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A visit to the Fall Creek 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 Fall Creek Cemetery ...

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

30.4174, -98.1236

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

The Fall Creek Cemetery is located in Travis County<2>.

The county seat for Travis County is located in Austin. Austin lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Fall Creek Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Fall Creek Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Fall Creek Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Ross Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Haynie Flat Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Haynie Flat Cemetery is located in Burnet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynie Flat Cemetery
  • Holloway Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Holloway Cemetery is located in Burnet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway Cemetery
  • Fowler Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Fowler Cemetery is located in Burnet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Cemetery
  • Post Oak Bend Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Post Oak Bend Cemetery is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Bend Cemetery
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Burnet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
  • Rockvale Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Rockvale Cemetery is located in Burnet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockvale Cemetery
  • Cypress Mill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Hensel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hensel Cemetery is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensel Cemetery
  • Burnam Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Burnam Cemetery is located in Burnet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnam Cemetery
  • Puryear Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Puryear Cemetery is located in Hays County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Puryear Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Dripping Springs.
    • The Puryear Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Peryear Cemetery
  • Simpson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Simpson Cemetery is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Smithwick Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Richland Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Richland Cemetery is located in Burnet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
    • Richter Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Richter Cemetery is located in Burnet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richter Cemetery
    • Teck Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Teck Cemetery is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teck Cemetery
    • Pangle Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Pangle Cemetery is located in Burnet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pangle Cemetery
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • White Rock Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The White Rock Cemetery is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock Cemetery
    • Darter Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Darter Cemetery is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darter 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 Fall Creek Cemetery.

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

  • Spicewood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Briarcliff
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cypress Mill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Point Venture
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Point Venture is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Venture
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,053 people
    • Point Venture has also been known as:
    • Point Venture village
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Venture <6>
  • Lago Vista
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • The Hills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hills is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,456 people
  • Lakeway
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Buffalo Gap
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Shovel Mountain
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Shovel Mountain is located in Burnet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shovel Mountain
  • Hudson Bend
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Hudson Bend is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Bend
  • Bee Cave
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Volente
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Jonestown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Fitzhugh
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Fitzhugh is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzhugh
    • Nameless ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Nameless is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
      • Nameless has also been known as:
      • Cross Creek
      • Fairview
    • Round Mountain
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Marble Falls
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Meadowlakes
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Meadowlakes is located in Burnet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlakes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
    • Dripping Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Cottonwood Shores
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Henly
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Henly is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henly
    • Mormon Mill ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Mormon Mill is located in Burnet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Mill
      • Mormon Mill has also been known as:
      • Mormon Colony
    • Barton Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Barton Creek is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Creek
    • Horseshoe Bay
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)

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 Fall Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Travis County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Fall Creek Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Travis 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 Fall Creek Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1357207  (Fall Creek Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1357207 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: Travis
      • Est. Elev: 256 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Pace Bend
      • Location given for Fall Creek Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.4174196     Lon: -98.1236273
      • 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 Travis, 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 from Point A (ie- Fall Creek 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.