A visit to the Bear 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 Bear Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bear Creek Cemetery:
32.9140, -94.4352
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bear Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Cass County<2>.
The county seat for Cass County is located in Linden. Linden lies just to the north northeast of the Bear Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bear Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Bear Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bear Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Simmons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Lanier Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lockett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Lockett Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockett Cemetery
- Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery
- The Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shiloh Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #850838 <5>
- Henderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Hickory Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pyland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Pyland Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyland Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- The Prospect Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Prospect Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Valley Plains Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Beamer - Davis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Old Union Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Webb Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Old Foundry Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Foundry Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Foundry Cemetery
- Whitaker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rankin Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Rankin Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Cheatham Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Cheatham Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheatham Cemetery
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Center Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Center Hill Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Center Hill Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Bivins.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2845 <5>
- Barnes Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Bear Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bear Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sarber
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sarber is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarber
- Avinger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Linden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kellyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kellyville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
- Lodi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kildare
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jefferson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hughes Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Macedonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Macedonia is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Jackson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Red Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Red Hill is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Bivins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Jenkins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jenkins is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Lone Star
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Pope City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pope City is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope City
- Ore City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Harleton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Marietta
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Baldwin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Huffins
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Huffins is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffins
- Daingerfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Coffeeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Coffeeville is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
- Douglassville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- McLeod
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Atlanta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Branch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Branch is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
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 Bear Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cass County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bear Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Atlanta
- Avinger
- Daingerfield
- Hughes Springs
- Jefferson
- Linden
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 Bear Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Cass 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 Bear Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1330230 (Bear Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1330230 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: Cass
- Est. Elev: 94 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cunningham Creek
- Location given for Bear Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.914023 Lon: -94.4351959
- 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 Cass, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bear 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. |