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A visit to the Decker 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 Decker Cemetery ...

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

32.1776, -100.3470

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

The Decker Cemetery is located in Nolan County<2>.

The county seat for Nolan County is located in Sweetwater. Sweetwater lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the north of the Decker Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Decker Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 21 miles [33.8 km] of the Decker Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Blackwell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Blackwell Cemetery is located in Nolan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Cemetery
  • Nolan Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Nolan Cemetery is located in Nolan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolan Cemetery
  • Maryneal Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Maryneal Cemetery is located in Nolan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryneal Cemetery
  • Hylton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Hylton Cemetery is located in Nolan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylton Cemetery
  • Slater Chapel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Ross Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Ross Cemetery is located in Coke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ross Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Fort Chadbourne.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6491 <5>
  • Ft. Chadbourne Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Campbell Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Campbell Cemetery is located in Nolan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
  • Dora Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Dora Cemetery is located in Nolan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora Cemetery
  • Ft. Chadbourne Town Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • The Ft. Chadbourne Town Cemetery is located in Coke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Chadbourne Town Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ft. Chadbourne Town Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Fort Chadbourne.
    • The Ft. Chadbourne Town Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ft. Chadbourne Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2350087 <5>
  • Shep Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • The Shep Cemetery is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shep Cemetery
  • Hayrick Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • The Hayrick Cemetery is located in Coke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayrick Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hayrick Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Robert Lee.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4129 <5>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Coffee Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • The Coffee Cemetery is located in Nolan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Cemetery
    • Sweetwater Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Wilmeth Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • The Wilmeth Cemetery is located in Runnels County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmeth Cemetery
    • Bluff Creek Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • The Bluff Creek Cemetery is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek Cemetery
    • White Church Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • The White Church Cemetery is located in Nolan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Church Cemetery
    • Champion Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • The Champion Cemetery is located in Nolan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Cemetery
    • Robert Lee Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Indian Creek Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Coke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Bronte.
      • The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bronte Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3543 <5>
    • Pumphrey Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Pumphrey Cemetery is located in Runnels County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumphrey Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Decker Cemetery.

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

  • Blackwell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Maryneal
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hylton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Hylton is located in Nolan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylton
  • Nolan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Fort Chadbourne
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Fort Chadbourne is located in Coke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Chadbourne
  • Sanco ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sanco is located in Coke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanco
  • Wingate
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sweetwater
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Bronte
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Avenger Village
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Avenger Village is located in Nolan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenger Village
  • Silver ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Robert Lee
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Roscoe
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Edith
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Edith is located in Coke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edith
    • Norton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Maverick ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Maverick is located in Runnels County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maverick
    • Trent
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Pleasant
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Loraine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)

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 Decker Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Nolan County.

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

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Nolan 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 Decker Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1334177  (Decker Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1334177 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: Nolan
      • Est. Elev: 691 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Blackwell NE
      • Location given for Decker Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.1776307     Lon: -100.3470436
      • 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 Nolan, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Decker 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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