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A visit to the Aurora 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 Aurora Cemetery ...

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

33.0529, -97.5009

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

The Aurora Cemetery is located in Wise County<2>.

The county seat for Wise County is located in Decatur. Decatur lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Aurora Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Aurora Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Aurora Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Stokes Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Stokes Cemetery is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes Cemetery
  • Pope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Pope Cemetery is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Cemetery
  • Deep Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Deep Creek Cemetery is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek Cemetery
  • Boyd Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Annaville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Annaville Cemetery is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annaville Cemetery
  • Arkansas Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Arkansas Cemetery is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas Cemetery
  • Keeter Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Keeter Cemetery is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeter Cemetery
  • Azleland Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Azleland Memorial Park is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azleland Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Azleland Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Azle.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #814160 <5>
  • Nelson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Nelson Cemetery is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
  • Sand Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
  • Garvin Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Garvin Cemetery is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garvin Cemetery
    • The Garvin Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Garvin UMC Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2144354 <5>
  • Trimble Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Opal Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jay Bird / Union Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Jay Bird / Union Grove Cemetery is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Bird / Union Grove Cemetery
      • The Jay Bird / Union Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Jay Bird Cemetery
      • Jaybird Cemetery
      • Union Grove Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4496 <5>
    • Annas Chapel Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Annas Chapel Cemetery is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annas Chapel Cemetery
    • Reynolds Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
    • Smith - Frazier Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Sams - Burnett - Mennerly Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Sams - Burnett - Mennerly Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
      • The Sams - Burnett - Mennerly Cemetery is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams - Burnett - Mennerly Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sams - Burnett - Mennerly Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Justin.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1837920 <5>
    • Sweets Chapel Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Sweets Chapel Cemetery is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweets Chapel Cemetery
    • Akain Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Akain Cemetery is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akain 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 Aurora Cemetery.

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

  • Aurora
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Rhome
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Newark
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Briar
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Briar is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar
  • Boyd
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pecan Acres
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Pecan Acres is located in Tarrant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Acres
  • New Fairview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • New Fairview is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairview
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
    • Former name for New Fairview:
    • Fairview
  • Herman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Herman is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
  • Reno
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Reno is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,473 people
  • Bluett
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bluett is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluett
  • Pelican Bay
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Pelican Bay is located in Tarrant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Bay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,100 people
  • Azle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Azle is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,607 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Azle <6>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Sanctuary
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Sanctuary is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanctuary
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
    • Eagle Mountain
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Eagle Mountain is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mountain
    • Haslet
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Springtown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Justin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • DISH
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • DISH is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DISH
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
    • Paradise
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Decatur
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Elizabethtown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Elizabethtown is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
    • Northlake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Ponder
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Stony
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Stony is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony
    • Goshen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Goshen is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Lakeside
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Lakeside is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,586 people
    • Saginaw
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Corral City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Corral City is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corral City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people

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 Aurora Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wise County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Decatur
  • Paradise
  • Rhome
  • Saginaw

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Aurora Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Wise 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 Aurora Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1329843  (Aurora Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1329843 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: Wise
      • Est. Elev: 244 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Boyd
      • Location given for Aurora Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.0529008     Lon: -97.5008559
      • 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 Wise, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Aurora 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.