A visit to the Campground 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 Campground Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Campground Cemetery:
32.8396, -96.2253
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Campground Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Campground Cemetery is located in Kaufman County<2>.
The county seat for Kaufman County is located in Kaufman. Kaufman lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Campground Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Campground Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Campground Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Campground Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dry Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Dry Creek Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek Cemetery
- Highland Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Henderson Mosley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Forest Lawn Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Hodges Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
- Hail Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hail Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hail Cemetery
- State Hospital Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ables Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Barrow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Barrow Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrow Cemetery
- Chisholm Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Chisholm Cemetery is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Oakwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Terrell.
- The Oakwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Oakwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5698 <5>
- S E Terrell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The S E Terrell Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for S E Terrell Cemetery
- Elmo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Elmo Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo Cemetery
- Whites Prairie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- McBride Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The McBride Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride Cemetery
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Paynetown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Paynetown Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynetown Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Campground Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Campground Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Poetry
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Poetry is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poetry
- Union Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Union Valley is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Ables Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ables Springs is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ables Springs
- Terrell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Quinlan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elmo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hawk Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hawk Cove is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Cove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
- Blackland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blackland is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- Lawrence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- McLendon - Chisholm
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- McLendon - Chisholm is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLendon - Chisholm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
- Boles Home
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Boles Home is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles Home
- College Mound
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- College Mound is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Mound
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Royse City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fate
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hendrix
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hendrix is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Mobile City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mobile City is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- West Tawakoni
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- West Tawakoni is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tawakoni
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,994 people
- Caddo Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rockwall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Talty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Talty is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,883 people
- Post Oak Bend City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Post Oak Bend City is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Bend City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
- Abner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Abner is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner
- Heath
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Forney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oak Ridge is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Wills Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hooker Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hooker Ridge is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Ridge
- Weiland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Weiland is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiland
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 Campground Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kaufman County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Campground Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Caddo Mills
- Elmo
- Elmo lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Campground Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elmo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Forney
- Quinlan
- Rockwall
- Terrell
- Wills Point
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 Campground Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Kaufman 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 Campground Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1332040 (Campground Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1332040 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: Kaufman
- Est. Elev: 158 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Poetry
- Location given for Campground Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.8395696 Lon: -96.225255
- 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 Kaufman, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Campground 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. |
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