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:
31.3988, -96.6675
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 Limestone County<2>.
The county seat for Limestone County is located in Groesbeck. Groesbeck lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northeast 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 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Clifton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Clifton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gunter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Gunter Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter Cemetery
- Erskine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Erskine Cemetery is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erskine Cemetery
- Tidwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Tidwell Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell Cemetery
- Garrett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stranger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Stranger Cemetery is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stranger Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Stranger Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in the vicinity of Stranger
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2150002 <5>
- Eutaw Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Eutaw Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eutaw Cemetery
- Sowders Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Sowders Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowders Cemetery
- Metina Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Metina Cemetery is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metina Cemetery
- Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hope Cemetery is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Kosse Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Kosse Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosse Cemetery
- Moss Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Moss Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Cemetery
- Vinson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Vinson Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinson Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The King Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Cobb Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Cobb Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Carroll Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Carroll Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Cemetery
- Oklahoma Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Oklahoma Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Norris Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Norris Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Cemetery
- Masters Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Masters Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masters Cemetery
- Phifer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Phifer Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phifer Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Stranger
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stranger is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stranger
- Thornton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kosse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ben Hur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ben Hur is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hur
- Otto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- McClanahan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- McClanahan is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClanahan
- Groesbeck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kirk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kirk is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
- Mart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Reagan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Perry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Marlin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Frosa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Frosa is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frosa
- Bremond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Battle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Battle is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
- Riesel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Highbank
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Highbank is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank
- Bald Prairie
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bald Prairie is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Prairie
- Seale
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Seale is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seale
- Lost Prairie
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lost Prairie is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Prairie
- Prairie Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Fallon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fallon is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon
- Hallsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hallsburg is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Watt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Watt is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watt
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 Limestone County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Clifton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bremond
- Groesbeck
- Kosse
- Kosse lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Clifton Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kosse.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosse
- Marlin
- Mart
- Mart lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Clifton Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mart.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mart
- Riesel
- Thornton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Clifton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Limestone 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 #1354667 (Clifton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1354667 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: Limestone
- Est. Elev: 150 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Odds
- Location given for Clifton Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.3987855 Lon: -96.667482
- 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 Limestone, 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 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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