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A visit to the Fivemile 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 Fivemile Cemetery ...

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

32.7065, -96.8831

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

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

The county seat for Dallas County is located in Dallas. Dallas lies just to the northeast of the Fivemile Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Fivemile Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fivemile Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Cockrell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Cockrell Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrell Cemetery
  • Dallas - Ft. Worth National Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Wheatland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Wheatland Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland Cemetery
  • Laurel Land Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Laurel Land Memorial Park is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Land Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Laurel Land Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Dallas.
    • The Laurel Land Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • New Oak Cliff Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4768 <5>
  • Bowles Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bowles Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowles Cemetery
  • Fugitt Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Fugitt Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fugitt Cemetery
  • Trees Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Trees Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trees Cemetery
  • Lisbon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Lisbon Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon Cemetery
  • Oak Cliff Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Bethel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Little Bethel Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bethel Cemetery
  • Rhodes Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Rhodes Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Cemetery
  • Oak Grove Memorial Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Oak Grove Memorial Gardens is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Memorial Gardens
    • The Oak Grove Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
    • Oak Grove Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5656 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Southland Memorial Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Southland Cemetery (Old)
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Southland Cemetery (Old) is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southland Cemetery (Old)
      • The Southland Cemetery (Old) has also been known as:
      • Old Southland Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #198623 <5>
    • Smith Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
    • Butler Nelson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Emanu-El Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Vincent Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Vincent Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fivemile Cemetery.

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

  • Cockrell Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Jimtown Junction ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Jim Town ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jim Town is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
    • Jim Town has also been known as:
    • Jimtown
  • Oak Cliff
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak Cliff is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Cliff
  • Duncanville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Eagle Ford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Eagle Ford is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Ford
  • Lisbon ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Lisbon is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • Sargent
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Sargent is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
  • Dallas
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Grand Prairie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Shamrock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Shamrock is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
  • DeSoto
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Cedar Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lancaster
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Glenn Heights
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Highland Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sowers ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Sowers is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
    • Hutchins
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Irving
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • University Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ovilla
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Oak Leaf
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Oak Leaf is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Leaf
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
    • Red Oak
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Rawlins
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Rawlins is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlins
    • Wilmer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Estelle
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Estelle is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
    • Arlington
      (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 Fivemile 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 Fivemile Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Fivemile 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 Fivemile Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1335859  (Fivemile Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1335859 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: 187 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Duncanville
      • Location given for Fivemile Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.7065208     Lon: -96.8830587
      • 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fivemile 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.