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A visit to the Falba 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 Falba Cemetery ...

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

30.8716, -95.6866

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

The Falba Cemetery is located in Walker County<2>.

The county seat for Walker County is located in Huntsville. Huntsville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southeast of the Falba Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Falba Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Falba Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Falba Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Falba Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falba Cemetery
  • Calhoun Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Calhoun Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Cemetery
  • Petree Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Petree Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petree Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Petree Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Huntsville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5965 <5>
  • Mason Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mason Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
  • McAdams Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The McAdams Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAdams Cemetery
  • Cincinnati Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Cincinnati Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati Cemetery
  • Old Plantation Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Burrows Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Burrows Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows Cemetery
  • Rocky Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Rocky Hill Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill Cemetery
  • Farris Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Farris Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farris Cemetery
  • Harper Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Harper Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
  • Midway Southside Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Midway Southside Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Southside Cemetery
    • The Midway Southside Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Southside Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1989073 <5>
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Larrison Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Larrison Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrison Cemetery
    • Park Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Park Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Cemetery
    • Long Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Long Cemetery is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
    • Cline Prairie Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Cline Prairie Cemetery is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cline Prairie Cemetery
    • Carter Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Spivey Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Spivey Cemetery is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spivey Cemetery
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Sam Houston Grave
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Sam Houston Grave is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sam Houston Grave
    • North Side Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The North Side Cemetery is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Side Cemetery
    • Dunlap Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Dunlap Cemetery is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap Cemetery
    • Weldon Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Weldon Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Falba Cemetery.

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

  • Midway
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Kittrell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Kittrell is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
  • Huntsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Wesley Grove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Wesley Grove is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Grove
  • Madisonville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Bedias
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Goshen ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Goshen is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
  • Riverside
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Antioch ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Antioch is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
  • Dodge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Trinity
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Mill Town
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Mill Town is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Shiro
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Barado
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Barado is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barado
    • Austonio
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Austonio is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austonio
    • Lovelady
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakhurst
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Middleton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Middleton is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
    • Iola
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Richards
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Elmina
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Elmina is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmina
    • Glendale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Glendale is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
    • Zulch ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Zulch is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulch

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 Falba Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Walker County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Falba Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Walker 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 Falba Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1373694  (Falba Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1373694 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: Walker
      • Est. Elev: 73 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Crabbs Prairie
      • Location given for Falba Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.871579     Lon: -95.6866128
      • 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 Walker, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Falba 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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