A visit to the Balch Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Balch Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Balch Cemetery (FG ID #1202557).
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 Balch Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Balch Cemetery:
32.4044, -97.2155
The Balch Cemetery is located in Johnson County<2>.
The county seat for Johnson County is located in Cleburne. Cleburne lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Balch Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Balch Cemetery.
Establishment of the Balch Cemetery ...
The Balch Cemetery was established in 1852.
Name Variations for Balch Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Balch Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Balch Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Balch Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Duke Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Duke Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke Cemetery
- Old Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Old Hill Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hill Cemetery
- Cahill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cahill Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahill Cemetery
- Buel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Center League Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Barnesville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Barnesville Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville Cemetery
- Keene Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Antioch Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Antioch Rest Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Rest Cemetery
- Marystown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Flat Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Grandview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Grandview Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Greenacres Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lightfoot Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cleburne Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Boatright Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Boatright Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boatright Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Odom Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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]<3> of the Balch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Balch Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Alvarado
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Coyote Flats
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Egan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Venus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Keene
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cuba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lillian
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Briaroaks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Briaroaks is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briaroaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Cross Timber
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grandview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cleburne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Auburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Joshua
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Retta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Retta is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retta
- Parker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mansfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Burleson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Rendon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Maypearl
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Midlothian
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Britton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Britton is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
- Rio Vista
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crowley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Covington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
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 Balch Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Johnson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Balch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alvarado
- Burleson
- Cleburne
- Joshua
- Maypearl
- Midlothian
- Rio Vista
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 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 Balch Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Johnson 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 Balch Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1202557
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 Johnson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Balch 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |