A visit to the Byrd 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 Byrd Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Byrd Cemetery (FG ID #2257031).
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 Byrd Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Byrd Cemetery:
29.5387, -95.8265
The Byrd Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County<2>.
The county seat for Fort Bend County is located in Richmond. Richmond lies just to the northeast of the Byrd Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Byrd Cemetery.
Name Variations for Byrd 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.
Byrd Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rosenberg Community Cemetery
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 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Byrd Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Byrd Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cemetery
- West Gethsemane Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Wow Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wow Cemetery
- Lightfoot Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Lightfoot Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightfoot Cemetery
- McNabb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The McNabb Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNabb Cemetery
- San Grabiel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The San Grabiel Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Grabiel Cemetery
- Morton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Morton Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Cemetery
- Friedens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Friedens Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Modena Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Modena Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Goss Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Goss Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Sandberry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Sandberry Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandberry Cemetery
- Briscoe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Briscoe Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe Cemetery
- San Gabriel Cemetery Annex
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cesinger Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Cesinger Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cesinger Cemetery
- Orchard Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Home Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The New Home Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Byrd Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Byrd Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rosenberg
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pleak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pleak is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,762 people
- Cumings
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cumings is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumings
- Richmond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beasley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greatwood Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Greatwood Village is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greatwood Village
- Harlem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairchilds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fairchilds is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchilds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,359 people
- Pecan Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pecan Grove is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
- Needville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Greatwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Greatwood is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greatwood
- New Territory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Territory is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Territory
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Orchard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Booth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fulshear
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Weston Lakes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Weston Lakes is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,191 people
- Powell Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kendleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Four Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Four Corners is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Thompsons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sugar Land
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Guy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- First Colony
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- First Colony is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Colony
- West Oaks Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Oaks Village is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
- Simonton
(13 miles [20.9 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 Byrd Cemetery. The following communities are located in Fort Bend County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Byrd Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Needville
- Richmond
- Rosenberg
- Sugar Land
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 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 Byrd Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Fort Bend 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 Byrd Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2257031
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1345588 (Rosenberg Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1345588 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: Fort Bend
- Est. Elev: 29 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Richmond
- Location given for Rosenberg Cemetery:
- Lat: 29.5388501 Lon: -95.8263407
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Fort Bend, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Byrd 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. |