A visit to the Gulf Coast 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 Gulf Coast Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Gulf Coast Cemetery (FG ID #2175965).
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 Gulf Coast Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gulf Coast Cemetery:
29.0167, -95.4083
The Gulf Coast Cemetery is located in Brazoria County<2>.
The county seat for Brazoria County is located in Angleton. Angleton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north of the Gulf Coast Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gulf Coast Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Gulf Coast Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gulf Coast Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oakland Community Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Velasco Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gulf Prairie Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Phair Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hudgens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Galilee MB Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Quintana Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Angleton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Burrel Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Old Brazoria Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Brazoria Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Peaceful Rest Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ducroz Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Munson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mims Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Lake Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jerusalem Baptist Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
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 Gulf Coast Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gulf Coast Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Clute
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Richwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lake Jackson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Velasco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oyster Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oyster Creek is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people
- Freeport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bastrop Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Quintana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Surfside Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brazoria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bailey's Prairie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Angleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Holiday Lakes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Holiday Lakes is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
- Wild Peach Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wild Peach Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Peach Village
- Danbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- East Columbia
(15 miles [24.1 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 Gulf Coast Cemetery. The following communities are located in Brazoria County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gulf Coast Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Angleton
- Brazoria
- Freeport
- Lake Jackson
- San Luis - Historic
- Velasco
- West Columbia
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Gulf Coast Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Brazoria 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 Gulf Coast Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2175965
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Brazoria, 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 from Point A (ie- Gulf Coast 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |