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A visit to the Big Valley 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 Valley Cemetery ...

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

31.3846, -98.6517

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

The Big Valley Cemetery is located in Mills County<2>.

The county seat for Mills County is located in Goldthwaite. Goldthwaite lies just to the northeast of the Big Valley Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Big Valley Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Big Valley Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Lower Valley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Lower Valley Cemetery is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Valley Cemetery
  • Mohler Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mohler Cemetery is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohler Cemetery
  • Estep Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Estep Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep Cemetery
  • Traylor Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Traylor Cemetery is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traylor Cemetery
  • McMillin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The McMillin Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillin Cemetery
  • Nabors Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Nabors Creek Cemetery is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nabors Creek Cemetery
  • Rock Spring Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Rock Spring Cemetery is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Spring Cemetery
  • Catclaw Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Catclaw Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catclaw Cemetery
  • Shaw Bend Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Shaw Bend Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Bend Cemetery
  • Goldthwaite Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Goldthwaite Memorial Cemetery is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldthwaite Memorial Cemetery
    • The Goldthwaite Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Goldthwaite Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3841 <5>
  • Ratler Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Ratler Cemetery is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratler Cemetery
  • Spring Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Williams Ranch Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Hollis Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Hollis Cemetery is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Cemetery
    • Neal Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Terry Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Terry Cemetery is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Cemetery
    • Harmony Ridge Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Harmony Ridge Cemetery is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Ridge Cemetery
    • Oakview Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Oakview Cemetery is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview Cemetery
      • The Oakview Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Oakview Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5691 <5>
    • Regency Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Regency Cemetery is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Cemetery
    • Harris Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Harris Cemetery is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
    • Trigger Mtn. Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Big Valley Cemetery.

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

  • Goldthwaite
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Williams Ranch ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Williams Ranch is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Ranch
  • Bozar
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Bozar is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bozar
  • Ridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ridge is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
  • Mullin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Regency ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Regency is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency
  • San Saba
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Locker ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Locker is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locker
  • Center City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Center City is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center City
  • Buffalo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Buffalo is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Ebony ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ebony is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebony
  • Senterfitt ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Senterfitt is located in Lampasas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senterfitt
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Richland Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Lometa
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Star
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • McGirk ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • McGirk is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
    • Bend
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Zephyr
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Priddy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Indian Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Indian Creek is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
    • Keys Crossing
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Keys Crossing is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Crossing
    • Holt ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Holt is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt

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 Valley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mills County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Big Valley Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Mills 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 Valley Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1352174  (Big Valley Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1352174 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: Mills
      • Est. Elev: 379 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Big Valley North
      • Location given for Big Valley Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.3846096     Lon: -98.6517104
      • 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 Mills, 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- Big Valley 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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