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A visit to the Bee 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 Bee Creek Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bee Creek Cemetery:

32.2446, -96.9850

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

The Bee Creek Cemetery is located in Ellis County<2>.

The county seat for Ellis County is located in Waxahachie. Waxahachie lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northeast of the Bee Creek Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Bee Creek Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Bee Creek Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Berrys Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Greathouse Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Greathouse Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greathouse Cemetery
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
  • Auburn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Auburn Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Cemetery
  • Files Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Files Cemetery is located in Hill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Files Cemetery
  • Forreston Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Forreston Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forreston Cemetery
  • Ozro Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Ozro Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozro Cemetery
  • Odom Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Odom Cemetery is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odom Cemetery
  • Turner Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Turner Cemetery is located in Hill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
  • Hughes Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Hughes Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
  • Glenwood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
  • Blanton Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Blanton Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Dean Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Dean Cemetery is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Cemetery
    • Barnesville Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Barnesville Cemetery is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville Cemetery
    • Antioch Rest Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Antioch Rest Cemetery is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Rest Cemetery
    • Grandview Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Grandview Cemetery is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
    • Blanton - Hooser Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Maloney Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Maloney Cemetery is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maloney Cemetery
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
    • Eureka Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Eureka Cemetery is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Eureka Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Itasca.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2344760 <5>
    • Hillcrest Park Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Sardis Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Sardis Cemetery is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery

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]<3> of the Bee Creek Cemetery.

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

  • Maypearl
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Boz
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Boz is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boz
  • Forreston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Auburn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Auburn is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Italy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Milford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Nash
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Nash is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
  • Itasca
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Carl's Corner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Carl's Corner is located in Hill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl's Corner
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
  • Avalon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Grandview
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Howard
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Howard is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Lovelace
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Lovelace is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace
    • Brandon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Mertens
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Waxahachie
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Sardis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Sardis is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
    • Venus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Frost
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Covington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Bardwell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Midlothian
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Ike
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Ike is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ike
    • Boyce
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Boyce is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
    • Alvarado
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cuba
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Cuba is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Parker
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Parker is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker

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 Bee Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ellis County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Bee Creek Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Ellis 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 Bee Creek Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1330330  (Bee Creek Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1330330 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: Ellis
      • Est. Elev: 195 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Italy
      • Location given for Bee Creek Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.2445914     Lon: -96.9850004
      • 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 Ellis, 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- Bee 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.
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