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A visit to the Elliot 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 Elliot Cemetery ...

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

30.9607, -96.5711

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

The Elliot Cemetery is located in Robertson County<2>.

The county seat for Robertson County is located in Franklin. Franklin lies just to the northeast of the Elliot Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Elliot Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Elliot Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Chapel Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
  • Red Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Red Hill Cemetery is located between<5> the communities of Calvert and Hearne.  The cemetery lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Hearne.
    • The Red Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Moody Cemetery
    • St. Luke Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2317459 <6>
  • St. Lukes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
  • Hammond Colony Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hammond Colony Cemetery is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Colony Cemetery
  • Webb Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Webb Cemetery is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
  • Calvert Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Calvert Cemetery is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvert Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Calvert.
    • The Calvert Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Calvert City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #191821 <6>
  • Calvert Beauty Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Calvert Beauty Cemetery is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert Beauty Cemetery
  • Norwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Norwood Cemetery is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Cemetery
  • Suggs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Suggs Cemetery is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suggs Cemetery
  • Sunnyside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery
  • Providence Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Providence Cemetery is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • St. Luke Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The St. Luke Cemetery is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Luke Cemetery
    • Jackson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
    • St. Paul Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
    • Little Mississippi Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Beck Prairie Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Beck Prairie Cemetery is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beck Prairie Cemetery
    • Hearne Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Hearne Cemetery is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearne Cemetery
    • Hale Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hale Cemetery is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
    • Owensville Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Owensville Cemetery is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville 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 Elliot Cemetery.

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

  • Elliot
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Elliot is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
  • Hearne
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Hearne is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearne
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,340 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hearne <7>
  • Franklin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Calvert
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Owensville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Owensville is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville
  • Port Sullivan ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Port Sullivan is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sullivan
  • New Baden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Wheelock
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Branchville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Branchville is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
  • Hammond
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hammond is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
  • Crossroads
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Crossroads is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
  • Gause
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Mumford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Bremond
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jones Prairie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jones Prairie is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Prairie
    • Rye ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Rye is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
    • Benchley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Benchley is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchley
    • Tabor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Tabor is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
    • Baileyville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Baileyville is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
    • Maysfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Edge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Edge is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge
    • Ridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Ridge is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
    • Bald Prairie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Bald Prairie is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Prairie

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 Elliot Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Robertson County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bremond
  • Calvert
  • Franklin
  • Gause
    • Gause lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Elliot Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gause.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gause
  • Hearne

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 professional and volunteer 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 Elliot Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Robertson 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 Elliot Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1356919  (Elliot Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1356919 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: Robertson
      • Est. Elev: 119 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Hearne North
      • Location given for Elliot Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.9607437     Lon: -96.5710805
      • 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 Robertson, 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- Elliot 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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Calvert and Hearne. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
    <6>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.
    <7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.