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A visit to the Belcherville 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 Belcherville Cemetery ...

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

33.8090, -97.8595

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

The Belcherville Cemetery is located in Montague County<2>.

The county seat for Montague County is located in Montague. Montague lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southeast of the Belcherville Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Belcherville 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 Belcherville Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Ringgold Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Long Branch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Long Branch Cemetery is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch Cemetery
  • Red River Station Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Terral Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Terral Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terral Cemetery
  • Nocona Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Molsbee Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Molsbee Cemetery is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molsbee Cemetery
  • Fleetwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Fleetwood Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetwood Cemetery
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
  • Benton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Benton Cemetery is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Cemetery
  • Greenbrier Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Greenbrier Cemetery is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier Cemetery
  • Eagle Point Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Eagle Point Cemetery is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point Cemetery
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Queens Park Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Queens Park Cemetery is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Park Cemetery
    • Robinson Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Robinson Cemetery is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Robinson Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Nocona.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6405 <5>
    • Simmons Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Simmons Cemetery is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
    • Keck Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Keck Cemetery is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keck Cemetery
    • McDonald Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The McDonald Cemetery is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
    • St. Williams Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Williams Cemetery is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Williams Cemetery
    • Starkey Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The Starkey Cemetery is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkey Cemetery
    • Redbud Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The Redbud Cemetery is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud Cemetery
    • Shady Grove Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
    • Oscar Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Oscar Cemetery is located in Jefferson County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Belcherville Cemetery.

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

  • Belcherville ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Belcherville is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcherville
  • Ringgold
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Fleetwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Fleetwood is located in Jefferson County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetwood
  • Nocona
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Terral
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Terral is located in Jefferson County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terral
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terral <6>
  • Hynds City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hynds City is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynds City
  • Montague
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rowland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Rowland is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
  • Oscar
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bellevue
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Ryan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Ryan is located in Jefferson County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ryan <6>
  • Bonita
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Bonita is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Spanish Fort
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Spanish Fort is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Fort
    • Bowie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Bowie is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <6>
    • Grady
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Grady is located in Jefferson County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
    • Salona
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Salona is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
    • Dye
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Dye is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
    • Petersburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Petersburg is located in Jefferson County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
    • Henrietta
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Sugden
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Sugden is located in Jefferson County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
    • Saint Jo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)

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 Belcherville Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Montague County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Belcherville 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 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 Belcherville Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Montague 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 Belcherville Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1351810  (Belcherville Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1351810 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: Montague
      • Est. Elev: 260 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Belcherville
      • Location given for Belcherville Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.8089899     Lon: -97.8594778
      • 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 Montague, 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' (or 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- Belcherville 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.