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A visit to the Copperas 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 Copperas Cemetery ...

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

32.0457, -98.6495

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

The Copperas Cemetery is located in Comanche County<2>.

The county seat for Comanche County is located in Comanche. Comanche lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Copperas Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Copperas 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 Copperas Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Turkey Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Turkey Creek Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Creek Cemetery
  • Suggs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Suggs Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suggs Cemetery
  • Martins Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Martins Creek Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Creek Cemetery
  • Old Nineveh Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Old Nineveh Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Nineveh Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Nineveh Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west of De Leon.
    • The Old Nineveh Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Nineveh Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5604 <5>
  • Zion Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
  • Weaver Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Weaver Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
  • Pendergrass Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Pendergrass Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendergrass Cemetery
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
  • Old De Leon Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Old De Leon Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old De Leon Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old De Leon Cemetery is located outside and to the east of De Leon.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2145406 <5>
  • Sipe Springs Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Parker Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Parker Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
    • Ferrill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Ferrill Cemetery is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrill Cemetery
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
      • The Oakwood Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Comanche City Cemetery
      • Comanche / Oakwood Cemetery
      • Oak Wood Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5705 <5>
    • Elm Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Elm Cemetery is located in Eastland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Cemetery
    • Sardis Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Sardis Cemetery is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
    • Hanson Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jewel Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Jewel Cemetery is located in Eastland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewel Cemetery
    • Ellison Spring Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Copperas Cemetery.

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

  • Duster
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Duster is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duster
  • Sidney
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • De Leon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Rucker
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Rucker is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
  • Sipe Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Sipe Springs is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipe Springs
  • Comanche
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Comyn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Comyn is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comyn
  • Gorman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Proctor
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Okra
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Okra is located in Eastland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okra
  • May
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Kokomo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Kokomo is located in Eastland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Desdemona
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Blanket
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ararat ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Ararat is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
    • Dublin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Bunyan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Bunyan is located in Erath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunyan
    • Carbon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Rising Star
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Newburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Newburg is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
    • Gustine
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lingleville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)

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 Copperas Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Comanche County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Copperas 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 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 Copperas Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Comanche 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 Copperas Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1333331  (Copperas Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1333331 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: Comanche
      • Est. Elev: 390 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Duster
      • Location given for Copperas Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.0456983     Lon: -98.6494954
      • 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 Comanche, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Copperas 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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