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A visit to the Clifton 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 Clifton Cemetery ...

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

31.7721, -97.5731

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

The Clifton Cemetery is located in Bosque County<2>.

The county seat for Bosque County is located in Meridian. Meridian lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Clifton Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Clifton Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Clifton Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Oswald Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Oswald Cemetery is located in Bosque County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswald Cemetery
    • The Oswald Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Clifton Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5841 <5>
  • Terrell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Terrell Cemetery is located in Bosque County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Cemetery
  • Kanz Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Thiele Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Thiele Cemetery is located in Bosque County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thiele Cemetery
  • Norway Mill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Norway Mill Cemetery is located in Bosque County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Mill Cemetery
  • Lanes Chapel Memorial Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Scrutchfield Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Scrutchfield Cemetery is located in Bosque County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrutchfield Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Scrutchfield Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Valley Mills.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1120183 <5>
  • Post Oak Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Post Oak Cemetery is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Cemetery
  • Barton Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Valley Mills Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Valley Mills Cemetery is located in Bosque County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Valley Mills Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Valley Mills.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7374 <5>
  • Old Valley Mills Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Olde Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Olde Cemetery is located in Bosque County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Poston - Odle Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Preston-McMurry Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Preston-McMurry Cemetery is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston-McMurry Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Preston-McMurry Cemetery is located
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2250804 <5>
    • Luth Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Luth Cemetery is located in Bosque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luth Cemetery
    • Boggy Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Boggy Cemetery is located in Bosque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggy Cemetery
    • Prairie View Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Prairie View Cemetery is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View Cemetery
    • Goodall Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Goodall Cemetery is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall Cemetery
    • Rock Springs Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Rock Springs Cemetery is located in Bosque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs Cemetery
      • The Rock Springs Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Rock Springs Church Cemetery
      • Rock Springs Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2175393 <5>
    • Cedron Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Cedron Cemetery is located in Bosque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedron Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Clifton Cemetery.

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

  • Clifton
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Norse
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Norse is located in Bosque County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norse
  • Cayote
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Cayote is located in Bosque County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayote
  • Womack
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Womack is located in Bosque County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack
  • Valley Mills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Meridian
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Laguna Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenock
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Greenock is located in Bosque County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
  • Turnersville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Turnersville is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
  • Cranfills Gap
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Coryell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Coryell is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coryell
  • China Spring
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Lakeside Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Lakeside Village is located in Bosque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
    • Morgan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Crawford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Tyson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Tyson is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson
    • Whitney
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jonesboro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Rock Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Rock Creek is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
    • Patrick
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Patrick is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
    • Gholson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Gholson is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,127 people
    • Aquilla
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Kopperl
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Walnut Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Huron ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Huron is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
    • Iredell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lanham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Lanham is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham

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 Clifton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bosque County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Clifton Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Bosque 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 Clifton Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1332990  (Clifton Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1332990 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: Bosque
      • Est. Elev: 215 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Clifton
      • Location given for Clifton Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.7721024     Lon: -97.5730749
      • 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 Bosque, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Clifton 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.
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