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A visit to the Bluff Creek Cemetery ...



Google driving directions from your current location to the Bluff Creek Cemetery (Patience, this may take a moment).

The location of the Bluff Creek Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<1>


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 Bluff Creek Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   32.5879°   (32° 35' 16")

Lon:   -101.0551°   (-101° 3' 18")

The Bluff Creek Cemetery is located in Scurry County<2>.

The county seat for Scurry County is located in Snyder. Snyder lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northeast of the Bluff Creek Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 23 miles [37 km] of the Bluff Creek Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Handley Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Vincent Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vincent Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vincent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Vincent Cemetery is located in Howard County
  • Hillside Memorial Gardens
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Snyder Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snyder Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snyder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Snyder Cemetery is located in Scurry County
  • York Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the York Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the York Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The York Cemetery is located in Borden County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7794 <5>
  • Durham Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Durham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Durham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Durham Cemetery is located in Borden County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3316 <5>
  • Westbrook Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westbrook Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westbrook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Westbrook Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
  • Cemetery of the Sands
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cemetery of the Sands
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cemetery of the Sands have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cemetery of the Sands is located in Mitchell County
  • Mitchell County Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitchell County Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mitchell County Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mitchell County Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
  • White Church Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The White Church Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Borden County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3536 <5>
  • Iatan Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Iatan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Iatan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Iatan Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Zion Rest Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Rest Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Zion Rest Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
    • Colorado City Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colorado City Cemetery
      • The Colorado City Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
      • The Colorado City Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Colorado Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2986 <5>
    • Hermleigh Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Lone Wolf Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Bookout Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bookout Cemetery
      • The Bookout Cemetery is located in Scurry County
      • The Bookout Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Dermott Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2194073 <5>
    • Fluvanna Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Pyron Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pyron Cemetery
      • The Pyron Cemetery is located in Scurry County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pyron Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Hermleigh.
    • Union Chapel Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Mitchell County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 15 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Bluff Creek Cemetery.

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

  • Ira
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ira have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
    • Ira is located in Scurry County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ira <6>
  • Cuthbert ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuthbert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthbert
    • Cuthbert is located in Mitchell County
  • Dunn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
    • Dunn is located in Scurry County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunn <6>
  • Snyder
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Buford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
    • Buford is located in Mitchell County
  • Westbrook
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
    • Westbrook is located in Mitchell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westbrook <6>
  • Iatan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Iatan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iatan
    • Iatan is located in Mitchell County
  • Colorado City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colorado City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado City
    • Colorado City is located in Mitchell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,875 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colorado City <6>
  • Hermleigh
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Fluvanna
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fluvanna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluvanna
      • Fluvanna is located in Scurry County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fluvanna <6>
    • Spade
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spade
      • Spade is located in Mitchell County
    • Loraine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loraine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loraine
      • Loraine is located in Mitchell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loraine <6>
    • Wastella ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wastella have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wastella
      • Wastella is located in Nolan County
    • Coahoma
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Gail
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)

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 Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Scurry County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bluff Creek Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Bluff Creek Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Scurry County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Bluff Creek Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • 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 Creek Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1330944  (Bluff Creek Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1330944 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: Ira
      • County: Scurry         Elev: 684
      • Location given for GNIS #1330944 (Bluff Creek 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 Scurry, 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 things 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 Bluff Creek Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5879, Longitude: -101.0551       In this case, the coordinates for the Bluff Creek 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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