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A visit to the Bridges 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 Bridges Cemetery ...

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

33.0871, -96.8647

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

The Bridges Cemetery is located in Denton County<2>.

The county seat for Denton County is located in Denton. Denton lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Bridges Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Bridges Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Bridges Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Baccus Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Baccus Cemetery is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baccus Cemetery
  • Sonntag Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Sonntag Cemetery is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonntag Cemetery
  • Ritter Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Ritter Cemetery is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter Cemetery
  • Cemetery Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Cemetery Hill is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cemetery Hill
  • Little Elm Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Little Elm Cemetery is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elm Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
  • Frankford Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethany Cemetery is located in Plano.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2360 <5>
  • Rowlett Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Rowlett Creek Cemetery is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlett Creek Cemetery
  • Thomas Park Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Thomas Park Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Park Cemetery
  • Hilltop Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Hilltop Memorial Park is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop Memorial Park
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Perry Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Perry Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
    • Smith Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
    • Old Hall Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Lloyd Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Lloyd Cemetery is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd Cemetery
    • Swisher Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Swisher Cemetery is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swisher Cemetery
    • Martin Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Martin Cemetery is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
    • White Rock Garden of Memories
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The White Rock Garden of Memories is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock Garden of Memories
      • The White Rock Garden of Memories has also been known as:
      • White Rock Cemetery
    • Old Plano City Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Old Plano City Cemetery is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Plano City Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Plano City Cemetery is located in Plano.
      • The Old Plano City Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pioneer Cemetery
      • Plano Cemetery
      • Plano Pioneer Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2183403 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bridges Cemetery.

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

  • The Colony
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hebron
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Hebron is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
  • Frisco
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hackberry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hackberry is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,094 people
  • Lewisville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Trinity Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Trinity Mills is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Mills
  • Carrollton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Little Elm
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lakewood Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakewood Village is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,002 people
  • Rockhill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockhill is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
  • Addison
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Oak Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Hickory Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Plano
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Plano is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 291,296 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plano <6>
    • Lake Dallas
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Coppell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Farmers Branch
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Allen
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Allen is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,379 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <6>
    • Providence Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Providence Village is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,564 people
    • Prosper
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Lincoln Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Lincoln Park is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
    • Shady Shores
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Shady Shores is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Shores
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,958 people
    • Highland Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Richardson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cross Roads
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Cross Roads
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Cross Roads is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
    • Corinth
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)

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 Bridges Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Denton County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bridges 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 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 Bridges Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Denton 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 Bridges Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1331261  (Bridges Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1331261 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: Denton
      • Est. Elev: 188 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Hebron
      • Location given for Bridges Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.0870648     Lon: -96.8647247
      • 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 Denton, 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- Bridges 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.