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A visit to the Godfrey 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 Godfrey Cemetery ...

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

29.6891, -94.6305

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

The Godfrey Cemetery is located in Chambers County<2>.

The county seat for Chambers County is located in Anahuac. Anahuac lies just to the north northwest of the Godfrey Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Godfrey Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of the Godfrey Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Jackson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
  • Crook Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Crook Cemetery is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crook Cemetery
  • Anahuac Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Anahuac Cemetery is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anahuac Cemetery
  • Baxter Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Baxter Cemetery is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter Cemetery
  • Benjamin Barrow Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Bayshore Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Bayshore Cemetery is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayshore Cemetery
  • Barnes Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Barnes Cemetery is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
  • Wiggins Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Wiggins Cemetery is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins Cemetery
  • Broussard Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Broussard Cemetery is located in Chambers County
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  • Whites Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Whites Cemetery is located in Chambers County
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  • Tom Richardson Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Eminence Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • The Eminence Cemetery is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Godfrey Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Godfrey Cemetery is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godfrey Cemetery
    • Wallisville Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Wallisville Cemetery is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallisville Cemetery
    • Frankland Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Frankland Cemetery is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankland Cemetery
    • Barrow Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Barrow Cemetery is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrow Cemetery
    • Barrow Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Barrow Cemetery is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrow Cemetery
    • Davis Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Davis Cemetery is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
    • Brown Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Brown Cemetery is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
    • Sherman Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Sherman Cemetery is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Cemetery
    • Winfree Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Winfree Cemetery is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfree Cemetery
    • Fisher Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The Fisher Cemetery is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Godfrey Cemetery.

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

  • Double Bayou
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Double Bayou is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Bayou
  • Anahuac
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Monroe City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Monroe City is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
  • Turtle Bayou
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Turtle Bayou is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Bayou
  • Hankamer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Wallisville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Smith Point
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Smith Point is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Point
  • Cove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Cove is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
  • Beach City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Beach City is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
  • Bolivar Peninsula
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Bolivar Peninsula is located in Galveston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar Peninsula
  • Caplen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Caplen is located in Galveston County
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  • Gilchrist
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Crystal Beach
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • High Island
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Stowell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Winnie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Old River - Winfree
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Old River - Winfree is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old River - Winfree
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,453 people
    • Moss Bluff
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Moss Bluff is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Bluff
    • Mont Belvieu
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Bayou
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Cedar Bayou is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bayou
    • Chaparral Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Chaparral Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaparral Village

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 Godfrey Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chambers County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Godfrey 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 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 Godfrey Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Chambers 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 Godfrey Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1336632  (Godfrey Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1336632 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: Chambers
      • Est. Elev: 4 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Oak Island
      • Location given for Godfrey Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.689114     Lon: -94.6304721
      • 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 Chambers, 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- Godfrey 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.