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A visit to the Grassland Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Grassland Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Grassland Cemetery (FG ID #3901).

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 Grassland Cemetery ...

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

33.1208, -101.5951

The Grassland Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east of Tahoka.

The cemetery is located in Lynn County<3>.

The county seat for Lynn County is located in Tahoka. Tahoka lies 12 miles [19.3 km] to the west northwest of the Grassland Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Grassland Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 16 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Grassland Cemetery.<4>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Grassland Cemetery.

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

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 Grassland Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lynn County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Gail
    • Gail lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Grassland Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gail.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gail
  • Slaton
  • Tahoka
    • Tahoka lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Grassland Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tahoka.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoka

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 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 Grassland Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Lynn 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 Grassland Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #3901

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1336846  (Grassland Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1336846 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: Lynn
      • Est. Elev: 895 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Grassland SE
      • Location given for Grassland Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.1209295     Lon: -101.5954236
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Grassland Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <3>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Lynn, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <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.