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A visit to the Blue Flat 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 Blue Flat Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blue Flat 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 Blue Flat Cemetery

Lat:   32.5237°   (32° 31' 25")

Lon:   -98.2812°   (-98° 16' 52")

The Blue Flat Cemetery is located in Palo Pinto County<2>.

The county seat for Palo Pinto County is located in Palo Pinto. Palo Pinto lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north of the Blue Flat Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Blue Flat Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Gibson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gibson Cemetery is located in Palo Pinto County
  • Doty Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Doty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Doty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Doty Cemetery is located in Palo Pinto County
  • Russel Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russel Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russel Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Russel Chapel Cemetery is located in Erath County
  • Brierton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brierton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brierton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brierton Cemetery is located in Palo Pinto County
  • Old Gordon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Gordon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Gordon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Gordon Cemetery is located in Palo Pinto County
  • New Gordon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Gordon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Gordon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Gordon Cemetery is located in Palo Pinto County
  • Swank Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swank Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swank Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Swank Cemetery is located in Palo Pinto County
  • Brannon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brannon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brannon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brannon Cemetery is located in Palo Pinto County
  • Johnson Vault
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Vault
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Vault have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Johnson Vault is located in Palo Pinto County
  • Smith Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Palo Pinto County
  • Fox Mtn. Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fox Mtn. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fox Mtn. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fox Mtn. Cemetery is located in Palo Pinto County
  • McSpadden Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McSpadden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McSpadden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McSpadden Cemetery is located in Palo Pinto County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Thurber Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thurber Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thurber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thurber Cemetery is located in Erath County
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Erath County
    • Santo East Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Santo East Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Santo East Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Santo East Cemetery is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Bosley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bosley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bosley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bosley Cemetery is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Guest Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guest Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Guest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Guest Cemetery is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Davidson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davidson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davidson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Davidson Cemetery is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Sims Valley Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sims Valley Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Sims Valley Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • The Sims Valley Cemetery is located in Erath County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2305537 <6>
    • X-Ray Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the X-Ray Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the X-Ray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The X-Ray Cemetery is located in Erath County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Blue Flat Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blue Flat Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Gordon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Santo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Santo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santo
    • Santo is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santo <7>
  • Thurber
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Mingus
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mingus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingus
    • Mingus is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mingus <7>
  • Hannibal
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hannibal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal
    • Hannibal is located in Erath County
  • Morgan Mill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Mill
    • Morgan Mill is located in Erath County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgan Mill <7>
  • Strawn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Lipan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lipan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipan
    • Lipan is located in Hood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lipan <7>
  • Brazos
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos
    • Brazos is located in Palo Pinto County
  • Palo Pinto
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palo Pinto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Pinto
    • Palo Pinto is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palo Pinto <7>
  • Bluff Dale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Lingleville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lingleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingleville
    • Lingleville is located in Erath County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lingleville <7>
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Stephenville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Dennis
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Tolar
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Millsap
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Desdemona
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Mineral Wells
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Wells
      • Mineral Wells is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,219 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral Wells <7>
    • Ranger
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ranger. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
      • Ranger is located in Eastland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,354 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranger <7>
    • Cool
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cool have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool
      • Cool is located in Parker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
    • Wolters Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolters Village
      • Wolters Village is located in Palo Pinto County
    • La Casa ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Casa
      • La Casa is located in Stephens County
    • Bunyan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunyan
      • Bunyan is located in Erath 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 Blue Flat Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Palo Pinto County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Blue Flat 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 Blue Flat Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1330901  (Blue Flat Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1330901 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: Gordon
    • County: Palo Pinto         Elev: 284
    • Location given for GNIS #1330901 (Blue Flat 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 Palo Pinto, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Blue Flat Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5237, Longitude: -98.2812       In this case, the coordinates for the Blue Flat 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>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.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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