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A visit to the Fort Gates 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 Ft. Gates Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ft. Gates Cemetery:

31.3882, -97.6845

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

The Ft. Gates Cemetery is located in Coryell County<2>.

The county seat for Coryell County is located in Gatesville. Gatesville lies just to the northwest of the Ft. Gates Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Ft. Gates Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Ft. Gates Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Brown Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Mound Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mound Cemetery is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Cemetery
  • Lamb Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Lamb Cemetery is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Cemetery
  • Restland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Restland Cemetery is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Restland Cemetery
  • Odd Fellows Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Ruth Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Ruth Cemetery is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth Cemetery
  • King & Smith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The King & Smith Cemetery is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King & Smith Cemetery
  • Blackfoot Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Blackfoot Cemetery is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot Cemetery
  • Greenbriar Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Greenbriar Cemetery is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenbriar Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Gatesville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3927 <5>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Friendship Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
    • Walker Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Walker Cemetery is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
    • Spring Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
    • Bruce Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Bruce Cemetery is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Cemetery
    • White Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The White Cemetery is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
    • Seaton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Seaton Cemetery is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton Cemetery
    • Coryell Valley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Coffee Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Coffee Cemetery is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Cemetery
    • Hubbard Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Hubbard Cemetery is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ft. Gates Cemetery.

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

  • Fort Gates
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Fort Gates is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gates
  • Mound
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • South Mountain
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • South Mountain is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mountain
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
  • Gatesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Flat
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Leon Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lime City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Lime City is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
  • Oglesby
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Coryell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Coryell is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coryell
  • Saint Elijah Village
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Elijah Village is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elijah Village
  • Mason Crossing ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Mason Crossing is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Crossing
  • The Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Grove is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Grove
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • King
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • King is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
    • Brookhaven
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Brookhaven is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
    • Levita
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Levita is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levita
    • Turnersville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Turnersville is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
    • McGregor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Walker Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Walker Village is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Village
    • Crawford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Purmela
      (17 miles [27.4 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 Ft. Gates Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Coryell County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Ft. Gates Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Coryell 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 Ft. Gates Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1385179  (Fort Gates Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1385179 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: Coryell
      • Est. Elev: 230 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Gatesville East
      • Location given for Fort Gates Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.3882221     Lon: -97.6844646
      • 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 Coryell, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ft. Gates 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.
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