A visit to the Elwood 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 Elwood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Elwood Cemetery:
33.7940, -96.0780
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Elwood Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Elwood Cemetery is located in Fannin County<2>.
The county seat for Fannin County is located in Bonham. Bonham lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Elwood Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Elwood Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Elwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Elwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Elwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Old Elwood Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Elwood Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Forest Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Forest Grove Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Cemetery
- Bettis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bettis Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettis Cemetery
- Orphanage Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Orphanage Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orphanage Cemetery
- Bigsby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bigsby Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigsby Cemetery
- Arch Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Arch Chapel Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arch Chapel Cemetery
- Wade Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Bryan County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wade Cemetery is located in Wade (OK).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #437920 <5>
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Bryan County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Center Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Center Grove Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove Cemetery
- Gum Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Gum Springs Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wilks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilks Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilks Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The White Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Stancel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Stancel Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stancel Cemetery
- Sandy Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Sandy Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cemetery
- Cross Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Cross Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Wolf Creek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Wolf Creek Cemetery is located in Bryan County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek Cemetery
- Yarnaby Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Yarnaby Cemetery is located in Bryan County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarnaby Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Ravenna.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2396274 <5>
- Upper Union Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Upper Union Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Union Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Umble Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Umble Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umble Cemetery
- Julius Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Julius Cemetery is located in Bryan County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julius Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Elwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Elwood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Telephone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ivanhoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wade is located in Bryan County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Sowells Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sowells Bluff is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowells Bluff
- Carson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carson is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Albany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Yuba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Yuba is located in Bryan County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Ridings
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ridings is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridings
- Yarnaby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Yarnaby is located in Bryan County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarnaby
- Boyd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boyd is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Mulberry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mulberry is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Ravenna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Allens Chapel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Allens Chapel is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Chapel
- Allen Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Allen Point is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Point
- Direct
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Direct is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Direct
- Bennington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bokchito
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bonham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dodd City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Kemp
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Windom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Honey Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
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 Elwood Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fannin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Elwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Achille
- Bennington
- Bokchito
- Bonham
- Honey Grove
- Windom
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 Elwood Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Fannin 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 Elwood Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1383441 (Elwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1383441 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: Fannin
- Est. Elev: 162 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Telephone
- Location given for Elwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.7939892 Lon: -96.0780339
- 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 Fannin, 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 from Point A (ie- Elwood 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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