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A visit to the Big A 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 Big A Cemetery ...

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

32.9115, -96.5589

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

The Big A Cemetery is located in Dallas County<2>.

The county seat for Dallas County is located in Dallas. Dallas lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Big A Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Big A Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Big A Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Rowlett Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Rowlett Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlett Cemetery
  • Garland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Garland Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland Cemetery
  • Miles Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Miles Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Cemetery
  • McShan Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The McShan Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan Cemetery
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Myers Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Myers Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
  • West Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Cottonwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cemetery
  • Lyons Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Lyons Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Cemetery
  • Kaiser Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Kaiser Cemetery is located in Rockwall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaiser Cemetery
  • Clark Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Clark Cemetery is located in Rockwall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
  • Rockwall Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Rockwall Memorial Cemetery is located in Rockwall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwall Memorial Cemetery
    • The Rockwall Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old City Cemetery
    • Rockwall Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #667788 <5>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Fredonia Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Fredonia Hill Cemetery is located in Rockwall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia Hill Cemetery
      • The Fredonia Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Nathan Butler Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3691 <5>
    • Parker Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Race Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Race Cemetery is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Race Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Race Cemetery is located outside of Garland
      • The Race Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Catlett Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2148473 <5>
    • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Peck Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Peck Cemetery is located in Rockwall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck Cemetery
    • Moulden Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Moulden Cemetery is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulden Cemetery
    • Hughes Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Hughes Cemetery is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
    • New Wylie / Kreymer Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Wylie Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)

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 Big A Cemetery.

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

  • Rowlett
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Centerville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Centerville is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Sachse
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Garland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Heath
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Heath is located in Kaufman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,718 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heath <6>
  • Rockwall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • New Hope
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • New Hope is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
  • Sunnyvale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Murphy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Mobile City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Mobile City is located in Rockwall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
  • Wylie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Wylie is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,467 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wylie <6>
  • Saint Paul
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Saint Paul is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Mesquite
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Parker
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Fate
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Fate is located in Rockwall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fate
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,434 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fate <6>
    • Lavon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Richardson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Rawlins
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Rawlins is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlins
    • McLendon - Chisholm
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • McLendon - Chisholm is located in Rockwall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLendon - Chisholm
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
    • Plano
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Plano is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 291,296 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plano <6>
    • Forney
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Blackland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Blackland is located in Rockwall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
    • Clear Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Clear Lake is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
    • Lucas
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Lucas is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,819 people
    • Balch Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Royse City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Nevada
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)

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 Big A Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dallas County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Big A Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Dallas 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 Big A Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1330555  (Big A Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1330555 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: Dallas
      • Est. Elev: 147 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Rowlett
      • Location given for Big A Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.9115125     Lon: -96.5588798
      • 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 Dallas, 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- Big A 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.