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A visit to the Fife 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 Fife Cemetery ...

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

31.3952, -99.3748

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

The Fife Cemetery is located in McCulloch County<2>.

The county seat for McCulloch County is located in Brady. Brady lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the south of the Fife Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Fife Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Fife Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Chaffin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Chaffin Cemetery is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaffin Cemetery
  • Marion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Marion Cemetery is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Cemetery
  • Lohn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Lohn Cemetery is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lohn Cemetery
  • Whon Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Whon Cemetery is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whon Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Whon Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Rockwood.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7628 <5>
  • Five Ashes Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Five Ashes Cemetery is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Ashes Cemetery
  • Stewardson Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • The Stewardson Cemetery is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewardson Cemetery
  • Winchell Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Winchell Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchell Cemetery
  • Rice Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Rice Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rice Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Brookesmith.
  • Hill Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hill Cemetery is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
  • Carroll Colony Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • The Carroll Colony Cemetery is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Colony Cemetery
  • Cowboy Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • The Cowboy Cemetery is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowboy Cemetery
  • Cox Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • The Cox Cemetery is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Rochelle Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Rochelle Cemetery is located in McCulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle Cemetery
    • Beasley Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • The Beasley Cemetery is located in McCulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley Cemetery
    • Rest Haven Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • The Rest Haven Cemetery is located in McCulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven Cemetery
    • Live Oak Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • The Live Oak Cemetery is located in McCulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak Cemetery
    • McCarty Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • The McCarty Cemetery is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCarty Cemetery
    • Melvin Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Smith Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
    • Brown Ranch Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • The Brown Ranch Cemetery is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Ranch Cemetery
    • Voss Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • The Voss Cemetery is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voss Cemetery
    • Holt Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • The Holt Cemetery is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holt Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Richland Springs.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4317 <5>
    • Lee Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • The Lee Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Fife Cemetery.

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

  • Waldrip
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Waldrip is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrip
  • Lohn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Whon ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Whon is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whon
  • Rockwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Pear Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Gouldbusk
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Doole ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Doole is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doole
  • Salt Gap ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Salt Gap is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Gap
  • Rochelle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Milburn
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Milburn is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
  • Trickham
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Trickham is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickham
    • Former name for Trickham:
    • Trick'em
  • Melvin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Brady
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Brady is located in McCulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,178 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brady <6>
    • Brookesmith
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Voss
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Holt ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Holt is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
    • Keys Crossing
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Keys Crossing is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Crossing
    • Millersview
      (22 miles [35.4 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 Fife Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McCulloch County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fife 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 Fife Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to McCulloch 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 Fife Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1357322  (Fife Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1357322 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: McCulloch
      • Est. Elev: 436 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Whon
      • Location given for Fife Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.3951616     Lon: -99.3747779
      • 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 McCulloch, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fife 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.