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A visit to the Bluff Creek Cemetery ...


The location of the Bluff Creek Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- 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:   32.1349°   (32° 8' 5")

Lon:   -100.0131°   (-100° 0' 47")

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

The county seat for Taylor County is located in Abilene. Abilene lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Bluff Creek Cemetery .

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 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 Creek Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Taylor 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

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 19 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.

    • Wingate
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hylton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hylton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylton
      • Hylton is located in Nolan County
    • Ovalo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ovalo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovalo
      • Ovalo is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ovalo <4>
    • Winters
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winters have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters
      • Winters is located in Runnels County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winters <4>
    • Tuscola
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuscola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
      • Tuscola is located in Taylor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 735 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuscola <4>
    • Buffalo Gap
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Gap
      • Buffalo Gap is located in Taylor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
    • Lawn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Nolan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nolan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolan
      • Nolan is located in Nolan County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nolan <4>
    • Blackwell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
      • Blackwell is located in Coke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blackwell <4>
    • Mount Pleasant
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Taylor County
    • Norton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
      • Norton is located in Runnels County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton <4>
    • Goldsboro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
      • Goldsboro is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldsboro <4>
    • Continue List   (7 more) ...
      • Bronte
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bronte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronte
        • Bronte is located in Coke County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronte <4>
      • Maverick ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maverick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maverick
        • Maverick is located in Runnels County
      • Tye
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tye have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tye
        • Tye is located in Taylor County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tye <4>
      • Merkel
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Novice
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Novice have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novice
        • Novice is located in Coleman County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Novice <4>
      • Potosi
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potosi have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
        • Potosi is located in Taylor County
      • Trent
        (25 miles [40.2 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 Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Taylor County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 19 miles [30.6 km] of the Bluff Creek Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Shep Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shep Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shep Cemetery is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shep Cemetery
    • Pumphrey Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pumphrey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pumphrey Cemetery is located in Runnels County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pumphrey Cemetery
    • Campbell Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campbell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Campbell Cemetery is located in Nolan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbell Cemetery
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Lemons Gap Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lemons Gap Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lemons Gap Cemetery is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lemons Gap Cemetery
    • Hylton Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hylton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hylton Cemetery is located in Nolan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hylton Cemetery
    • Wilmeth Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilmeth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wilmeth Cemetery is located in Runnels County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilmeth Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • 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 Runnels County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Northview Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Northview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Northview Cemetery is located in Runnels County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northview Cemetery
    • Buffalo Gap Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buffalo Gap Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Buffalo Gap Cemetery is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buffalo Gap Cemetery
    • Dora Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dora Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dora Cemetery is located in Nolan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dora Cemetery
    • Dewey Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dewey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dewey Cemetery is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dewey Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • McBee Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McBee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The McBee Cemetery is located in Taylor County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McBee Cemetery
      • Ft. Chadbourne Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Chadbourne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ft. Chadbourne Cemetery is located in Coke County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Chadbourne Cemetery
      • Slater Chapel Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slater Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Slater Chapel Cemetery is located in Nolan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slater Chapel Cemetery
      • Counts Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Counts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Counts Cemetery is located in Runnels County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Counts Cemetery
      • Cope Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cope Cemetery is located in Taylor County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cope Cemetery
      • Drummond Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Drummond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Drummond Cemetery is located in Taylor County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Drummond Cemetery
      • White Church Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • 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 Nolan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Church Cemetery
      • Blackwell Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blackwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Blackwell Cemetery is located in Nolan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackwell Cemetery

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

    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 #1330943  (Bluff Creek Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1330943 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: Shep
      • County: Taylor         Elev: 645
      • Location given for GNIS #1330943 (Bluff Creek Cemetery)

    The official website for Taylor County: www.taylorcountytexas.org/

    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 Taylor, 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 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: 32.1349, Longitude: -100.0131       In this case, the coordinates for the Bluff Creek Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <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.




 

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