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A visit to the Center Lake 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 Center Lake Cemetery ...

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

30.9455, -97.3978

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

The Center Lake Cemetery is located in Bell County<2>.

The county seat for Bell County is located in Belton. Belton lies just to the north northwest of the Center Lake Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Center Lake Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Center Lake Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Post Oak Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Post Oak Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Cemetery
  • Little River Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Little River Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Cemetery
  • Holland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Volo Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Volo Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volo Cemetery
  • Bell Plains Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Bell Plains Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Plains Cemetery
  • Dallas Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Dallas Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dallas Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Holland.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2135082 <5>
  • Reeds Lake Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Reeds Lake Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Lake Cemetery
  • Ferguson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
  • Allen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Allen Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
  • Sunshine Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Sunshine Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Cemetery
  • Taylors Valley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Roucker Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Roucker Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roucker Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Roucker Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Holland.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6503 <5>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Greathouse Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • East Belton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The East Belton Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Belton Cemetery
    • Resthaven Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Resthaven Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resthaven Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Resthaven Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located between<6> the communities of Belton and Salado.  The cemetery lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Belton.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6326 <5>
    • Salado Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Salado Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado Cemetery
    • Reed Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Reed Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
    • Wedel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Wedel Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedel Cemetery
    • Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Hill Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hill Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Belton.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4232 <5>
    • South Belton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The South Belton Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Belton Cemetery
    • Proctor Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Proctor Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Center Lake Cemetery.

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

  • Sparks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Sparks is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
  • Little River Academy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Little River Academy is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Academy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
  • Little River
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Holland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Academy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Academy is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy
  • Heidenheimer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Salado
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Belton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Vilas
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Vilas is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
  • Bartlett
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Rogers
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Schwertner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Val Verde
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Val Verde is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verde
    • Temple
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Davilla
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Morgan's Point Resort
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jarrell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Granger
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Edgeworth
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Edgeworth is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
    • Cyclone
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Cyclone is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
    • Oenaville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Oenaville is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oenaville
    • Nolanville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Friendship ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Friendship is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
    • Buckholts
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Meeks
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Meeks is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
    • Harker Heights
      (16 miles [25.7 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 Center Lake Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bell County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Center Lake Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bartlett
  • Belton
    • Belton lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Center Lake Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Belton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
  • Buckholts
  • Holland
  • Village of Salado
  • Temple
    • Temple lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Center Lake Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Temple.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Center Lake Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Bell 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 Center Lake Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1354197  (Center Lake Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1354197 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: Bell
      • Est. Elev: 173 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Holland
      • Location given for Center Lake Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.945462     Lon: -97.3977816
      • 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 Bell, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Center Lake 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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Belton and Salado. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
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