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A visit to the Cox Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Cox Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   31.4091°   (31° 24' 32")

Lon:   -96.4211°   (-96° 25' 15")

The Cox Cemetery is located in Limestone County<2>.

The county seat for Limestone County is located in Groesbeck. Groesbeck lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Cox Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Cox Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Potter Shop Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potter Shop Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Potter Shop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Potter Shop Cemetery is located in Limestone County
  • Hughes & Hyden Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hughes & Hyden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hughes & Hyden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hughes & Hyden Cemetery is located in Limestone County
  • Lenamon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lenamon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lenamon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lenamon Cemetery is located in Limestone County
  • Hogan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hogan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hogan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hogan Cemetery is located in Limestone County
  • Capps Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Capps Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Capps Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Capps Cemetery is located in Limestone County
  • Masters Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Masters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Masters Cemetery is located in Limestone County
  • Ferguson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ferguson Cemetery
    • The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Limestone County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ferguson Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west of Thornton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3575 <5>
  • Sansom Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sansom Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sansom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sansom Cemetery is located in Limestone County
  • McKenzie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKenzie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKenzie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McKenzie Cemetery is located in Limestone County
  • King Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The King Cemetery is located in Limestone County
  • Pippin Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pippin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pippin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pippin Cemetery is located in Limestone County
  • Phifer Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phifer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phifer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Phifer Cemetery is located in Limestone County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Carroll Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carroll Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carroll Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carroll Cemetery is located in Limestone County
    • Cobb Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cobb Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cobb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cobb Cemetery is located in Limestone County
    • Vinson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vinson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Vinson Cemetery is located in Limestone County
    • Faulkenberry Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Faulkenberry Cemetery
      • The Faulkenberry Cemetery is located in Limestone County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Faulkenberry Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Groesbeck.
    • Lone Star Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Star Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lone Star Cemetery is located in Limestone County
    • Pace Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pace Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pace Cemetery is located in Robertson County
    • Seale - Round Prairie Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seale - Round Prairie Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seale - Round Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Seale - Round Prairie Cemetery is located in Robertson County
    • Bumpus Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bumpus Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Bumpus Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Bumpus Cemetery is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2647 <5>
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
      • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Limestone County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Hope Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southeast of Jewett.
      • The New Hope Cemetery has also been known as:
      • New Hope Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2203994 <5>
    • Oakes Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakes Cemetery
      • The Oakes Cemetery is located in Limestone County
      • The Oakes Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Oaks Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

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

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

  • Lost Prairie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Prairie
    • Lost Prairie is located in Limestone County
  • Seale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seale
    • Seale is located in Robertson County
  • Farrar
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
    • Farrar is located in Limestone County
  • Personville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Personville
    • Personville is located in Limestone County
  • Thornton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Groesbeck
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Fallon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon
    • Fallon is located in Limestone County
  • Donie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Freestone
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
    • Freestone is located in Freestone County
  • Kosse
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosse
    • Kosse is located in Limestone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kosse <7>
  • Newby
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newby
    • Newby is located in Leon County
  • Marquez
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Jewett
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Teague
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teague have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
      • Teague is located in Freestone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teague <7>
    • Stranger
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stranger
      • Stranger is located in Falls County
    • Mexia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia
      • Mexia is located in Limestone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,287 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexia <7>
    • Ridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
      • Ridge is located in Robertson County
    • Concord
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Cotton Gin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Dew
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew
      • Dew is located in Freestone County

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 Cox 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 Cox Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Cox Cemetery:

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 Cox Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1355248  (Cox Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1355248 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Box Church
    • County: Limestone         Elev: 138
    • Location given for GNIS #1355248 (Cox Cemetery)

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Cox Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4091, Longitude: -96.4211       In this case, the coordinates for the Cox Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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