A visit to the Bookout Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Bookout Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Bookout Cemetery (FG ID #2194073).
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 Bookout Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bookout Cemetery:
32.8724, -101.0254
The Bookout Cemetery is located in Scurry County<2>.
The county seat for Scurry County is located in Snyder. Snyder lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Bookout Cemetery .
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Establishment of the Bookout Cemetery ...
The Bookout Cemetery was established in 1892.
Name Variations for Bookout Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Bookout Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Bookout Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bookout Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fluvanna Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Polar Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Polar Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polar Cemetery
- York Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Snyder Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Snyder Cemetery is located in Scurry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder Cemetery
- Justiceburg Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hillside Memorial Gardens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Durham Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cottonwood Flat Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bluff Creek Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- The Bluff Creek Cemetery is located in Scurry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek Cemetery
- Camp Springs Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Camp Springs Cemetery is located in Scurry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Springs Cemetery
- Hermleigh Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Riverdale Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- The Riverdale Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Grady Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- The Grady Cemetery is located in Fisher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady Cemetery
- Gail Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cross H Ranch Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pyron Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hobbs Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Clairemont Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Clairemont Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairemont Cemetery
- Lone Wolf Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Terrace Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vincent Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Vincent Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Cemetery
- Handley Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 11 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Bookout Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bookout Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fluvanna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Snyder
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Justiceburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ira
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dunn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hermleigh
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gail
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hobbs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Clairemont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cuthbert ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cuthbert is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthbert
- Verbena ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Verbena is located in Garza County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
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 Bookout 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 Bookout Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gail
- Gail lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Bookout Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gail.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gail
- Hermleigh
- Snyder
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Bookout Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Scurry 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 Bookout Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2194073
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bookout 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |