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A visit to the Biggerstaff 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 Biggerstaff Cemetery ...

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

33.4965, -96.0739

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

The Biggerstaff Cemetery is located in Fannin County<2>.

The county seat for Fannin County is located in Bonham. Bonham lies just to the northwest of the Biggerstaff Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Biggerstaff Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Biggerstaff Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Gober Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Gober Cemetery is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gober Cemetery
  • Providence Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Providence Cemetery is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
  • County Home Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The County Home Cemetery is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Home Cemetery
  • Boze Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Boze Cemetery is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boze Cemetery
  • Woods Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Woods Cemetery is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
  • Wall Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Wall Cemetery is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Cemetery
  • Shilo Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Shilo Cemetery is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shilo Cemetery
  • Willow Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Willow Grove Cemetery is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove Cemetery
  • Wood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Wood Cemetery is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
  • St. Mark Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The St. Mark Cemetery is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mark Cemetery
  • Dodd City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Dodd City Cemetery is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodd City Cemetery
  • Center Point Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Center Point Cemetery is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Oak Ridge Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
    • Vannoy Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Vannoy Cemetery is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannoy Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Vannoy Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Windom.
      • The Vannoy Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cobb - Vannoy Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7384 <5>
    • Inglish Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Inglish Cemetery is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglish Cemetery
    • Gates Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Gates Hill Cemetery is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Hill Cemetery
    • White Rock Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The White Rock Cemetery is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock Cemetery
      • The White Rock Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Whiterock Cemetery
    • Vaughn Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Cemetery
    • Old Rehobeth Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Old Rehobeth Cemetery is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Rehobeth Cemetery
    • Rehobeth Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Rehobeth Cemetery is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehobeth Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rehobeth Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Wolfe City.
      • The Rehobeth Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Rehobeth / Terry Cemetery
    • McFarland Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The McFarland Cemetery is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland Cemetery
    • Pace Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Pace Cemetery is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace Cemetery
    • Lee Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Lee Cemetery is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Biggerstaff Cemetery.

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

  • Hail
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Hail is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hail
  • Gober
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Silver City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Silver City is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
  • Dodd City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Bailey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Windom
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bug Tussle ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Bug Tussle is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Tussle
  • Wolfe City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Ladonia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Bonham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Edhube
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Edhube is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edhube
  • Randolph
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Dial
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Dial is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial
    • Honey Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Leonard
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Boyd
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Boyd is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
    • Allens Chapel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Allens Chapel is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Chapel
    • Ector
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Aberfoyle
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Aberfoyle is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberfoyle
    • Pecan Gap
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Fairlie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Fairlie is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlie
    • Jardin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jardin is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jardin
    • Jot-Em-Down
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jot-Em-Down is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jot-Em-Down
      • Jot-Em-Down has also been known as:
      • Mohegan
      • Muddig Prairie
    • Allen Point
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Allen Point is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Point
    • Carson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Carson is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson

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 Biggerstaff Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fannin County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Biggerstaff 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 helpful 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 Biggerstaff Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Fannin 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 Biggerstaff Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1381438  (Biggerstaff Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1381438 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: Fannin
      • Est. Elev: 201 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Gober
      • Location given for Biggerstaff Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.4964954     Lon: -96.0738612
      • 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 Fannin, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Biggerstaff 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.