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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Anton Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Anton Cemetery (FG ID #2148)

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 Anton Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   33.8010°   (33° 48' 3")

Lon:   -102.1723°   (-102° 10' 20")

The Anton Cemetery is located in Hockley County<2>.

The county seat for Hockley County is located in Levelland. Levelland lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the southwest of the Anton Cemetery .

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 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 Anton Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Hockley County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Anton Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 16 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Anton Cemetery.

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

    • Anton
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anton
      • Anton is located in Hockley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,089 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anton <5>
    • Roundup
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundup
      • Roundup is located in Hockley County
    • Spade
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spade
      • Spade is located in Lamb County
    • Whitharral
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitharral have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitharral
      • Whitharral is located in Hockley County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitharral <5>
    • Shallowater
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Littlefield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littlefield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield
      • Littlefield is located in Lamb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,755 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littlefield <5>
    • Smyer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyer
      • Smyer is located in Hockley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyer <5>
    • Hart Camp ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hart Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Camp
      • Hart Camp is located in Lamb County
    • Fieldton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fieldton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldton
      • Fieldton is located in Lamb County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fieldton <5>
    • Opdyke West
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Opdyke West have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opdyke West
      • Opdyke West is located in Hockley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
    • Reese Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reese Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese Village
      • Reese Village is located in Lubbock County
    • Cotton Center
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Center
      • Cotton Center is located in Hale County
    • Continue List   (4 more) ...
      • Levelland
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Levelland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levelland
        • Levelland is located in Hockley County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,497 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Levelland <5>
      • Abernathy
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • New Deal
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Deal have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Deal
        • New Deal is located in Lubbock County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
      • Amherst
        (20 miles [32.2 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 Anton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hockley County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 18 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Anton Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Whitharral Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitharral Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Whitharral Cemetery is located in Hockley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitharral Cemetery
    • Littlefield Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Littlefield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Littlefield Cemetery is located in Lamb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Littlefield Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Lamb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Levelland Municipal Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Amherst Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amherst Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Amherst Cemetery is located in Lamb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amherst Cemetery
    • Resthaven Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Resthaven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Resthaven Cemetery is located in Lubbock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Resthaven Cemetery
    • Resthaven Memorial Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Center Plains Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Phillips Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Phillips Cemetery is located in Hockley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Phillips Cemetery
    • Strip / Pearce Chapel Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • The Strip / Pearce Chapel Cemetery is located in Hale County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Strip / Pearce Chapel Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Abernathy.
      • The Strip / Pearce Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pearce Chapel Cemetery
      • Strip Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strip / Pearce Chapel Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7115 <1>
    • Hale Center Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hale Center Cemetery is located in Hale County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hale Center Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Hale Center.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hale Center Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4017 <1>
    • Ropesville Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ropesville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ropesville Cemetery is located in Hockley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ropesville Cemetery
    • Continue List   (6 more) ...
      • City of Lubbock Cemetery
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • The City of Lubbock Cemetery is located in Lubbock County
        • The City of Lubbock Cemetery has also been known as:
        • East Lawn Memorial Gardens
        • Eastlawn Memorial Gardens
        • Lubbock City Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the City of Lubbock Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #151541 <1>
      • Olton Cemetery
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Olton Cemetery is located in Lamb County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olton Cemetery
      • Sudan Cemetery
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sudan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sudan Cemetery is located in Lamb County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sudan Cemetery
      • Bula Cemetery
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Bula Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Bula Cemetery is located in Bailey County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bula Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1991244 <1>
      • Halfway Cemetery
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Halfway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Halfway Cemetery is located in Hale County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Halfway Cemetery
      • Meadow Cemetery
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meadow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Meadow Cemetery is located in Terry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meadow Cemetery

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

    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 Anton Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1372311  (Anton Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1372311 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: Anton
      • County: Hockley         Elev: 1033
      • Location given for GNIS #1372311 (Anton Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #2148

    The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Hockley, 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 Anton Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8010, Longitude: -102.1723    
    <4>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>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.
    <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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