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A visit to the Cope 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 Cope Cemetery ...

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

32.1890, -99.7120

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

The Cope Cemetery is located in Taylor County<2>.

The county seat for Taylor County is located in Abilene. Abilene lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the north of the Cope Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Cope Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 18 miles [29 km] of the Cope Cemetery.<4>

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

  • McBee Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The McBee Cemetery is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBee Cemetery
  • Dewey Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Dewey Cemetery is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey Cemetery
  • Tecumseh Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Tecumseh Cemetery is located in Callahan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh Cemetery
  • Lemons Gap Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Lemons Gap Cemetery is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemons Gap Cemetery
  • Iberis Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Buffalo Gap Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Buffalo Gap Cemetery is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Gap Cemetery
  • Seaton Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Seaton Cemetery is located in Callahan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton Cemetery
  • Potosi Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Potosi Cemetery is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Potosi Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Potosi.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6134 <5>
  • Counts Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • The Counts Cemetery is located in Runnels County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts Cemetery
  • Midway Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • The Midway Cemetery is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
  • Atoka Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • The Atoka Cemetery is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atoka Cemetery
  • Old Colony Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • The Old Colony Cemetery is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Colony Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Eula Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Eula Cemetery is located in Callahan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eula Cemetery
    • Abilene State Hospital Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Drummond Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Drummond Cemetery is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummond Cemetery
    • Elmwood Memorial Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • The Elmwood Memorial Park is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Memorial Park
    • Rough Creek Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Rough Creek Cemetery is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Creek Cemetery
    • Bluff Creek Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • The Bluff Creek Cemetery is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek Cemetery
    • Crews Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • The Crews Cemetery is located in Runnels County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crews Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Crews Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east of Winters.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3114 <5>
    • Rough Creek Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Rough Creek Cemetery is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Creek Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Cope Cemetery.

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

  • Lawn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ovalo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Tuscola
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Guion
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Guion is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
  • Goldsboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Buffalo Gap
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Buffalo Gap is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Gap
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
  • Potosi
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Potosi is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
  • Denton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Denton is located in Callahan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
    • Denton has also been known as:
    • Denton Valley
  • Eula
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Eula is located in Callahan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eula
  • Novice
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Abilene
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Clyde
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Clyde is located in Callahan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,881 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <6>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Tye
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Tye is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tye
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tye <6>
    • Mount Pleasant
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Winters
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rowden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Rowden is located in Callahan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowden
    • Impact
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Impact is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Impact
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
    • Glen Cove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Glen Cove is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
    • Belle Plain ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Belle Plain is located in Callahan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plain
    • Baird
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Baird is located in Callahan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,496 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baird <6>
    • Hamby
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Hamby is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamby

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 Cope Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Taylor County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Cope Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Taylor 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 Cope Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1333313  (Cope Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1333313 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: Taylor
      • Est. Elev: 616 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Lawn
      • Location given for Cope Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.1890233     Lon: -99.7120283
      • 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 Taylor, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cope 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.