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A visit to the Crosby 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 Crosby Cemetery ...

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

29.8808, -95.0535

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

The Crosby Cemetery is located in Harris County<2>.

The county seat for Harris County is located in Houston. Houston lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Crosby Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Crosby Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Crosby Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • Lynch Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lynch Cemetery is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Cemetery
  • Harrington Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Harrington Cemetery is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Cemetery
  • Earthman Memory Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Earthman Memory Gardens is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earthman Memory Gardens
    • The Earthman Memory Gardens has also been known as:
    • Baytown Memorial Cemetery
    • Memory Gardens of Baytown
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2280 <5>
  • Huffman Community Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • DeZavalla Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The DeZavalla Cemetery is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeZavalla Cemetery
  • San Jacinto Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Morgan Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Morgan Cemetery is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
  • Fisher Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Fisher Cemetery is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
  • Williams Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Williams Cemetery is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
  • First United Methodist Cemetery of Mont Belvieu
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Hill of Rest Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Hill of Rest Cemetery is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill of Rest Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Busch Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Busch Cemetery is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busch Cemetery
    • Lawrence Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Cemetery
    • Harris County Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Harris County Cemetery is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris County Cemetery
    • Cedar Crest Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Cedar Crest Cemetery is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest Cemetery
      • The Cedar Crest Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Little Arlington Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2804 <5>
    • Huffman Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Huffman Cemetery is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman Cemetery
    • St. Annes Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The St. Annes Cemetery is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Annes Cemetery
    • Rosewood Park Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Rosewood Park Cemetery is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood Park Cemetery
    • Hart - Magee - Oates - Singleton Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hart - Magee - Oates - Singleton Cemetery is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart - Magee - Oates - Singleton Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hart - Magee - Oates - Singleton Cemetery is located in Houston.
      • The Hart - Magee - Oates - Singleton Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Oates Prairie Cemetery
      • Oates - Singleton Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2134356 <5>
    • Montgomery Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Crosby Cemetery.

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

  • Barrett
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Crosby
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Sheldon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Sheldon is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
  • Highlands
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Channelview
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Chaparral Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Chaparral Village is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaparral Village
  • Cedar Bayou
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Bayou is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bayou
  • Winterwood Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Winterwood Village is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterwood Village
  • Huffman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Cloverleaf
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Mont Belvieu
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Atascocita
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Baytown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Stilson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Stilson is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilson
    • Jacinto City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Deer Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Old River - Winfree
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Old River - Winfree is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old River - Winfree
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,453 people
    • Gum Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Gum Grove is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Grove
    • Intercontinental Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Galena Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Morgan's Point
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Morgan's Point is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan's Point
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 337 people
    • Dayton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Greentree Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Greentree Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Village
    • Hunter Ridge Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Hunter Ridge Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Ridge Village
    • Humble
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Spears Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Spears Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears Village

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 Crosby Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Harris County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 helpful 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 Crosby Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Harris 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 Crosby Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1355393  (Crosby Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1355393 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: Harris
      • Est. Elev: 15 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Crosby
      • Location given for Crosby Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.8807784     Lon: -95.05354
      • 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 Harris, 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 from Point A (ie- Crosby 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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