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:
33.0558, -96.4068
The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Collin County<1>.
The county seat for Collin County is located in McKinney. McKinney lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the northwest 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 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Bear Creek Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bear Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Abston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Nevada Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- McMinn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Old South Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Prairie Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Backbone Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Josephine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Josephine Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hughes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- New Wylie / Kreymer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Wylie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Parker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Royse City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cemetery
- Fredonia Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Needmore Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Needmore Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore Cemetery
- Tatum Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Farmersville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Housten Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chapman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rike Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Bear Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bear Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Copeville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lavon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nevada
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Josephine
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Clear Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clear Lake is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Wylie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fate
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Royse City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Farmersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Saint Paul
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Saint Paul is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
- Rockwall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mobile City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Caddo Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hendrix
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Clinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Princeton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lucas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lucas is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,819 people
- Sachse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blackland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lowry Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Murphy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Union Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Union Valley is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Biggers ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Biggers is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggers
- Parker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rowlett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Merit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Collin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bear Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Caddo Mills
- Farmersville
- Nevada
- Rockwall
- Rowlett
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 either 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 Collin 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 #1330231 (Bear Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1330231 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: Collin
- Est. Elev: 158 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lavon
- Location given for Bear Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.0559518 Lon: -96.4066511
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Collin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
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