A visit to the Gulf Prairie Presbyterian Church 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 Prairie Presbyterian Church Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Gulf Prairie Presbyterian Church Cemetery (FG ID #2151129).
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 Prairie Presbyterian Church Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gulf Prairie Presbyterian Church Cemetery:
28.9766, -95.4731
The Gulf Prairie Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Brazoria County<2>.
The county seat for Brazoria County is located in Angleton. Angleton lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north of the Gulf Prairie Presbyterian Church Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gulf Prairie Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
Name Variations for Gulf Prairie Presbyterian Church Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Gulf Prairie Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Gulf Prairie Presbyterian Church Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gulf Prairie Presbyterian Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oakland Community Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Galilee MB Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gulf Coast Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Restwood Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Velasco Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Old Brazoria Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brazoria Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mims Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ducroz Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Peaceful Rest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Cedar Lake Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Phair Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jerusalem Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hudgens Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jaden Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- St. Paul MB Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Quintana Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Burrel Chapel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gulf Prairie Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gulf Prairie Presbyterian Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Jones Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Clute
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Jackson
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Velasco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Richwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Freeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Brazoria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oyster Creek
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Quintana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Surfside Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bastrop Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wild Peach Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wild Peach Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Peach Village
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bailey's Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Angleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- East Columbia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sweeny
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sargent
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Columbia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Holiday Lakes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Holiday Lakes is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
- Cedar Lane
(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 Gulf Prairie Presbyterian Church Cemetery. The following communities are located in Brazoria County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gulf Prairie Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Angleton
- Brazoria
- Freeport
- Freeport lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Gulf Prairie Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Freeport.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Lake Jackson
- San Luis - Historic
- San Luis lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Gulf Prairie Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for San Luis.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Luis
- Velasco
- West Columbia
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 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 Prairie Presbyterian Church 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 Prairie Presbyterian Church Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2151129
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gulf Prairie Presbyterian Church 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. |