A visit to the Battle Creek 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 Battle Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Battle Creek Cemetery:
32.6335, -99.0398
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Battle Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Battle Creek Cemetery is located in Stephens County<2>.
The county seat for Stephens County is located in Breckenridge. Breckenridge lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northeast of the Battle Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Battle Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Battle Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Battle Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Buck Mtn. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Buck Mtn. Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Mtn. Cemetery
- Plum Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Plum Branch Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Branch Cemetery
- Harpersville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Harpersville Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpersville Cemetery
- Parrish Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Parrish Cemetery is located in Shackelford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish Cemetery
- Brushy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Brushy Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Moran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cauble Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Hart Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
- Post Oak Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Post Oak Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Cemetery
- Lynch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Lynch Cemetery is located in Shackelford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Baker Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- St.s Rest Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The St.s Rest Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St.s Rest Cemetery
- Greer Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Greer Cemetery is located in Shackelford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Cemetery
- Breckenridge Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Breckenridge Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge Cemetery
- The Breckenridge Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Breckenridge Cemetery
- Oaklawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #151483 <5>
- Picketville Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Picketville Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picketville Cemetery
- Reagan Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Reagan Cemetery is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan Cemetery
- Bedford Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Bedford Cemetery is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Cemetery
- Acker Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- The Acker Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acker Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Battle Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Battle Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Eolian
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eolian is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eolian
- Eureka
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Eureka is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Moran
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gunsight ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gunsight is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunsight
- Breckenridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wayland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wayland is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Necessity
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Necessity is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necessity
- Albany
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cisco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Putnam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eastland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- La Casa ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- La Casa is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Casa
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Olden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Caddo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ranger
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Griffin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Griffin is located in Shackelford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Griffin
- Nimrod ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Nimrod is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
- Mangum ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mangum is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
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 Battle Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Stephens County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Battle Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albany
- Baird
- Baird lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Battle Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Baird.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
- Breckenridge
- Cisco
- Eastland
- Eliasville
- Moran
- Olden
- Olden lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Battle Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Olden.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olden
- Putnam
- Putnam lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Battle Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Putnam.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Ranger
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Battle Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Stephens 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 Battle Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1330148 (Battle Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1330148 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: Stephens
- Est. Elev: 388 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Eolian
- Location given for Battle Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.6334563 Lon: -99.0397932
- 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 Stephens, 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- Battle Creek 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. |