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A visit to the Chapel Hill 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 Chapel Hill Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Chapel Hill Cemetery:

31.0007, -96.5930

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

The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Robertson County<2>.

The county seat for Robertson County is located in Franklin. Franklin lies just to the east northeast of the Chapel Hill Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Chapel Hill 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 Chapel Hill Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
  • Webb Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Webb Cemetery is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
  • Elliot Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Elliot Cemetery is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot Cemetery
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
  • Sunnyside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery
  • Calvert Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Calvert Cemetery is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvert Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Calvert.
    • The Calvert Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Calvert City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #191821 <5>
  • Little Mississippi Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Beck Prairie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Beck Prairie Cemetery is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beck Prairie Cemetery
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
  • Calvert Beauty Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Calvert Beauty Cemetery is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert Beauty Cemetery
  • Red Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Red Hill Cemetery is located between<6> the communities of Calvert and Hearne.  The cemetery lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Hearne.
    • The Red Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Moody Cemetery
    • St. Luke Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2317459 <5>
  • St. Lukes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Cotton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Cotton Cemetery is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Cemetery
    • Owensville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Owensville Cemetery is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville Cemetery
    • Anderson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Anderson Cemetery is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
    • Tidwell Prairie Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Providence Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Providence Cemetery is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
    • Norwood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Norwood Cemetery is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Cemetery
    • Hammond Colony Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hammond Colony Cemetery is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Colony Cemetery
    • Suggs Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Suggs Cemetery is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suggs Cemetery
    • Hale Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Hale Cemetery is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Chapel Hill Cemetery.

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

  • Elliot
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Elliot is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
  • Calvert
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Franklin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Owensville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Owensville is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville
  • Hearne
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Hearne is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearne
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,340 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hearne <7>
  • Hammond
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hammond is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
  • Port Sullivan ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Port Sullivan is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sullivan
  • New Baden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Crossroads
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Crossroads is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
  • Branchville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Branchville is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
  • Bremond
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Wheelock
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Jones Prairie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jones Prairie is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Prairie
    • Baileyville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Baileyville is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
    • Maysfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Gause
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mumford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Ridge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Ridge is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
    • Bald Prairie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Bald Prairie is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Prairie
    • Reagan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Highbank
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Highbank is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank
    • Wilderville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Wilderville is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderville

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 Chapel Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Robertson County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Chapel Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bremond
    • Bremond lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Chapel Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bremond.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremond
  • Calvert
  • Franklin
  • Gause
    • Gause lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Chapel Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gause.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gause
  • Hearne

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Chapel Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Robertson 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 Chapel Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1354297  (Chapel Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1354297 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: Robertson
      • Est. Elev: 109 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Owensville
      • Location given for Chapel Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.0007424     Lon: -96.593026
      • 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 Robertson, 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 from Point A (ie- Chapel Hill 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 Calvert and Hearne. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
    <7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.