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A visit to the Buffalo Gap Cemetery ...

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 Buffalo Gap Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Buffalo Gap Cemetery

Lat:   32.2657°   (32° 15' 56")

Lon:   -99.8531°   (-99° 51' 11")

The Buffalo Gap Cemetery is located in Taylor County<2>.

The county seat for Taylor County is located in Abilene. Abilene lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Buffalo Gap Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 18 miles [29 km] of the Buffalo Gap Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Lemons Gap Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lemons Gap Cemetery
    • 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
  • Drummond Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Drummond Cemetery
    • 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
  • Iberis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • McBee Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McBee Cemetery
    • 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
  • Cope Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cope Cemetery
    • 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
  • Elmwood Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmwood Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmwood Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Elmwood Memorial Park is located in San Saba County
  • Dewey Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dewey Cemetery
    • 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
  • Old Colony Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Colony Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Colony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Colony Cemetery is located in Taylor County
  • Tye Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Potosi Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potosi Cemetery
    • The Potosi Cemetery is located in Taylor County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Potosi Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Potosi.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6134 <5>
  • Abilene State Hospital Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abilene State Hospital Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abilene State Hospital Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Abilene State Hospital Cemetery is located in Taylor County
  • Bluff Creek Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bluff Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bluff Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bluff Creek Cemetery is located in Taylor County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Little Elm Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Elm Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Elm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Little Elm Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Little Elm Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Elm Cemetery
      • The Little Elm Cemetery is located in Taylor County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Elm Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Abilene.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2347400 <5>
    • Seaton Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seaton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seaton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Seaton Cemetery is located in Callahan County
    • Tecumseh Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tecumseh Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tecumseh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tecumseh Cemetery is located in Callahan County
    • Cedar Hill Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Taylor County
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Taylor County
    • Shep Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shep Cemetery
      • 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
    • Counts Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Counts Cemetery
      • 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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Buffalo Gap Cemetery.

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

  • Buffalo Gap
    (Less than 2 miles 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
  • Tuscola
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • 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 <6>
  • Ovalo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • 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 <6>
  • Guion
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
    • Guion is located in Taylor County
  • Lawn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Pleasant
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Potosi
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • 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
  • Tye
    (12 miles [19.3 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 <6>
  • Abilene
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Merkel
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Goldsboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • 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 <6>
  • Eula
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eula
    • Eula is located in Callahan County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Impact
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Impact have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Impact
      • Impact is located in Taylor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
    • Denton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
      • Denton is located in Callahan County
      • Denton has also been known as:
      • Denton Valley
    • Stith
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stith
      • Stith is located in Jones County
    • Wingate
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hamby
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamby
      • Hamby is located in Taylor County
    • Hylton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hylton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylton
      • Hylton is located in Nolan County
    • Winters
      (22 miles [35.4 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 <6>
    • Clyde
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
      • Clyde is located in Callahan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,881 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <6>
    • Trent
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Nolan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • 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 <6>

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 Buffalo Gap 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 Buffalo Gap Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Abilene
    • Abilene lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Buffalo Gap Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Abilene.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abilene
  • Clyde
    • Clyde lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Buffalo Gap Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clyde.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
  • Goldsboro
  • Hawley
  • Merkel
    • Merkel lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Buffalo Gap Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Merkel.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merkel
  • Tuscola
  • Winters
    • Winters lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Buffalo Gap Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Winters.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Buffalo Gap Cemetery:

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 Buffalo Gap Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1331573  (Buffalo Gap Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1331573 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: Buffalo Gap
    • County: Taylor         Elev: 593
    • Location given for GNIS #1331573 (Buffalo Gap 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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 Buffalo Gap Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2657, Longitude: -99.8531       In this case, the coordinates for the Buffalo Gap 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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