A visit to the Clear 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 Clear Lake Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Clear Lake Cemetery:
33.0555, -96.4868
The Clear Lake Cemetery is located in Collin County<1>.
The county seat for Collin County is located in McKinney. McKinney lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Clear Lake Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Clear Lake Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Clear Lake Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Clear Lake Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Paul Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hughes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- New Wylie / Kreymer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wylie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Abston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Backbone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cemetery
- Higgins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Old South Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nevada Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Wilson Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- McMillan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Murphy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- Murphy / Maxwell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Moulden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Moulden Cemetery is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulden Cemetery
- Fredonia Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Parker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- McMinn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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]<2> of the Clear Lake Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Clear Lake Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Clear Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Clear Lake is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Wylie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Paul
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Saint Paul is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
- Lavon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Copeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Nevada
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lucas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lucas is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,819 people
- Murphy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sachse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Parker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lowry Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rockwall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Fate
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Josephine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fairview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Princeton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Biggers ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Biggers is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggers
- Mobile City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Royse City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Farmersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rowlett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- New Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
- Allen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Altoga
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Plano
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Garland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blackland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- McKinney
(13 miles [20.9 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 Clear Lake Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Collin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Clear Lake Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Allen
- Allen lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Clear Lake Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Allen.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Farmersville
- Garland
- McKinney
- Nevada
- Plano
- Plano lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Clear Lake Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Plano.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
- Rockwall
- Rowlett
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Clear Lake Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Collin 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 Clear Lake Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1332951 (Clear Lake Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1332951 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: Collin
- Est. Elev: 153 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lavon
- Location given for Clear Lake Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.0553967 Lon: -96.4863764
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Collin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Clear Lake Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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