A visit to the Alexander 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 Alexander Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Alexander Cemetery:
33.3545, -96.6088
The Alexander Cemetery is located in Collin County<1>.
The county seat for Collin County is located in McKinney. McKinney lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south of the Alexander Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Alexander Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Alexander Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Alexander Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Coffman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Baker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mugg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lair Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Lair Cemetery is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lair Cemetery
- Warden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mantua Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Simpson Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Culwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Melissa Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Smallwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Wilson Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Van Alstyne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Elliott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- McDonald Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Forbis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cottage Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brinlee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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]<2> of the Alexander Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Alexander Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Anna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mantua ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mantua is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Weston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Roland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Melissa
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Van Alstyne
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Parris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Valdasta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Westminster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sedalia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rhea Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Altoga
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cannon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cannon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Howe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Celina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- McKinney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- New Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- New Hope is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
- Gunter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Biggers ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Biggers is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggers
- Blue Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pilot Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Prosper
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lowry Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Princeton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tom Bean
(13 miles [20.9 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 Alexander Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Collin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Alexander Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Celina
- Howe
- McKinney
- Tom Bean
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 professional and volunteer 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 Alexander Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Collin 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 Alexander Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1350973 (Alexander Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1350973 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: Collin
- Est. Elev: 198 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Anna
- Location given for Alexander Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.3542791 Lon: -96.6083235
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Collin, 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' (or 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- Alexander 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. |
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