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A visit to the Beck Prairie 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 Beck Prairie Cemetery ...

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

31.0863, -96.5978

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

The Beck Prairie Cemetery is located in Robertson County<2>.

The county seat for Robertson County is located in Franklin. Franklin lies just to the east southeast of the Beck Prairie Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Beck Prairie Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Beck Prairie Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Anderson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Anderson Cemetery is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
  • Tidwell Prairie Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Little Mississippi Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Webb Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Webb Cemetery is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
  • Owensville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Owensville Cemetery is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville Cemetery
  • Cotton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Cotton Cemetery is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Cemetery
  • Chapel Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
  • Cloverleaf Rest Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Harper Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Harper Cemetery is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • St. Mary Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
    • Bremond Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Bremond Cemetery is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremond Cemetery
    • Sunnyside Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
    • Calvert Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Calvert Cemetery is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvert Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Calvert.
      • The Calvert Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Calvert City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #191821 <5>
    • Elliot Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Elliot Cemetery is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot Cemetery
    • East Boone Prairie Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Macedonia Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
    • Calvert Beauty Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Calvert Beauty Cemetery is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert Beauty Cemetery
    • Hale Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hale Cemetery is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Beck Prairie Cemetery.

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

  • Owensville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Owensville is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville
  • Hammond
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Hammond is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
  • Franklin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bremond
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Calvert
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Elliot
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Elliot is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
  • New Baden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Bald Prairie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bald Prairie is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Prairie
  • Baileyville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Baileyville is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
  • Crossroads
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Crossroads is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
  • Hearne
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Hearne is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearne
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,340 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hearne <6>
  • Reagan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Port Sullivan ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Port Sullivan is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sullivan
    • Highbank
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Highbank is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank
    • Kosse
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Kosse is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosse
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kosse <6>
    • Jones Prairie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jones Prairie is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Prairie
    • Branchville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Branchville is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
    • Ridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Ridge is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
    • Wilderville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Wilderville is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderville
    • Wheelock
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Stranger
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Stranger is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stranger
    • Maysfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)

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 Beck Prairie Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Robertson County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bremond
  • Calvert
    • Calvert lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Beck Prairie Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Calvert.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert
  • Franklin
  • Gause
    • Gause lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Beck Prairie Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gause.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gause
  • Hearne
  • Kosse
    • Kosse lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Beck Prairie Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kosse.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosse
  • Marquez
    • Marquez lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Beck Prairie Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Marquez.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquez
  • Rosebud
  • Thornton

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 Beck Prairie Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Robertson 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 Beck Prairie Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1351740  (Beck Prairie Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1351740 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: Robertson
      • Est. Elev: 127 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Owensville
      • Location given for Beck Prairie Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.0862953     Lon: -96.5977503
      • 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 Robertson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Beck Prairie 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.