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A visit to the Arcola - Fresno 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 Arcola - Fresno Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Arcola - Fresno Cemetery:

29.5247, -95.4536

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Arcola - Fresno Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Arcola - Fresno Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County<2>.

The county seat for Fort Bend County is located in Richmond. Richmond lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Arcola - Fresno Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Arcola - Fresno Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Arcola - Fresno Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Dewalt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Dewalt Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewalt Cemetery
  • Iowa Colony Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Houston Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Houston Memorial Garden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
  • Booth Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Manvel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Paradise South Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Paradise South Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Dagg Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Beth Jacob Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Woods Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Woods Cemetery is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woods Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Sandy Point.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7745 <5>
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    • Cementerio San Isidro Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Sandy Point Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Old Settlers Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Old Settlers Cemetery is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Settlers Cemetery
      • The Old Settlers Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old Pearland Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5782 <5>
    • Garden of Angels Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Resurrection Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Resurrection Cemetery is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resurrection Cemetery
      • The Resurrection Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Resurrection Garden
    • South Park Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Emanuel Memorial Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Emanuel Memorial Park is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel Memorial Park
    • Riceville Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Riceville Cemetery is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Arcola - Fresno Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Arcola - Fresno Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Arcola
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Arcola is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,775 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcola <6>
  • Fresno
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hawdon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Hawdon is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawdon
    • Hawdon has also been known as:
    • Hawdon Junction
  • Sienna Plantation
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sienna Plantation is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sienna Plantation
  • Juliff
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Juliff is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juliff
  • Iowa Colony
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Iowa Colony is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Colony
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,888 people
  • Fairway Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Fairway Village is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Village
  • Missouri City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Trammels
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Trammels is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammels
  • Manvel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Manvel is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manvel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,867 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manvel <6>
  • Post Oak Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Post Oak Village is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Village
  • Dewalt
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Dewalt is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewalt
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Canterbury Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Canterbury Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
    • Cambridge Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Cambridge Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Village
    • Fifth Street
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Fifth Street is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifth Street
    • West Oaks Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • West Oaks Village is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
    • Stafford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Sandy Point
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Sandy Point is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
    • Westwood Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Westwood Village is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
    • Brookside Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Missouri City Estates
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Missouri City Estates is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri City Estates
    • First Colony
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • First Colony is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Colony
    • Thompsons
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Pearland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Rosharon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Meadows Place
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Meadows Place is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Place
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,813 people
    • Sugar Land
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Booth
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

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 Arcola - Fresno Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fort Bend County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Arcola - Fresno 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 Arcola - Fresno Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Fort Bend 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 Arcola - Fresno Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1329661  (Arcola-Fresno Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1329661 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: Fort Bend
      • Est. Elev: 21 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Almeda
      • Location given for Arcola-Fresno Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.5246803     Lon: -95.4535528
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    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 Fort Bend, 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 from Point A (ie- Arcola - Fresno 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.