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A visit to the Chisholm 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 Chisholm Cemetery ...

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

32.8429, -96.3783

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

The Chisholm Cemetery is located in Rockwall County<2>.

The county seat for Rockwall County is located in Rockwall. Rockwall lies just to the northwest of the Chisholm Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Chisholm Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Chisholm Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Longhorn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Longhorn Cemetery is located in Rockwall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longhorn Cemetery
  • Peck Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Peck Cemetery is located in Rockwall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck Cemetery
  • Kaiser Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Kaiser Cemetery is located in Rockwall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaiser Cemetery
  • Blackland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Blackland Cemetery is located in Rockwall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland Cemetery
  • Dry Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Dry Creek Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek Cemetery
  • Rockwall Memorial Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Rockwall Memorial Cemetery is located in Rockwall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwall Memorial Cemetery
    • The Rockwall Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old City Cemetery
    • Rockwall Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #667788 <5>
  • Clark Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Clark Cemetery is located in Rockwall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
  • Pleasant Spring Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • McShan Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The McShan Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan Cemetery
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
  • Prairie View Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Prairie View Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • New Oakwood Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The New Oakwood Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Oakwood Cemetery
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
    • Forest Lawn Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Forest Lawn Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn Cemetery
    • Campground Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Campground Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground Cemetery
    • Parker Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Fredonia Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Fredonia Hill Cemetery is located in Rockwall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia Hill Cemetery
      • The Fredonia Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Nathan Butler Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3691 <5>
    • Rowlett Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Rowlett Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlett Cemetery
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Barrow Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Barrow Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrow Cemetery
    • State Hospital Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Highland Memorial Gardens
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Royse City Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Chisholm Cemetery.

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

  • McLendon - Chisholm
    (Less than 2 miles 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
  • Blackland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Blackland is located in Rockwall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
  • Mobile City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Mobile City is located in Rockwall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
  • Heath
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Heath is located in Kaufman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,718 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heath <6>
  • Rockwall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Fate
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Fate is located in Rockwall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fate
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,434 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fate <6>
  • Lawrence
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Lawrence is located in Kaufman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
  • Poetry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Poetry is located in Kaufman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poetry
  • Forney
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Terrell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Union Valley is located in Hunt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
  • Royse City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Sunnyvale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Talty
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Talty is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talty
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,883 people
    • Rowlett
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • New Hope
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • New Hope is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
    • Mesquite
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lavon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Post Oak Bend City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Nevada
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Lawson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Lawson is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
    • Lone Star
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Lone Star is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
    • Elmo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Quinlan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Hendrix
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Hendrix is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
    • Sachse
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Centerville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Centerville is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville

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 Chisholm Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rockwall County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Elmo
    • Elmo lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Chisholm Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elmo.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
  • Forney
  • Nevada
  • Quinlan
  • Rockwall
  • Rowlett
  • Terrell

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 websites either 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 Chisholm Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Rockwall 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 Chisholm Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1332782  (Chisholm Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1332782 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: Rockwall
      • Est. Elev: 152 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Forney North
      • Location given for Chisholm Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.8429032     Lon: -96.3783167
      • 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 Rockwall, 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- Chisholm 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.