooke County<2>.

The county seat for Cooke County is located in Gainesville. Gainesville lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the southeast of the Able Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Able Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Scanland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scanland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scanland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Scanland Cemetery is located in Cooke County
  • Coker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Coker Cemetery is located in Cooke County
  • Roberts Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberts Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roberts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Roberts Cemetery is located in Cooke County
  • Brushy Mound Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brushy Mound Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brushy Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brushy Mound Cemetery is located in Cooke County
  • Leon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Leon Cemetery is located in Love County (OK)
  • Barlow Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barlow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barlow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Barlow Cemetery is located in Cooke County
  • Jimtown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jimtown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jimtown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jimtown Cemetery is located in Love County (OK)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Williams Cemetery is located in Cooke County
  • Mountain Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mountain Creek Cemetery is located in Montague County
  • Hayes Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hayes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hayes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hayes Cemetery is located in Cooke County
  • Murrell Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murrell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Murrell Cemetery is located in Montague County
  • Reed Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Reed Cemetery is located in Montague County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Bear Head Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bear Head Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bear Head Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bear Head Cemetery is located in Cooke County
    • Weaver Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weaver Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weaver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Weaver Cemetery is located in Cooke County
    • Union Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Montague County
    • Mountain Park Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Park Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mountain Park Cemetery is located in Montague County
    • Van Syke Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Syke Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Van Syke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Van Syke Cemetery is located in Cooke County
    • Burneyville Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burneyville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burneyville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Burneyville Cemetery is located in Love County (OK)
    • Rubottom Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rubottom Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rubottom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rubottom Cemetery is located in Love County (OK)
    • Courtney Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Courtney Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Courtney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Courtney Cemetery is located in Love County (OK)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Montague County
    • Box Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Box Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Box Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Box Cemetery is located in Love County (OK)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Able Cemetery.

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

  • Marysville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
    • Marysville is located in Cooke County
  • Jimtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
    • Jimtown is located in Love County (OK)
  • Leon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
    • Leon is located in Love County (OK)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <5>
  • Illinois Bend
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois Bend
    • Illinois Bend is located in Montague County
  • Burneyville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Jo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Jo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Jo
    • Saint Jo is located in Montague County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,032 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Jo <5>
  • Muenster
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Bonita
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bonita. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
    • Bonita is located in Montague County
  • Myra
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Thackerville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thackerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thackerville
    • Thackerville is located in Love County (OK)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thackerville <5>
  • Petersburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Petersburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
    • Petersburg is located in Jefferson County (OK)
  • Lindsay
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Hardy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
      • Hardy is located in Montague County
    • Spanish Fort
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Fort
      • Spanish Fort is located in Montague County
    • Dye
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dye. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
      • Dye is located in Montague County
    • Hood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
      • Hood is located in Cooke County
    • Orr
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
      • Orr is located in Love County (OK)
    • Gainesville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
      • Gainesville is located in Cooke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,876 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <5>
    • Marietta
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Nocona
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Rowland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
      • Rowland is located in Montague County
    • Montague
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Forestburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hynds City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hynds City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynds City
      • Hynds City is located in Montague County

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 Able Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cooke County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Able Cemetery:

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 Able Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1350854  (Able Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1350854 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: Leon South
    • County: Cooke         Elev: 246
    • Location given for GNIS #1350854 (Able Cemetery)

The official website for Cooke County: www.co.cooke.tx.us/

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 Cooke, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Able Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7987, Longitude: -97.3989       In this case, the coordinates for the Able Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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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