A visit to the Fort Griffin 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. Griffin Cemetery ...
The Ft. Griffin Cemetery is located in Shackelford County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Baker Cemetery
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Brushy Cemetery
- The Brushy Cemetery is located in Stephens County
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- Buck Mtn. Cemetery
- The Buck Mtn. Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Mtn. Cemetery
- Bush Knob Cemetery
- The Bush Knob Cemetery is located in Throckmorton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Knob Cemetery
- Huffstuttle Cemetery
- Hurford Cemetery
- The Hurford Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurford Cemetery
- Ledbetter Cemetery
- The Ledbetter Cemetery is located in Throckmorton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter Cemetery
- Lynch Cemetery
- The Lynch Cemetery is located in Shackelford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Cemetery
- Mathiews Cemetery
- The Mathiews Cemetery is located in Throckmorton County
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- Murray Cemetery
- The Murray Cemetery is located in Young County
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- Parrish Cemetery
- The Parrish Cemetery is located in Shackelford County
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- Picketville Cemetery
- The Picketville Cemetery is located in Stephens County
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- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Plum Branch Cemetery
- The Plum Branch Cemetery is located in Stephens County
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- Putnam Ranch Cemetery
- The Putnam Ranch Cemetery is located in Throckmorton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Ranch Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Putnam Ranch Cemetery is located 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west of Woodson.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2202727 <2>
- Reynolds Bend Cemetery
- The Reynolds Bend Cemetery is located in Throckmorton County
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- Rockdale Cemetery
- The Rockdale Cemetery is located in Haskell County
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- Shady Grove Cemetery
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Stephens County
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- Smith Cemetery
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Throckmorton County
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- Snake Den Cemetery
- The Snake Den Cemetery is located in Stephens County
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- Stoker Cemetery
- The Stoker Cemetery is located in Stephens County
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- Treadwell Cemetery
- The Treadwell Cemetery is located in Throckmorton County
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- Tyra Cemetery
- The Tyra Cemetery is located in Young County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 14 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Ft. Griffin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Albany
- Avoca
- Breckenridge
- Elbert
- Elbert is located in Throckmorton County
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- Eliasville
- Eliasville is located in Young County
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- Eolian
- Eolian is located in Stephens County
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- Eureka
- Eureka is located in Stephens County
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- Fort Griffin
- Fort Griffin is located in Shackelford County
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- Lueders
- Moran
- Murray
- Murray is located in Young County
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- Proffitt
- Proffitt is located in Young County
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- Throckmorton
- Woodson
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. Griffin Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Shackelford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ft. Griffin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albany
- Avoca
- Breckenridge
- Eliasville
- Moran
- Throckmorton
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 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 Ft. Griffin Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Shackelford 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. Griffin Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1336053 (Fort Griffin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1336053 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: Shackelford
- Est. Elev: 389 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fort Griffin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Shackelford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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- Ft. Griffin Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |