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A visit to the Dressy 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 Dressy Cemetery ...

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

32.1062, -99.2315

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

The Dressy Cemetery is located in Callahan County<2>.

The county seat for Callahan County is located in Baird. Baird lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Dressy Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Dressy Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Dressy Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Caddo Peak Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Caddo Peak Cemetery is located in Callahan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Peak Cemetery
  • Burnt Branch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Burnt Branch Cemetery is located in Callahan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Branch Cemetery
  • Oglesby Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Oglesby Cemetery is located in Callahan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesby Cemetery
  • Adams Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Adams Cemetery is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
  • Cross Cut Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Cross Cut Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cut Cemetery
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
  • Sabanno Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Sabanno Cemetery is located in Eastland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabanno Cemetery
  • Salt Tank Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Haskell Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Haskell Cemetery is located in Eastland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell Cemetery
  • Wayside Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Wayside Cemetery is located in Eastland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Belle Plain Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Belle Plain Cemetery is located in Callahan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plain Cemetery
    • Panther Creek Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Walker Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Walker Cemetery is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • Lost Creek Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Lost Creek Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek Cemetery
    • Rising Star Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Pisgah Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Eastland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
    • Mt. View Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mt. View Cemetery is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. View Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. View Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Coleman.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5453 <5>
    • Mud Creek Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • The Mud Creek Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Creek Cemetery
    • Elm Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • The Elm Cemetery is located in Eastland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Elm Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Rising Star.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2179107 <5>
    • Mitchell Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Eastland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell 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 Dressy Cemetery.

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

  • Cross Plains
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Burkett
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Cross Cut
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cross Cut is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cut
  • Cottonwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Cottonwood is located in Callahan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
  • Rowden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Rowden is located in Callahan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowden
  • Rising Star
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Nimrod ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Nimrod is located in Eastland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
  • Belle Plain ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Belle Plain is located in Callahan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plain
  • Putnam
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Fry ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Fry is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
  • May
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Okra
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Okra is located in Eastland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okra
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Denton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Denton is located in Callahan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
      • Denton has also been known as:
      • Denton Valley
    • Coleman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Brownwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Brownwood is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Brownwood
    • Baird
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Novice
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Cisco
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Cisco is located in Eastland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,850 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cisco <6>
    • Santa Anna
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Eula
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Eula is located in Callahan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eula

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 Dressy Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Callahan County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Dressy Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Callahan 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 Dressy Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1334612  (Dressy Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1334612 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: Callahan
      • Est. Elev: 511 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Cross Cut
      • Location given for Dressy Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.1062494     Lon: -99.2314542
      • 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 Callahan, 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- Dressy 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.