A visit to the Durham Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Durham Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Durham Cemetery (FG ID #3316).
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 Durham Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Durham Cemetery:
32.7109, -101.2696
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Durham Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>
The Durham Cemetery is located in Borden County<3>.
The county seat for Borden County is located in Gail. Gail lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<4> to the west northwest of the Durham Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Durham Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 19 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Durham Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Durham Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- York Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gail Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Gail Cemetery is located in Borden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gail Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gail Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Gail.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980096 <1>
- Fairview Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fluvanna Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vincent Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- The Vincent Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Cemetery
- Bluff Creek Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Bluff Creek Cemetery is located in Scurry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek Cemetery
- Bookout Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- The Bookout Cemetery is located in Scurry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookout Cemetery
- The Bookout Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dermott Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2194073 <1>
- Snyder Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- The Snyder Cemetery is located in Scurry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder Cemetery
- Vealmoor Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Vealmoor Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vealmoor Cemetery
- Hillside Memorial Gardens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Justiceburg Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- The Justiceburg Cemetery is located in Garza County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justiceburg Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Justiceburg Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the northeast of Justiceburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2260394 <1>
- Handley Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Iatan Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- The Iatan Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iatan Cemetery
- Polar Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Polar Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polar Cemetery
- Plain View Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Plain View Cemetery is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View Cemetery
- Fairhaven Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairhaven Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven Cemetery
- Coahoma Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- The Coahoma Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coahoma Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Coahoma Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Coahoma.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1090378 <1>
- Westbrook Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Westbrook Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Cemetery
- Hermleigh Cemetery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 14 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of the Durham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Durham Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gail
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fluvanna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ira
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Snyder
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Vealmoor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cuthbert ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cuthbert is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthbert
- Justiceburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dunn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Iatan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Iatan is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iatan
- Ackerly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Coahoma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Westbrook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Buford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buford is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
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 Durham Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Borden County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Durham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gail
- Gail lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<4> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Durham Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gail.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gail
- Snyder
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 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 Durham Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Borden 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 Durham Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #3316
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1334803 (Durham Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1334803 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: Borden
- Est. Elev: 718 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gunsight Draw NE
- Location given for Durham Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.7109408 Lon: -101.2695719
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Borden, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Durham Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |