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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

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>

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

Lat:   31.3846°   (31° 23' 4")

Lon:   -98.6517°   (-98° 39' 6")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lower Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lower Valley Cemetery is located in Mills County
  • Mohler Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mohler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mohler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mohler Cemetery is located in Mills County
  • Estep Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Estep Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Estep Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Estep Cemetery is located in San Saba County
  • Traylor Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Traylor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Traylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Traylor Cemetery is located in Mills County
  • McMillin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McMillin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McMillin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McMillin Cemetery is located in San Saba County
  • Nabors Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nabors Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nabors Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Nabors Creek Cemetery is located in Mills County
  • Rock Spring Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Spring Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rock Spring Cemetery is located in Mills County
  • Catclaw Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catclaw Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catclaw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Catclaw Cemetery is located in San Saba County
  • Shaw Bend Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shaw Bend Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shaw Bend Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shaw Bend Cemetery is located in San Saba County
  • Goldthwaite Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goldthwaite Memorial Cemetery
    • The Goldthwaite Memorial Cemetery is located in Mills County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ratler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ratler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ratler Cemetery is located in Mills County
  • Spring Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in San Saba County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Williams Ranch Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Ranch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Ranch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Williams Ranch Cemetery is located in Mills County
    • Hollis Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hollis Cemetery
      • The Hollis Cemetery is located in Mills County
    • Neal Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Terry Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Terry Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Terry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Terry Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Harmony Ridge Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Ridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harmony Ridge Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Oakview Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakview Cemetery
      • The Oakview Cemetery is located in Mills County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Regency Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Regency Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Regency Cemetery is located in Mills County
    • Harris Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harris Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • 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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Williams Ranch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Ranch
    • Williams Ranch is located in Mills County
  • Bozar
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bozar
    • Bozar is located in Mills County
  • Ridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
    • Ridge is located in Mills County
  • Mullin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Regency ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regency have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency
    • Regency is located in Mills County
  • San Saba
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Locker ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locker
    • Locker is located in San Saba County
  • Center City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center City
    • Center City is located in Mills County
  • Buffalo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
    • Buffalo is located in Mills County
  • Ebony ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ebony. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebony
    • Ebony is located in Mills County
  • Senterfitt ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Senterfitt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senterfitt
    • Senterfitt is located in Lampasas County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Richland Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Richland Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Springs
      • Richland Springs is located in San Saba County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland Springs <6>
    • Lometa
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Star
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
      • Star is located in Mills County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Star <6>
    • McGirk ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McGirk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
      • McGirk is located in Hamilton County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
      • Indian Creek is located in Brown County
    • Keys Crossing
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Crossing
      • Keys Crossing is located in Brown County
    • Holt ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
      • Holt is located in San Saba County

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 first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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:

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: GNIS record #1352174 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Big Valley North
    • County: Mills         Elev: 379
    • Location given for GNIS #1352174 (Big Valley Cemetery)

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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' (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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Big Valley Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3846, Longitude: -98.6517       In this case, the coordinates for the Big Valley Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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