A visit to the Eagle Lake Community Cemetery East ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Eagle Lake Community Cemetery East. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Eagle Lake Community Cemetery East (FG ID #2534494).
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 Eagle Lake Community Cemetery East ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Eagle Lake Community Cemetery East:
29.5821, -96.3204
The Eagle Lake Community Cemetery East is located outside and to the southeast of Eagle Lake.
The cemetery is located in Colorado County<2>.
The county seat for Colorado County is located in Columbus. Columbus lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Eagle Lake Community Cemetery East .
Open a Google Map centered on the Eagle Lake Community Cemetery East.
Name Variations for Eagle Lake Community Cemetery East ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Eagle Lake Community Cemetery East has also been known as:
- Farmer's Improvement Society Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Eagle Lake Community Cemetery East.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Eagle Lake Community Cemetery East, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Frazer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Frazer Cemetery is located in Wharton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer Cemetery
- Lissie Community Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mexican Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Mexican Cemetery is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexican Cemetery
- Garwood Methodist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elm Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Elm Grove Cemetery is located in Wharton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Alley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Alley Cemetery is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley Cemetery
- Grewe Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Grewe Cemetery is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grewe Cemetery
- Pinchback Obenchain Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Garwood Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Garwood Cemetery is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwood Cemetery
- Sandbridge Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Middle Bernard Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hartsville Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hartville Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Hartville Cemetery is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartville Cemetery
- Allens Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- El Pleasant Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nada Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Nada Cemetery is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nada Cemetery
- Czech National Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- San Francisco Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Eagle Lake Community Cemetery East.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Eagle Lake Community Cemetery East, with the nearest first:
- Eagle Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Matthews
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lissie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ramsey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Boedecker Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Eldridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Altair
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bonus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Garwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nottawa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rexville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rexville is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexville
- Nada
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Egypt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Alleyton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Island
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rock Island is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
- East Bernard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wallis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sealy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Columbus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Flora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glidden
(17 miles [27.4 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 Eagle Lake Community Cemetery East. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Colorado County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Eagle Lake Community Cemetery East.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Columbus
- Garwood
- Garwood lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Eagle Lake Community Cemetery East.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Garwood.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwood
- Sealy
- Sealy lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Eagle Lake Community Cemetery East.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sealy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sealy
- Wallis
- Wallis lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Eagle Lake Community Cemetery East.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wallis.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallis
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Eagle Lake Community Cemetery East:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Colorado 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 Eagle Lake Community Cemetery East:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2534494
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Colorado, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Eagle Lake Community Cemetery East) 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |