A visit to the Elmo 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 Elmo Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Elmo Cemetery:
32.7293, -96.1661
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Elmo Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Elmo Cemetery is located in Kaufman County<2>.
The county seat for Kaufman County is located in Kaufman. Kaufman lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southwest of the Elmo Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Elmo 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 Elmo Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Elmo Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- College Mound Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The College Mound Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Mound Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the College Mound Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southeast of Terrell.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1188058 <5>
- New Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The New Salem Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Henderson Mosley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Highland Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Forest Lawn Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn Cemetery
- State Hospital Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- S E Terrell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The S E Terrell Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for S E Terrell Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Barrow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Barrow Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrow Cemetery
- Blackjack Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Blackjack Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack Cemetery
- The Blackjack Cemetery has also been known as:
- Black Jack Cemetery
- Blackjack MB Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1204395 <5>
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Ables Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Terrell.
- The Oakwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Oakwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5698 <5>
- East Bachelor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Campground Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Campground Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground Cemetery
- New Oakwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The New Oakwood Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Oakwood Cemetery
- Easton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Easton Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Cemetery
- Rader Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Rader Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rader Cemetery
- Union Grovel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Union Grovel Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grovel Cemetery
- Whites Prairie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Elmo Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Elmo Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Elmo
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- College Mound
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- College Mound is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Mound
- Ables Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ables Springs is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ables Springs
- Terrell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Abner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Abner is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner
- Poetry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Poetry is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poetry
- Oak Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Ridge is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Wills Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Post Oak Bend City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Post Oak Bend City is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Bend City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
- Ola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ola is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ola
- Lawrence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lawrence is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Hawk Cove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hawk Cove is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Cove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lone Star
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Star is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Kaufman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Quinlan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Talty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Talty is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,883 people
- Union Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Union Valley is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- McLendon - Chisholm
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- McLendon - Chisholm is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLendon - Chisholm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
- Myrtle Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Myrtle Springs is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Springs
- West Tawakoni
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Tawakoni is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tawakoni
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,994 people
- Boles Home
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Boles Home is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles Home
- Blackland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blackland is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- Oak Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
- Becker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Becker is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becker
- Edgewood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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 Elmo Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kaufman County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Elmo Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Elmo
- Kaufman
- Myrtle Springs
- Quinlan
- Terrell
- Wills Point
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Elmo Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Kaufman 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 Elmo Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1335411 (Elmo Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1335411 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: Kaufman
- Est. Elev: 162 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Elmo
- Location given for Elmo Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.7292957 Lon: -96.1660858
- 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 Kaufman, 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- Elmo 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. |
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