A visit to the Cleburne Memorial Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Cleburne Memorial Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Cleburne Memorial Cemetery (FG ID #2936).
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 Cleburne Memorial Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cleburne Memorial Cemetery:
32.3467, -97.3709
The Cleburne Memorial Cemetery is located in Johnson County<2>.
The county seat for Johnson County is located in Cleburne. Cleburne lies just to the west of the Cleburne Memorial Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cleburne Memorial Cemetery.
Establishment of the Cleburne Memorial Cemetery ...
The Cleburne Memorial Cemetery was established in 1861.
Name Variations for Cleburne Memorial Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give a you a feel for the variations that might have occurred with Cleburne Memorial Cemetery.
Cleburne Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Confederate Memorial Cemetery
- Confederate Memorial Park Cemetery
- Cleburne City Cemetery
- Cleburne Memorial Park
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cleburne Memorial Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cleburne Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Greenacres Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lightfoot Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Moss Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Keene Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Old Lane Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sand Flat Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Buel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Buchanan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Faulkenbury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Faulkenbury Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkenbury Cemetery
- Hart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hart Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
- Old Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Old Hill Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hill Cemetery
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- Old Bethany Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grange Hall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Grange Hall Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Hall Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Morrow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Morrow Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow Cemetery
- Marystown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Caddo Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ross Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Kinard Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Kinard Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinard Cemetery
- Boatright Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Boatright Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boatright Cemetery
- Balch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cleburne Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cleburne Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cleburne
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Coyote Flats
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Keene
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cuba
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bono
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rio Vista
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Joshua
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Parker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Egan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alvarado
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Timber
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Briaroaks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Briaroaks is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briaroaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Godley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grandview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Covington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burleson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Blum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lillian
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crowley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Venus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Retta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Retta is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retta
- Oak Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Fort Spunky
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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 Cleburne Memorial Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Johnson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cleburne Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alvarado
- Blum
- Blum lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Cleburne Memorial Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Blum.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blum
- Burleson
- Cleburne
- Godley
- Joshua
- Rio Vista
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 professional and volunteer 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 Cleburne Memorial Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Johnson 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 Cleburne Memorial Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2936
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1332965 (Cleburne Memorial Park)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1332965 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: Johnson
- Est. Elev: 232 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cleburne East
- Location given for Cleburne Memorial Park:
- Lat: 32.3465328 Lon: -97.3711276
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Johnson, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cleburne Memorial 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |