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A visit to the Flat Rock 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 Flat Rock Cemetery ...

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

33.3251, -97.6106

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

The Flat Rock Cemetery is located in Wise County<2>.

The county seat for Wise County is located in Decatur. Decatur lies just to the south southeast of the Flat Rock Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Flat Rock Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Flat Rock Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
  • Ball Knob Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Ball Knob Cemetery is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Knob Cemetery
  • Briar Branch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Briar Branch Cemetery is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Branch Cemetery
  • Jonestown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Jonestown Cemetery is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown Cemetery
  • Cottonwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cemetery
  • Valley View Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Valley View Cemetery is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Oaklawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
  • Pella Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Pella Cemetery is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pella Cemetery
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Prescott Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Prescott Cemetery is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Rush Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Rush Cemetery is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Cemetery
    • Lake Valley Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Lake Valley Cemetery is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Valley Cemetery
    • Lake Valley Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Lake Valley Cemetery is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Valley Cemetery
    • Sand Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
    • Sunset Beasley Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cumber Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Cumber Cemetery is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumber Cemetery
    • Trimble Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Huddelston Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Huddelston Cemetery is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddelston Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Huddelston Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Sunset.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4396 <5>
    • Scrougy Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Scrougy Cemetery is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrougy Cemetery
    • Fryer Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Fryer Cemetery is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryer Cemetery
    • Mexican Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mexican Cemetery is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexican Cemetery
    • Paradise Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Paradise Cemetery is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Flat Rock Cemetery.

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

  • Alvord
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Decatur
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Greenwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • New Harp
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • New Harp is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harp
  • Chico
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Bridgeport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Herman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Herman is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
  • Paradise
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Slidell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Sunset
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Park Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Park Springs is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Springs
  • Rosston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Forestburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Lake Bridgeport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Bridgeport is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bridgeport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 405 people
    • Bluett
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Bluett is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluett
    • Stony
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Stony is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony
    • Fruitland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Fruitland is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
    • Boyd
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • New Fairview
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • New Fairview is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
      • Former name for New Fairview:
      • Fairview
    • Salona
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Salona is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
    • Runaway Bay
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Hardy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Hardy is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
    • Aurora
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)

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 Flat Rock Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wise County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Alvord
    • Alvord lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Flat Rock Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alvord.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvord
  • Bridgeport
  • Chico
  • Decatur
  • Forestburg
  • Paradise
  • Rhome
    • Rhome lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Flat Rock Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rhome.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhome

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 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 Flat Rock Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Wise 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 Flat Rock Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1357440  (Flat Rock Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1357440 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: Wise
      • Est. Elev: 327 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Pecan Creek
      • Location given for Flat Rock Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.3251138     Lon: -97.6105847
      • 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 Wise, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Flat Rock 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.