A visit to the Dry Creek 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 Dry Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dry Creek Cemetery:
32.9760, -96.1647
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dry Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dry Creek Cemetery is located in Hunt County<2>.
The county seat for Hunt County is located in Greenville. Greenville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Dry Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dry Creek 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 Dry Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dry Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Paynetown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Paynetown Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynetown Cemetery
- Van Sickle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Van Sickle Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Sickle Cemetery
- Stone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Graham Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hail Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hail Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hail Cemetery
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Hart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hart Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
- Hodges Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
- Needmore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Needmore Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore Cemetery
- Weiland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Weiland Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiland Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Wieland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Elm Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Elm Creek Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Creek Cemetery
- Dugan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Dugan Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugan Cemetery
- McBride Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The McBride Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride Cemetery
- Kuykendall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Kuykendall Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuykendall Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of Greenville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968896 <5>
- Boyle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Boyle Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyle Cemetery
- Josephine Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Josephine Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine Cemetery
- Memoryland Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- David Rush Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The David Rush Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Rush Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dry Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dry Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Quinlan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Boles Home
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Boles Home is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles Home
- Hendrix
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hendrix is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Union Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union Valley is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Weiland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Weiland is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiland
- Caddo Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hawk Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hawk Cove is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Cove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
- Clinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Royse City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- West Tawakoni
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Tawakoni is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tawakoni
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,994 people
- Dixon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dixon is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Josephine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Blackland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blackland is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- Poetry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Poetry is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poetry
- Ables Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ables Springs is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ables Springs
- Greenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hooker Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hooker Ridge is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Ridge
- Lone Oak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Nevada
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fate
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mobile City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mobile City is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- East Tawakoni
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- East Tawakoni is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tawakoni
- Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
- McLendon - Chisholm
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- McLendon - Chisholm is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLendon - Chisholm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
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 Dry Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hunt County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dry Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Caddo Mills
- Greenville
- Nevada
- Quinlan
- Rockwall
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 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 Dry Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Hunt 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 Dry Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1334113 (Dry Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1334113 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: Hunt
- Est. Elev: 150 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Quinlan
- Location given for Dry Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.975953 Lon: -96.1646974
- 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 Hunt, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Dry Creek 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. |