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A visit to the Goodall 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 Goodall Cemetery ...

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

31.6752, -97.4206

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

The Goodall Cemetery is located in McLennan County<2>.

The county seat for McLennan County is located in Waco. Waco lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Goodall Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Goodall Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Goodall Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Old Valley Mills Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Valley Mills Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Valley Mills Cemetery is located in Bosque County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Valley Mills Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Valley Mills.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7374 <5>
  • Hog Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Hog Creek Cemetery is located in Bosque County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Creek Cemetery
  • Scrutchfield Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Scrutchfield Cemetery is located in Bosque County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrutchfield Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Scrutchfield Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Valley Mills.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1120183 <5>
  • Thiele Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Thiele Cemetery is located in Bosque County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thiele Cemetery
  • Olde Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Olde Cemetery is located in Bosque County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde Cemetery
  • Poston - Odle Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Preston-McMurry Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Preston-McMurry Cemetery is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston-McMurry Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Preston-McMurry Cemetery is located
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2250804 <5>
  • Bible Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • China Spring Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Kanz Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Barton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Wortham Bend Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Wortham Bend Cemetery is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham Bend Cemetery
    • Terrell Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Terrell Cemetery is located in Bosque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Cemetery
    • Crawford Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Crawford Cemetery is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
    • Patrick Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Patrick Cemetery is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Patrick Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northwest of Waco.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5907 <5>
    • Lanes Chapel Memorial Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Lebanon Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
    • Clifton Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Clifton Cemetery is located in Bosque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Cemetery
    • Gholson Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Gholson Cemetery is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholson Cemetery
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Smiths Bend - Coon Creek Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Goodall Cemetery.

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

  • Valley Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cayote
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Cayote is located in Bosque County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayote
  • China Spring
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Greenock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenock is located in Bosque County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
  • Crawford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Rock Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Rock Creek is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
  • Patrick
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Patrick is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
  • Womack
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Womack is located in Bosque County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack
  • Speegleville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Speegleville is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speegleville
  • Gholson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Gholson is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,127 people
  • Clifton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bosqueville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Bosqueville is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosqueville
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Tyson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Tyson is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson
    • Laguna Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Coryell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Coryell is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coryell
    • Norse
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Norse is located in Bosque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norse
    • McGregor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Woodway
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Aquilla
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Oglesby
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Beverly Hills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Beverly Hills is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,980 people
    • Waco
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Waco is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,377 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waco <6>
    • Lacy - Lakeview
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Elm Mott
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Ross
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Ross is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ross <6>

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 Goodall Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McLennan County.

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

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to McLennan 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 Goodall Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1373872  (Goodall Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1373872 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: McLennan
      • Est. Elev: 194 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Valley Mills
      • Location given for Goodall Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.6751617     Lon: -97.4205696
      • 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 McLennan, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Goodall 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.