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A visit to the Ferguson Cemetery ...


The location of the Ferguson Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Ferguson Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   31.3474°   (31° 20' 50")

Lon:   -96.3908°   (-96° 23' 26")

The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Limestone County<2>.

The county seat for Limestone County is located in Groesbeck. Groesbeck lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Ferguson Cemetery .

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 helpful 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 Ferguson Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Limestone County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Ferguson Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 16 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ferguson Cemetery.

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

    • Seale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seale
      • Seale is located in Robertson County
    • Farrar
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
      • Farrar is located in Limestone County
    • Marquez
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lost Prairie
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Prairie
      • Lost Prairie is located in Limestone County
    • Personville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Personville
      • Personville is located in Limestone County
    • Thornton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Newby
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newby
      • Newby is located in Leon County
    • Donie
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Kosse
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosse
      • Kosse is located in Limestone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kosse <4>
    • Ridge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
      • Ridge is located in Robertson County
    • Jewett
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Groesbeck
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Continue List   (4 more) ...
      • Concord
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Freestone
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
        • Freestone is located in Freestone County
      • Fallon
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon
        • Fallon is located in Limestone County
      • Stranger
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stranger
        • Stranger is located in Falls County

    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 Ferguson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Limestone County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Ferguson Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Sansom Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sansom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sansom Cemetery is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sansom Cemetery
    • McKenzie Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKenzie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McKenzie Cemetery is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKenzie Cemetery
    • Potter Shop Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Potter Shop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Potter Shop Cemetery is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potter Shop Cemetery
    • Seale - Round Prairie Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seale - Round Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Seale - Round Prairie Cemetery is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seale - Round Prairie Cemetery
    • Cox Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cox Cemetery is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cox Cemetery
    • Pace Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pace Cemetery is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pace Cemetery
    • Whartley Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whartley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Whartley Cemetery is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whartley Cemetery
    • Bumpus Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Bumpus Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Bumpus Cemetery is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bumpus Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2647 <7>
    • Wesley Chapel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesley Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wesley Chapel Cemetery is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesley Chapel Cemetery
    • Thompson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
    • Friendship Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
    • Capps Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Capps Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Capps Cemetery is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Capps Cemetery
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Masters Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Masters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Masters Cemetery is located in Limestone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masters Cemetery
      • King - Williams Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Head Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Head Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Head Cemetery is located in Robertson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Head Cemetery
      • New Hope Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Limestone County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Hope Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southeast of Jewett.
        • The New Hope Cemetery has also been known as:
        • New Hope Church Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2203994 <7>
      • Hughes & Hyden Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hughes & Hyden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hughes & Hyden Cemetery is located in Limestone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hughes & Hyden Cemetery
      • Lenamon Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lenamon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lenamon Cemetery is located in Limestone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lenamon Cemetery
      • King Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The King Cemetery is located in Limestone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery
      • Vinson Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Vinson Cemetery is located in Limestone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vinson Cemetery
      • Ebenezer Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Downs Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Downs Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • The Downs Cemetery is located in Leon County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Downs Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Marquez.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Downs Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3281 <7>
      • Grayson Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grayson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Grayson Cemetery is located in Leon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grayson Cemetery
      • Taylor Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Leon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery

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

    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 Ferguson Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1357293  (Ferguson Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1357293 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Oletha
      • County: Limestone         Elev: 123
      • Location given for GNIS #1357293 (Ferguson Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

    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 Limestone, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Ferguson Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3474, Longitude: -96.3908       In this case, the coordinates for the Ferguson Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <7>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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