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A visit to the Bend 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 Bend Cemetery ...

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

31.1099, -98.5278

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

The Bend Cemetery is located in Lampasas County<2>.

The county seat for Lampasas County is located in Lampasas. Lampasas lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the east of the Bend Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Bend Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Bend Cemetery.<4>

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

  • High Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Chappel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Chappel Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappel Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chappel Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of Cherokee.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1969491 <5>
  • Rough Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Harris Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Harris Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
  • Senterfitt Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Senterfitt Cemetery is located in Lampasas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senterfitt Cemetery
  • Harmony Ridge Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Harmony Ridge Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Ridge Cemetery
  • Nix Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Nix Cemetery is located in Lampasas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix Cemetery
  • Crawford Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Crawford Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
  • Farr Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Farr Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farr Cemetery
  • Long Cove Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Long Cove Cemetery is located in Lampasas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cove Cemetery
  • Terry Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Terry Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Cemetery
  • Linn Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Linn Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • J.H. Shorty Brown Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The J.H. Shorty Brown Cemetery is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for J.H. Shorty Brown Cemetery
      • The J.H. Shorty Brown Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Brown Cemetery
      • John H. Shorty Brown Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2594 <5>
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillcrest Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of San Saba.
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery has also been known as:
      • San Saba County Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1974126 <5>
    • Montgomery Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • San Saba City Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The San Saba City Cemetery is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Saba City Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the San Saba City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of San Saba.
      • The San Saba City Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Odd Fellow Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1959726 <5>
    • Cherokee Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Cherokee Cemetery is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Cemetery
      • The Cherokee Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hanna Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4052 <5>
    • Pitt Creek Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The Pitt Creek Cemetery is located in Lampasas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitt Creek Cemetery
    • Shaw Bend Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • The Shaw Bend Cemetery is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Bend Cemetery
    • Nabors Creek Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • The Nabors Creek Cemetery is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nabors Creek Cemetery
    • Kuykendall Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Center Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Center Cemetery is located in Lampasas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

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

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

  • Bend
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Senterfitt ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Senterfitt is located in Lampasas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senterfitt
  • Nix
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Nix is located in Lampasas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
  • Lometa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • San Saba
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cherokee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Tow
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Naruna
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Naruna is located in Burnet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naruna
  • Baby Head ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Baby Head is located in Llano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baby Head
  • Buchanan Lake Village
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Silver Creek Village
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Silver Creek Village is located in Burnet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek Village
  • Lone Grove
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Lone Grove is located in Llano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Grove
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Bluffton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Lampasas
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Sparks Crossing ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Sparks Crossing is located in Lampasas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Crossing
    • Goldthwaite
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Valley Spring
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Adamsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Adamsville is located in Lampasas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
    • Llano
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Center City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Center City is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center City

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 Bend Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lampasas County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Bend Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Lampasas 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 Bend Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1351873  (Bend Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1351873 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: Lampasas
      • Est. Elev: 343 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Bend
      • Location given for Bend Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.1098916     Lon: -98.5278151
      • 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 Lampasas, 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 from Point A (ie- Bend 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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