A visit to the Adams Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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 Adams Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Adams Cemetery:
27.8997, -97.9783
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Adams Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Adams Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County<2>.
The county seat for Jim Wells County is located in Alice. Alice lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Adams Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 18 miles [29 km] of the Adams Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Adams Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Reynolds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- McNeill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The McNeill Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeill Cemetery
- Wade Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
- Dilworth Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Dilworth Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilworth Cemetery
- Amargosa Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Amargosa Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amargosa Cemetery
- Rose Lawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Rose Lawn Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lawn Cemetery
- Villareal Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Villareal Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villareal Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Old Ranch Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Ranch Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ranch Cemetery
- Alice Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Alice Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Alice Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Alice.
- The Alice Cemetery has also been known as:
- Alice Fraternal Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #318160 <5>
- Fraternal Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Fraternal Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraternal Cemetery
- Lattas Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Lattas Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattas Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Banquete Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Old San Patricio Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Descanso Eterno Cemetery No. 2
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Descanso Eterno Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tom Mathis Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Tom Mathis Cemetery is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Mathis Cemetery
- The Tom Mathis Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mathis Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5071 <5>
- Garcia Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- San Jose Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Calaveras Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- The Calaveras Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calaveras Cemetery
- Cenizo Hill Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Cenizo Hill Cemetery is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cenizo Hill Cemetery
- The Cenizo Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- McNabb Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2859 <5>
- Cenzo Hill Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Cenzo Hill Cemetery is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cenzo Hill Cemetery
- Lagarto Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- The Lagarto Cemetery is located in Live Oak County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagarto Cemetery
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 Adams Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Adams Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Alfred - South La Paloma
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Westdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Westdale is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westdale
- Orange Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- K-Bar Ranch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- K-Bar Ranch is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for K-Bar Ranch
- Casa Blanca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Casa Blanca is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Blanca
- Owl Ranch - Amargosa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Owl Ranch - Amargosa is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Ranch - Amargosa
- Water City Estates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Water City Estates is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water City Estates
- Water City Estates has also been known as:
- Water City Estates Colonia
- Agua Dulce
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rancho Banquete
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rancho Banquete is located in Nueces County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Banquete
- Sandy Hollow - Escondidas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sandia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alice
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bluntzer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bluntzer is located in Nueces County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluntzer
- Pernitas Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pernitas Point is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pernitas Point
- Banquete
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rancho Alegre
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rancho Alegre is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Alegre
- San Patricio
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- San Patricio is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Patricio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
- Lake City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lake City is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Alice Acres
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alice Acres is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice Acres
- Alice Acres has also been known as:
- Alice Acres Colonia
- Paisano
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Paisano is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paisano
- Paisano has also been known as:
- Paisano Park Colonia
- Paisano Park
- Edgewater - Paisano
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewater - Paisano is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater - Paisano
- Lakeside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeside is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Loma Linda East
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Loma Linda East is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Linda East
- Loma Linda East has also been known as:
- Loma Linda East Colonia
- Coyote Acres
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coyote Acres is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Acres
- Coyote Acres has also been known as:
- Coyote Acres Colonia
- Mathis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Adams Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jim Wells County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Adams 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 Adams Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Jim Wells County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
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 Adams Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1329205 (Adams Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1329205 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Jim Wells
- Est. Elev: 62 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Orange Grove
- Location given for Adams Cemetery:
- Lat: 27.8997424 Lon: -97.9783342
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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 Jim Wells, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Adams Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <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. |
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