A visit to the Ferris Park 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 Ferris Park Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ferris Park Cemetery:
32.5421, -96.6747
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ferris Park Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ferris Park Cemetery is located in Ellis County<2>.
The county seat for Ellis County is located in Waxahachie. Waxahachie lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Ferris Park Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Ferris Park Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ferris Park Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Carver Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Carver Memorial Park is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver Memorial Park
- Bluff Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Douglas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Douglas Cemetery is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Cemetery
- Pruitt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Pruitt Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitt Cemetery
- Edgewood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Edgewood Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Cemetery
- Norman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Norman Cemetery is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman Cemetery
- Palmer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- Walnut Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rawlins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Rawlins Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlins Cemetery
- Bell Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Bell Chapel Cemetery is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Chapel Cemetery
- Bells Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Bells Chapel Cemetery is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Chapel Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Graves Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Graves Cemetery is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Cemetery
- Prude Hyde Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Prude Hyde Cemetery is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prude Hyde Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Lucille Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Lucille Cemetery is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucille Cemetery
- Red Oak Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Red Oak Cemetery is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak Cemetery
- Hefley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Hefley Cemetery is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hefley Cemetery
- Sand Branch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Sand Branch Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Branch Cemetery
- Grange Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Grange Hill Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ferris Park Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ferris Park Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ferris
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wilmer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pecan Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pecan Hill is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 714 people
- Hutchins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Palmer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Walnut Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Walnut Springs is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Springs
- Lancaster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bristol
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bristol is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Red Oak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kleberg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kleberg is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kleberg
- Sterrett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sterrett is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterrett
- Combine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Combine is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,537 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Seagoville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glenn Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oak Leaf
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oak Leaf is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Leaf
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Ike
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ike is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ike
- Boyce
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Boyce is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
- Crisp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crisp is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp
- DeSoto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Garrett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Garrett is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 891 people
- Lawson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lawson is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lisbon is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Balch Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Shamrock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Shamrock is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
- Ovilla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 Ferris Park Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ellis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ferris Park Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Kleberg
- Lancaster
- Lisbon - Historic
- Seagoville
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 Ferris Park Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Ellis 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 Ferris Park Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1335758 (Ferris Park Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1335758 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: Ellis
- Est. Elev: 144 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ferris
- Location given for Ferris Park Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.5420814 Lon: -96.6747158
- 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 Ellis, 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- Ferris Park 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |