A visit to the Chalk Bluff 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 Chalk Bluff Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Chalk Bluff Cemetery:
31.6449, -97.1447
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Chalk Bluff Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Chalk Bluff Cemetery is located in McLennan County<2>.
The county seat for McLennan County is located in Waco. Waco lies just to the south of the Chalk Bluff Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Chalk Bluff 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 Chalk Bluff Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Chalk Bluff Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jenkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Stanfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Stanfield Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfield Cemetery
- Crump Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Crump Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump Cemetery
- Bosqueville Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kimmonsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elm Mott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Elm Mott Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Mott Cemetery
- Riggs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Riggs Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Riggs Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riggs Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Waco.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2593778 <5>
- Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- White Rock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The White Rock Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Miller Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gholson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Gholson Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholson Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Patrick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Patrick Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Patrick Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northwest of Waco.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5907 <5>
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Waco.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #374686 <5>
- Oakwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Waco.
- The Oakwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Park Lawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5694 <5>
- Gerald Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Gerald Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald Cemetery
- Jacob - Sholom Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rosemound Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Rosemound Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemound Cemetery
- Restland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Restland Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Restland Cemetery
- Rosemound Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Rosemound Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemound 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 Chalk Bluff Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Chalk Bluff Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lacy - Lakeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Northcrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Northcrest is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcrest
- Bosqueville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bosqueville is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosqueville
- Elm Mott
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bellmead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gholson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gholson is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,127 people
- Rock Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rock Creek is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Waco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Waco is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141,377 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waco <6>
- East Waco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Waco is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Waco
- Ross
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Patrick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Patrick is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
- Speegleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Speegleville is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speegleville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Beverly Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Beverly Hills is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,980 people
- Leroy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- China Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Axtell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tours
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tours is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tours
- Woodway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- West
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Robinson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Harrison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Elk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Elk is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Tyson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tyson is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson
- Hewitt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Downsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Downsville is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
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 Chalk Bluff Cemetery. The following communities are located in McLennan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Chalk Bluff Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellmead
- Hewitt
- Waco
- West
- West lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Chalk Bluff Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for West.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Chalk Bluff Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to McLennan 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 Chalk Bluff Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1354258 (Chalk Bluff Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1354258 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: McLennan
- Est. Elev: 149 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gholson
- Location given for Chalk Bluff Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.6448865 Lon: -97.1447255
- 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 McLennan, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chalk Bluff 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. |