A visit to the Belle Plain 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 Belle Plain Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Belle Plain Cemetery:
32.2893, -99.3734
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Belle Plain Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Belle Plain Cemetery is located in Callahan County<2>.
The county seat for Callahan County is located in Baird. Baird lies just to the north of the Belle Plain Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Belle Plain Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> of the Belle Plain Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Belle Plain Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ross Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Callahan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- St. Joachim Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Joachim Cemetery is located in Callahan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joachim Cemetery
- Eula Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Eula Cemetery is located in Callahan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eula Cemetery
- Burnt Branch Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Burnt Branch Cemetery is located in Callahan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Branch Cemetery
- Caddo Peak Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Caddo Peak Cemetery is located in Callahan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Peak Cemetery
- Oglesby Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Oglesby Cemetery is located in Callahan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesby Cemetery
- Hart Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Hart Cemetery is located in Callahan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
- Seaton Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- The Seaton Cemetery is located in Callahan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton Cemetery
- Tecumseh Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Tecumseh Cemetery is located in Callahan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh Cemetery
- Dressy Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Dressy Cemetery is located in Callahan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dressy Cemetery
- Potosi Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- The Potosi Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Potosi Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Potosi.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6134 <5>
- Haskell Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- The Haskell Cemetery is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Sabanno Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- The Sabanno Cemetery is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabanno Cemetery
- Dothan Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Dothan Cemetery is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dothan Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Old Colony Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- The Old Colony Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Colony Cemetery
- Cope Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- The Cope Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cope Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Coleman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Belle Plain Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Belle Plain Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Belle Plain ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Belle Plain is located in Callahan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plain
- Rowden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rowden is located in Callahan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowden
- Baird
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Denton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Denton is located in Callahan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Denton has also been known as:
- Denton Valley
- Cottonwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cottonwood is located in Callahan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Putnam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clyde
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eula
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Eula is located in Callahan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eula
- Cross Plains
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Potosi
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Potosi is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
- Nimrod ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Nimrod is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
- Moran
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Hamby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hamby is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamby
- Burkett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Cut
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Cut is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cut
- Goldsboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cisco
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Abilene
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lawn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tuscola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Novice
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ovalo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Impact
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Impact is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Impact
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Buffalo Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Buffalo Gap is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Gap
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
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 Belle Plain Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Callahan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Belle Plain Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abilene
- Baird
- Cisco
- Cisco lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Belle Plain Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cisco.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Clyde
- Cross Plains
- Goldsboro
- Moran
- Moran lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Belle Plain Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Moran.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran
- Putnam
- Rising Star
- Tuscola
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 Belle Plain Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Callahan 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 Belle Plain Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1330385 (Belle Plain Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1330385 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: Callahan
- Est. Elev: 576 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Admiral
- Location given for Belle Plain Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.2892974 Lon: -99.3734067
- 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 Callahan, 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- Belle Plain 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. |