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A visit to the Grace Memorial 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 Grace Memorial Cemetery ...

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

29.3638, -95.0580

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

The Grace Memorial Cemetery is located in Galveston County<2>.

The county seat for Galveston County is located in Galveston. Galveston lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Grace Memorial Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Grace Memorial Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Grace Memorial Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Alta Loma Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Alta Loma Cemetery is located in Galveston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Loma Cemetery
  • Mainland Memorial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Galveston Memorial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hitchcock Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Hitchcock Cemetery is located in Galveston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchcock Cemetery
  • Rising Star Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Rising Star Cemetery is located in Galveston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Star Cemetery
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Galveston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
  • Old Arcadia Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Old Arcadia Cemetery is located in Galveston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Arcadia Cemetery
  • Phillips Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • La Marque Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The La Marque Cemetery is located in Galveston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Marque Cemetery
  • Texas City Memorial Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mustang Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Mustang Lutheran Cemetery is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang Lutheran Cemetery
    • The Mustang Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • German Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3793 <5>
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Galveston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Magnolia Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Galveston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
    • Forest Park East Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Forest Park East Cemetery is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park East Cemetery
      • The Forest Park East Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Forest Park Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #160064 <5>
    • Confederate Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Confederate Cemetery is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confederate Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Confederate Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Alvin.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1320359 <5>
    • Oak Park Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Oak Park Cemetery is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park Cemetery
      • The Oak Park Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Alvin Cemetery
      • Old City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1215413 <5>
    • Thompson Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
      • The Thompson Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Whitcomb Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7585 <5>
    • Liverpool Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Larrabee Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Beth Jacob Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Beth Jacob Cemetery is located in Galveston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Jacob Cemetery
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Galveston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • Galveston Municipal Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Greek Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Greek Cemetery is located in Galveston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greek Cemetery
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Memorial Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Municipal Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Municipal Cemetery is located in Galveston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Municipal Cemetery
    • Serbian Orthodox Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Serbian Orthodox Cemetery is located in Galveston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serbian Orthodox Cemetery
      • The Serbian Orthodox Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Serbian Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Galveston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
      • The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cahill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #160050 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Grace Memorial Cemetery.

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

  • Hitchcock
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Arcadia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Arcadia is located in Galveston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
  • Santa Fe
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • La Marque
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Texas City Terminal Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Dickinson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bayou Vista
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Bayou Vista is located in Galveston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Vista
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,637 people
  • Texas City Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Texas City Junction is located in Galveston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas City Junction
  • Tiki Island
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Tiki Island is located in Galveston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiki Island
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,072 people
    • Tiki Island has also been known as:
    • Village of Tiki Island
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiki Island <6>
  • Texas City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • League City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Bacliff
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Hillcrest
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Hillcrest is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
    • San Leon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Kemah
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Kemah is located in Galveston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemah
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kemah <6>
    • South Shore Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • South Shore Village is located in Galveston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Shore Village
    • Alvin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Alvin is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvin <6>
    • Webster
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jamaica Beach
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Clear Lake Shores
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Parkwood Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Parkwood Village is located in Galveston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Village
    • Carmel Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Carmel Village is located in Galveston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
    • Nassau Bay
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Clear Lake City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Baybrook Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Baybrook Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baybrook Village
    • Seabrook
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Friendswood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

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 Grace Memorial Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Galveston County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Grace Memorial Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Galveston 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 Grace Memorial Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1358236  (Grace Memorial Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1358236 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: Galveston
      • Est. Elev: 6 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Hitchcock
      • Location given for Grace Memorial Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.363846     Lon: -95.0579829
      • 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 Galveston, 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- Grace Memorial 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.