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A visit to the Gravel Hill 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 Gravel Hill Cemetery ...

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

31.2330, -96.9814

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

The Gravel Hill Cemetery is located in Falls County<2>.

The county seat for Falls County is located in Marlin. Marlin lies just to the northeast of the Gravel Hill Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Gravel Hill Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Gravel Hill Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Jones Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Jones Cemetery is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
  • Stallworth Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Stallworth Cemetery is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stallworth Cemetery
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
  • Bull Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Bull Hill Cemetery is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Hill Cemetery
  • Jerusalem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Cedar Valley Cemetery is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley Cemetery
  • Clover Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Clover Hill Cemetery is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill Cemetery
  • Phillips Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Phillips Cemetery is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
  • Powell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Powell Cemetery is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
  • Carolina Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Carolina Cemetery is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Cemetery
  • Live Oak Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Live Oak Cemetery is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Marlin.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3484 <5>
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    • Calvary Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Marlin.
      • The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Marlin Calvary Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2709 <5>
    • Union Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Old Bowman Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Old Bowman Cemetery is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bowman Cemetery
    • New Bowman Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The New Bowman Cemetery is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bowman Cemetery
    • Falls County Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Falls County Cemetery is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls County Cemetery
    • Ferguson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bethany Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gravel Hill Cemetery.

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

  • Lott
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Chilton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Marlin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Satin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Durango
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Durango is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durango
  • Highbank
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Highbank is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank
  • North Prairie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • North Prairie is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
  • Rosebud
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Wilderville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Wilderville is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderville
  • Mooreville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mooreville is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
  • Westphalia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Westphalia is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
  • Reagan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Golinda
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Golinda is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golinda
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
    • Zipperlandville ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Zipperlandville is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zipperlandville
      • Zipperlandville has also been known as:
      • Zipperlen
      • Zipperlenville
    • McClanahan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • McClanahan is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClanahan
    • Barclay
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Barclay is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
    • Perry
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Blevins
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Blevins is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
    • Ocker
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Ocker is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocker
    • Rosenthal
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Rosenthal is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenthal
    • Burlington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Baileyville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Baileyville is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
    • Oenaville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Oenaville is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oenaville
    • Downsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Downsville is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
    • Stranger
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Stranger is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stranger
    • Bruceville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Bruceville - Eddy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Bruceville - Eddy is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville - Eddy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
    • Eddy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)

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 Gravel Hill Cemetery. The following communities are located in Falls County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Marlin
  • Rosebud

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 Gravel Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Falls 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 Gravel Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1358324  (Gravel Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1358324 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: Falls
      • Est. Elev: 134 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Cedar Springs
      • Location given for Gravel Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.2329562     Lon: -96.9813793
      • 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 Falls, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gravel Hill 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.