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A visit to the Garrett 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 Garrett Cemetery ...

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

31.3541, -96.7175

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

The Garrett Cemetery is located in Falls County<2>.

The county seat for Falls County is located in Marlin. Marlin lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Garrett Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Garrett Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Garrett Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Stranger Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Stranger Cemetery is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stranger Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Stranger Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in the vicinity of Stranger
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2150002 <5>
  • Erskine Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Erskine Cemetery is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erskine Cemetery
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
  • Gunter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Gunter Cemetery is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter Cemetery
  • Clifton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Clifton Cemetery is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Cemetery
  • Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hope Cemetery is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
  • Eutaw Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Eutaw Cemetery is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eutaw Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
  • Taylor Chapel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Williams Cemetery is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
  • Kosse Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Kosse Cemetery is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosse Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Sowders Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Sowders Cemetery is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowders Cemetery
    • Tidwell Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Tidwell Cemetery is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell Cemetery
    • Metina Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Metina Cemetery is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metina Cemetery
    • Glade Chapel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Mustang Prairie Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Moss Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Moss Cemetery is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Cemetery
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
    • Shady Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Garrett Cemetery.

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

  • Stranger
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Stranger is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stranger
  • Kosse
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Kosse is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosse
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kosse <6>
  • McClanahan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • McClanahan is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClanahan
  • Otto
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Thornton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Reagan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Ben Hur
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Ben Hur is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hur
  • Marlin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Perry
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Bremond
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Highbank
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Highbank is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank
  • Mart
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mart is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mart
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,983 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mart <6>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Groesbeck
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Riesel
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Kirk
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Kirk is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
    • Hammond
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Hammond is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
    • Battle
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Battle is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
    • Frosa
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Frosa is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frosa
    • Satin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Wilderville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Wilderville is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderville
    • Bald Prairie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Bald Prairie is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Prairie
    • Hallsburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Hallsburg is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people

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 Garrett Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Falls County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bremond
  • Groesbeck
  • Kosse
    • Kosse lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Garrett Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kosse.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosse
  • Marlin
    • Marlin lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Garrett Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Marlin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlin
  • Mart
    • Mart lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Garrett Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mart.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mart
  • Riesel
  • Thornton

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 helpful 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 Garrett Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Falls 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 Garrett Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1357902  (Garrett Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1357902 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: Falls
      • Est. Elev: 165 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Kosse West
      • Location given for Garrett Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.3540645     Lon: -96.7174827
      • 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 Falls, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Garrett 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.