A visit to the Afton 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 Afton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Afton Cemetery:
32.8943, -100.2299
The Afton Cemetery is located in Fisher County<1>.
The county seat for Fisher County is located in Roby. Roby lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the southwest of the Afton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Afton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 23 miles [37 km] of the Afton Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Afton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- North Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The North Cemetery is located in Fisher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- North Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hamlin Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fisher Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dowell Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rotan Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Roby Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Roby Cemetery is located in Fisher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Stonewall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Sylvester Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rayner Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Aspermont Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- The Aspermont Cemetery is located in Stonewall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspermont Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Anderson Chapel Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sardis Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Old Glory Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Glory Cemetery is located in Stonewall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Glory Cemetery
- Shadle Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- The Shadle Cemetery is located in Stonewall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadle Cemetery
- Capron Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- The Capron Cemetery is located in Haskell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capron Cemetery
- Grady Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- The Grady Cemetery is located in Fisher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady Cemetery
- Hobbs Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Palava Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Afton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Afton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Royston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hamlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- McCaulley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- McCaulley is located in Fisher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaulley
- Flat Top
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sylvester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rotan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Roby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Radium
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Tuxedo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Aspermont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Double Mountain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Old Glory
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Sagerton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Anson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hobbs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Capitola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stamford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
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 Afton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fisher County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Afton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Anson
- Aspermont
- Avoca
- Radium
- Roby
- Roby lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the Southwest (SW) of the Afton Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Roby.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby
- Rotan
- Rule
- Rule lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the Northeast (NE) of the Afton Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rule.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rule
- Stamford
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 Afton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Fisher 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 Afton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1329243 (Afton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1329243 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: Fisher
- Est. Elev: 552 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hamlin NW
- Location given for Afton Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.8942722 Lon: -100.2298264
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Fisher, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Afton Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Flat Top and Old Glory. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |