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A visit to the Goodson Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Goodson Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   30.6291°   (30° 37' 44")

Lon:   -96.4655°   (-96° 27' 55")

The Goodson Cemetery is located in Brazos County<2>.

The county seat for Brazos County is located in Bryan. Bryan lies just to the east northeast of the Goodson Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Goodson Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Canaan Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canaan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Canaan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Canaan Cemetery is located in Brazos County
  • Henry Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Henry Cemetery is located in Brazos County
  • Red Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Brazos County
  • Zion Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Hill Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Zion Hill Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Burleson County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Zion Hill Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest of Caldwell.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2548708 <6>
  • Draper Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Draper Cemetery
    • The Draper Cemetery is located in Burleson County
    • The Draper Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Moseley Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3285 <6>
  • Newsome Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newsome Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newsome Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Newsome Cemetery is located in Brazos County
  • Rest Ever Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rest Ever Memorial Park
    • The Rest Ever Memorial Park is located in Brazos County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rest Ever Memorial Park is located outside and to the northwest of Bryan.
    • The Rest Ever Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Rest Ever Memorial Cemetery
  • Gilmore Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilmore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilmore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gilmore Cemetery is located in Brazos County
  • Brazos Bottom Baptist Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brazos Bottom Baptist Cemetery
    • The Brazos Bottom Baptist Cemetery is located in Burleson County
    • The Brazos Bottom Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Bethlehem Cemetery
    • Old Tunis Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2375313 <6>
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Grandview Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grandview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grandview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Grandview Cemetery is located in Brazos County
  • Carr Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carr Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Carr Cemetery is located in Burleson County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2761 <6>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Evangelical UCC Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evangelical UCC Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Evangelical UCC Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • The Evangelical UCC Cemetery is located in Burleson County
      • The Evangelical UCC Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Salem Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6654 <6>
    • Salem Baptist Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Baptist Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Salem Baptist Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • The Salem Baptist Cemetery is located in Burleson County
      • The Salem Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Post Oak Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2515702 <6>
    • Cooks Point Brethren Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Boonville Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boonville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boonville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Boonville Cemetery is located in Brazos County
    • Mumford Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mumford Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mumford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mumford Cemetery is located in Robertson County
    • Teals Prairie Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Teals Prairie Cemetery
      • The Teals Prairie Cemetery is located in Burleson County
      • The Teals Prairie Cemetery has also been known as:
      • New Hope Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #649579 <6>
    • Goodwill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodwill Cemetery
      • The Goodwill Cemetery is located in Burleson County
      • The Goodwill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Jones Cemetery
      • Willie C. Jones Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2501676 <6>
    • Providence Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • College Station Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the College Station Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the College Station Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The College Station Cemetery is located in Brazos County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Goodson Cemetery.

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

  • Stone City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
    • Stone City is located in Brazos County
  • Tunis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
    • Tunis is located in Burleson County
  • Bryan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
    • Bryan is located in Brazos County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,165 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryan <7>
  • Rye ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rye have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
    • Rye is located in Brazos County
  • College Station
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Cooks Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Point
    • Cooks Point is located in Burleson County
  • Boonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville
    • Boonville is located in Brazos County
  • Benchley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benchley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchley
    • Benchley is located in Robertson County
  • Snook
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snook
    • Snook is located in Burleson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snook <7>
  • Mumford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mumford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
    • Mumford is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mumford <7>
  • Wellborn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Merle ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Merle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merle
    • Merle is located in Burleson County
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Wixon Valley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wixon Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wixon Valley
      • Wixon Valley is located in Brazos County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
    • Tabor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
      • Tabor is located in Brazos County
    • Caldwell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Kurten
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lyons
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)

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 Goodson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Brazos County.

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

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 Goodson Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1358171  (Goodson Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1358171 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Bryan West
    • County: Brazos         Elev: 79
    • Location given for GNIS #1358171 (Goodson Cemetery)

The official website for Brazos County: www.co.brazos.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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 Brazos, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Goodson Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.6291, Longitude: -96.4655       In this case, the coordinates for the Goodson Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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