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A visit to the Evans Prairie 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 Evans Prairie Cemetery ...

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

30.2983, -96.1250

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

The Evans Prairie Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.

The county seat for Washington County is located in Brenham. Brenham lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Evans Prairie Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Evans Prairie Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Evans Prairie Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Sand Prairie Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Sand Prairie Cemetery is located in Grimes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Prairie Cemetery
  • Franklin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Franklin Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
  • Tennyson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Tennyson Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennyson Cemetery
  • Sommerford Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Sommerford Cemetery is located in Grimes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sommerford Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sommerford Cemetery is located
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7003 <5>
  • Dennis Bryant Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Dennis Bryant Cemetery is located in Grimes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Bryant Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dennis Bryant Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Navasota.
    • The Dennis Bryant Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bryant Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2626 <5>
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Grimes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
    • The Oakland Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Navasota City Cemetery
    • Rest Haven Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5675 <5>
  • Cedar Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Cedar Creek Cemetery is located in Waller County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Cemetery
  • West Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The West Cemetery is located in Grimes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
  • Good Hope Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
  • Campground Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Campground Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground Cemetery
  • Rock Island Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Rock Island Cemetery is located in Waller County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island Cemetery
  • Center Hill Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Summers Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Summers Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summers Cemetery
    • Willingham Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Willingham Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willingham Cemetery
    • Anderson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Anderson Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
    • Old Salem Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Salem Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the north of Hempstead.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6658 <5>
    • Salem Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
    • Lawrence Key Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Lawrence Key Cemetery is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Key Cemetery
    • Rosenau Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Rosenau Cemetery is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenau Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • Yarboro Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Yarboro Cemetery is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarboro Cemetery
    • Harmony Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Harmony Cemetery is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Evans Prairie Cemetery.

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

  • Graball ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Graball is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
  • Washington ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Navasota
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Whitman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Whitman is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
  • Allen Farm
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Allen Farm is located in Brazos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Farm
  • Millican
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Stoneham
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Stoneham is located in Grimes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
  • Chappell Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Paul
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Saint Paul is located in Waller County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
  • Independence
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Hempstead
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Fields Store
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Fields Store is located in Waller County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Store
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Clay
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Plantersville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Anderson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Prairie View
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine Island
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Pine Island is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,205 people
    • Todd Mission
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Todd Mission is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Mission
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
    • Brenham
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Brenham is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,736 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brenham <6>
    • Sempronius ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Sempronius is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
    • Buckhorn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Buckhorn is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
    • Apolonia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Apolonia is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apolonia
    • Wellborn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Scofield ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Scofield is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield

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 Evans Prairie Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Evans Prairie Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Washington 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 Evans Prairie Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1335555  (Evans Prairie Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1335555 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: Washington
      • Est. Elev: 64 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Courtney
      • Location given for Evans Prairie Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.2982657     Lon: -96.1249585
      • 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 Washington, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Evans Prairie 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.