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A visit to the Bluff 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 Bluff Cemetery ...

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

31.4882, -95.7491

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

The Bluff Cemetery is located in Leon County<2>.

The county seat for Leon County is located in Centerville. Centerville lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the southwest of the Bluff Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Bluff Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Bluff Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Old Dailey Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Wes Hicks Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Wes Hicks Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wes Hicks Cemetery
  • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5407 <5>
  • Tubbs Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Tubbs Cemetery is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tubbs Cemetery
  • Myrtle Springs Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Myrtle Springs Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Springs Cemetery
    • The Myrtle Springs Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Elkhart Myrtle Springs Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1965510 <5>
  • North Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The North Creek Cemetery is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Creek Cemetery
  • Meriwether Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Meriwether Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriwether Cemetery
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Lynwood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Lynwood Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynwood Cemetery
  • Davis Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Parker Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Parker Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
    • The Parker Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Sulphur Springs Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5889 <5>
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Walling Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Walling Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walling Cemetery
    • Pennington Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Pennington Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Cemetery
    • Sheridan Graves
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Sheridan Graves is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan Graves
    • Hauser Property Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Anthom Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Anthom Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthom Cemetery
    • Halls Field Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Halls Field Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Field Cemetery
    • Ferrell Women Graves
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Ferrell Women Graves is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrell Women Graves
    • Wheelock Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Wheelock Cemetery is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelock Cemetery
    • Taylor Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Taylor Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north of Centerville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7191 <5>
    • Parker Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Parker Cemetery is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
    • Campbell Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Campbell Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
    • McCann Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The McCann Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCann Cemetery
    • Pilgrim Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Pilgrim Cemetery is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Cemetery
      • The Pilgrim Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old Pilgrim Church Cemetery
      • Pilgrim Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #214657 <5>
    • Bacon Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Magnolia 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 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Bluff Cemetery.

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

  • Oakwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Russell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Russell is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
  • Halls Bluff Town ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Halls Bluff Town is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Bluff Town
  • Long Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Long Lake is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
  • Lakeview Assembly
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Lakeview Assembly is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Assembly
  • Tucker
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Tucker is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
  • Elkhart
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Grapeland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Salmon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Salmon is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
  • Cronin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cronin is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronin
  • Butler
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Butler is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Centerview
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Centerview is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Porter Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Porter Springs is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Springs
    • Latexo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Red Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Red Lake is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lake
    • Harmony
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Harmony is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
    • Buffalo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Cooper
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Cooper is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
    • Slocum
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Slocum is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
    • Lanely
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Lanely is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanely
    • Centerville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Crockett
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Refuge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Refuge is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
    • Deanwright
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Deanwright is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanwright
    • Palestine
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)

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 Bluff Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Leon County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bluff 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 websites either 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 Bluff Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Leon 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 Bluff Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1352506  (Bluff Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1352506 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: Leon
      • Est. Elev: 72 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Stanmire Lake
      • Location given for Bluff Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.4882324     Lon: -95.7491225
      • 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 Leon, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bluff 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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