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A visit to the Becton Cemetery ...



Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Becton Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Becton Cemetery

Lat:   33.7917°   (33° 47' 30")

Lon:   -101.6303°   (-101° 37' 49")

The Becton Cemetery is located in Lubbock County<1>.

The county seat for Lubbock County is located in Lubbock. Lubbock lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the southwest of the Becton Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Becton Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Lubbock County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Becton Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 16 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Becton Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Becton Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Becton
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becton
      • Becton is located in Lubbock County
    • Heckville ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heckville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckville
      • Heckville is located in Lubbock County
    • Estacado ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estacado
      • Estacado is located in Crosby County
    • Petersburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Idalou
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Farmer
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
      • Farmer is located in Crosby County
    • Lorenzo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lorenzo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzo
      • Lorenzo is located in Crosby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lorenzo <4>
    • Kitalou
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitalou
      • Kitalou is located in Lubbock County
    • New Deal
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Deal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Deal
      • New Deal is located in Lubbock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
    • Abernathy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Cone
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Canyon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
      • Canyon is located in Lubbock County
    • Continue List   (4 more) ...
      • Ralls
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Savage ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
        • Savage is located in Crosby County
      • Buffalo Springs
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
        • Buffalo Springs is located in Lubbock County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
      • Ransom Canyon
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ransom Canyon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom Canyon
        • Ransom Canyon is located in Lubbock County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,126 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ransom Canyon <4>

    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 Becton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lubbock County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km] of the Becton Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Estacado Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Petersburg Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Petersburg Cemetery is located in Hale County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Petersburg Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Petersburg.
      • The Petersburg Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Veterans Memorial Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Petersburg Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #150702 <6>
    • Idalou Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Lorenzo Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Strip / Pearce Chapel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Strip / Pearce Chapel Cemetery is located in Hale County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Strip / Pearce Chapel Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the west of Abernathy.
      • The Strip / Pearce Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pearce Chapel Cemetery
      • Strip Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strip / Pearce Chapel Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7115 <6>
    • West Side Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Side Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Side Cemetery is located in Crosby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Side Cemetery
    • Cone Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cone Cemetery is located in Crosby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cone Cemetery
    • Ralls Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Ralls Cemetery is located in Crosby County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ralls Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Ralls.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ralls Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #229638 <6>
    • Old Emma Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Emma Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Emma Cemetery is located in Crosby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Emma Cemetery
    • City of Lubbock Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • The City of Lubbock Cemetery is located in Lubbock County
      • The City of Lubbock Cemetery has also been known as:
      • East Lawn Memorial Gardens
      • Eastlawn Memorial Gardens
      • Lubbock City Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the City of Lubbock Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #151541 <6>
    • Resthaven Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Resthaven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Resthaven Cemetery is located in Lubbock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Resthaven Cemetery
    • Resthaven Memorial Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Lakeview Cemetery
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Floyd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
      • Floydada Cemetery
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Floydada Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Floydada Cemetery is located in Floyd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Floydada Cemetery
      • Englewood Cemetery
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Hale Center Cemetery
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • The Hale Center Cemetery is located in Hale County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hale Center Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Hale Center.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hale Center Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4017 <6>
      • Crosbyton Cemetery
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crosbyton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Crosbyton Cemetery is located in Crosby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crosbyton Cemetery
      • Mt. Zion Cemetery
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Crosby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • IOOF Cemetery
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Hale County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
      • Plainview Cemetery
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plainview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Plainview Cemetery is located in Hale County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plainview Cemetery
      • Plainview Memorial Park
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • The Plainview Memorial Park is located in Hale County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Plainview Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located in Plainview.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plainview Memorial Park
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6038 <6>
      • Center Plains Cemetery
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)

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

    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 Becton Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1351747  (Becton Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1351747 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Heckville
      • County: Lubbock         Elev: 990
      • Location given for GNIS #1351747 (Becton Cemetery)

    The official website for Lubbock County: www.co.lubbock.tx.us/

    The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Lubbock, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Becton Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7917, Longitude: -101.6303    
    <3>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.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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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