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A visit to the Fields 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 Fields Cemetery ...

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

32.8832, -96.7356

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

The Fields Cemetery is located in Dallas County<2>.

The county seat for Dallas County is located in Dallas. Dallas lies just to the south southwest of the Fields Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Fields Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Fields Cemetery.<4>

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

  • McCree Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The McCree Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCree Cemetery
  • Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cox Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Cox Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
  • Restland Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Restland Memorial Park is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Restland Memorial Park
    • The Restland Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Garden of Memories
    • Restland Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6340 <5>
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
  • White Rock Garden of Memories
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The White Rock Garden of Memories is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock Garden of Memories
    • The White Rock Garden of Memories has also been known as:
    • White Rock Cemetery
  • Blewett Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Blewett Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blewett Cemetery
  • Northaven Park Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Merrell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Merrell Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrell Cemetery
  • Garvin Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Dallas.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3940 <5>
  • Emanu-El Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Emanu-El Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanu-El Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Emanu-El Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Dallas.
    • The Emanu-El Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Emanuel Cemetery
    • Temple Emanu-El Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3433 <5>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Grove Hill Memorial Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Motley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Calvary Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Calvary Hill Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Hill Cemetery
    • Crown Hill Memorial Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • W.W. Glover Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The W.W. Glover Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for W.W. Glover Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the W.W. Glover Cemetery is located in Dallas.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1509714 <5>
    • Garland Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Garland Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland Cemetery
    • Routh Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Routh Cemetery is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Routh Cemetery
    • Frankford Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Marsh Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Marsh Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Cemetery
    • Forest Lawn Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Forest Lawn Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn Cemetery
    • Letot Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Letot Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letot Cemetery
    • Dallas City Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Dallas City Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas City Cemetery
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Dallas.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5681 <5>
    • Butler Nelson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Butler Nelson Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Nelson Cemetery
      • The Butler Nelson Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hillside Cemetery
      • L. Butler Nelson Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2280606 <5>
    • Elmwood Memorial Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Miles Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Miles Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fields Cemetery.

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

  • Rawlins
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Rawlins is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlins
  • University Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Highland Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Richardson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Centerville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Centerville is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Garland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Addison
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Dallas
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Dallas is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,343,266 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <6>
  • Farmers Branch
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • New Hope
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • New Hope is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
  • Plano
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Plano is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 291,296 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plano <6>
  • Sargent
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Sargent is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Rowlett
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Sachse
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Eagle Ford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Eagle Ford is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Ford
    • Mesquite
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunnyvale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Murphy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Carrollton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Trinity Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Trinity Mills is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Mills
    • Oak Cliff
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Oak Cliff is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Cliff
    • Jim Town ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jim Town is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
      • Jim Town has also been known as:
      • Jimtown
    • Jimtown Junction ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jimtown Junction is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown Junction
      • Jimtown Junction has also been known as:
      • Jim Town Junction
    • Cockrell Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lisbon ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Lisbon is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Balch Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Parker
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hebron
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Hebron is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
    • Irving
      (13 miles [20.9 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 Fields Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dallas County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Fields Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Dallas 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 Fields Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1335780  (Fields Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1335780 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: Dallas
      • Est. Elev: 161 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Garland
      • Location given for Fields Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.8831811     Lon: -96.7355544
      • 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 Dallas, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fields 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.