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A visit to the Acton 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 Acton Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Acton 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 Acton Cemetery

Lat:   32.4401°   (32° 26' 24")

Lon:   -97.6842°   (-97° 41' 3")

The Acton Cemetery is located in Hood County<2>.

The county seat for Hood County is located in Granbury. Granbury lies just to the west of the Acton Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Acton Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Elm Flat Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elm Flat Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elm Flat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Elm Flat Cemetery is located in Hood County
  • Granbury Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Granbury Cemetery
    • The Granbury Cemetery is located in Hood County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Granbury Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Granbury.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3884 <5>
  • Kristenstad Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kristenstad Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kristenstad Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kristenstad Cemetery is located in Hood County
  • Ft. Spunky Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Spunky Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Spunky Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ft. Spunky Cemetery is located in Hood County
  • Cresson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cresson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cresson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cresson Cemetery is located in Johnson County
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 Hood County
  • Unity Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Unity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Unity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Unity Cemetery is located in Johnson County
  • Long Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Long Creek Cemetery is located in Hood County
  • Thorp Spring Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thorp Spring Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thorp Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thorp Spring Cemetery is located in Hood County
  • Brushy Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brushy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brushy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brushy Cemetery is located in Hood County
  • Mitchell Bend Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitchell Bend Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mitchell Bend Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mitchell Bend Cemetery is located in Hood County
  • Lone Cottonwood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Cottonwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Cottonwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lone Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Johnson County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Godley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Godley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Godley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Godley Cemetery is located in Johnson County
    • Baker Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Baker Cemetery is located in Parker County
    • Herring Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Herring Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Herring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Herring Cemetery is located in Hood County
    • Hopewell Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
      • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Somervell County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hopewell Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Glen Rose.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1964312 <5>
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Hood County
    • Old Bethany Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Bethany Cemetery
      • The Old Bethany Cemetery is located in Johnson County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Bethany Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Godley.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5729 <5>
    • Powell Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Powell Cemetery is located in Hood County
    • Squaw Creek Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Squaw Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Squaw Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Squaw Creek Cemetery is located in Somervell County
    • Oldham Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oldham Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oldham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oldham Cemetery is located in Somervell County
    • Goforth Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goforth Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goforth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Goforth Cemetery is located in Tarrant County
    • Day - Radcliff Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Day - Radcliff Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Day - Radcliff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Day - Radcliff Cemetery is located in Parker County

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 Acton Cemetery.

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

  • DeCordova
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeCordova
    • DeCordova is located in Hood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,108 people
  • Acton
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Pecan Plantation
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Plantation
    • Pecan Plantation is located in Hood County
  • Brazos Bend
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brazos Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Bend
    • Brazos Bend is located in Hood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
  • Cresson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cresson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresson
    • Cresson is located in Hood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cresson <6>
  • Granbury
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Fort Spunky
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Spunky. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spunky
    • Fort Spunky is located in Hood County
  • Godley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Oak Trail Shores
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Trail Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Trail Shores
    • Oak Trail Shores is located in Hood County
  • Rainbow
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainbow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow
    • Rainbow is located in Somervell County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainbow <6>
  • Nemo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nemo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
    • Nemo is located in Somervell County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nemo <6>
  • Hill City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
    • Hill City is located in Hood County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bono
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bono. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
      • Bono is located in Johnson County
    • Tolar
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Glen Rose
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Annetta South
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annetta South have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta South
      • Annetta South is located in Parker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 579 people
    • Paluxy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paluxy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paluxy
      • Paluxy is located in Hood County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paluxy <6>
    • Joshua
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joshua have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua
      • Joshua is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,202 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joshua <6>
    • Saint Francis Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Francis Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis Village
      • Saint Francis Village is located in Tarrant County
    • Eulogy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulogy
      • Eulogy is located in Bosque County
    • Cleburne
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Primrose
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Primrose. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
      • Primrose is located in Tarrant County
    • Aledo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aledo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aledo
      • Aledo is located in Parker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aledo <6>
    • Annetta
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta
      • Annetta is located in Parker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,319 people
    • Dennis
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)

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 Acton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hood County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Acton 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 Acton Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1329193  (Acton Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1329193 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: Acton
    • County: Hood         Elev: 228
    • Location given for GNIS #1329193 (Acton Cemetery)

The official website for Hood County: www.co.hood.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 Hood, 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 Acton Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4401, Longitude: -97.6842       In this case, the coordinates for the Acton 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>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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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