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A visit to the Halfway Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Halfway Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   34.1876°   (34° 11' 15")

Lon:   -101.9360°   (-101° 56' 9")

The Halfway Cemetery is located in Hale County<2>.

The county seat for Hale County is located in Plainview. Plainview lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east of the Halfway Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 19 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Halfway Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hale Center Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hale Center Cemetery
    • The Hale Center Cemetery is located in Hale County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hale Center Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Hale Center.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4017 <5>
  • Center Plains Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Plains Cemetery
    • The Center Plains Cemetery is located in Hale County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Center Plains Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Cotton Center.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2848 <5>
  • Olton Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Olton Cemetery is located in Lamb County
  • Plainview Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plainview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plainview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Plainview Cemetery is located in Hale County
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Hale County
  • Plainview Memorial Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plainview Memorial Park
    • The Plainview Memorial Park is located in Hale County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Plainview Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located in Plainview.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6038 <5>
  • Kress Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kress Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kress Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kress Cemetery is located in Swisher County
  • Hart Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Wright Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wright Cemetery is located in Swisher County
  • Springlake Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springlake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springlake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Springlake Cemetery is located in Lamb County
  • Strip / Pearce Chapel Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strip / Pearce Chapel Cemetery
    • The Strip / Pearce Chapel Cemetery is located in Hale County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Strip / Pearce Chapel Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Abernathy.
    • The Strip / Pearce Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pearce Chapel Cemetery
    • Strip Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7115 <5>
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
    • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Swisher County
    • The Rose Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rose Cemetery
    • Tulia Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6456 <5>
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Holy Family Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Earth Memorial Perpetual Care Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Memorial Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Memorial Cemetery is located in Lamb County
    • Littlefield Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Littlefield Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Littlefield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Littlefield Cemetery is located in Lamb County
    • Anton Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Petersburg Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Petersburg Cemetery
      • The Petersburg Cemetery is located in Hale County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Petersburg Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Petersburg.
      • The Petersburg Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Veterans Memorial Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #150702 <5>
    • Flagg Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Halfway Cemetery.

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

  • Edmonson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edmonson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonson
    • Edmonson is located in Hale County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmonson <6>
  • Hale City ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hale City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale City
    • Hale City is located in Hale County
  • Hale Center
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Olton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Plainview
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Cotton Center
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Center
    • Cotton Center is located in Hale County
  • Seth Ward
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seth Ward
    • Seth Ward is located in Hale County
  • Hart Camp ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hart Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Camp
    • Hart Camp is located in Lamb County
  • Kress
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hart
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hart have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
    • Hart is located in Castro County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hart <6>
  • Fieldton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fieldton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldton
    • Fieldton is located in Lamb County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fieldton <6>
  • Spade
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spade
    • Spade is located in Lamb County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Springlake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springlake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springlake
      • Springlake is located in Lamb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springlake <6>
    • Aiken
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aiken have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
      • Aiken is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aiken <6>
    • Claytonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claytonville
      • Claytonville is located in Swisher County
    • Abernathy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Nazareth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Tulia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulia
      • Tulia is located in Swisher County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,606 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tulia <6>

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 Halfway Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hale County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Halfway 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 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 Halfway Cemetery:

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 Halfway Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1358655  (Halfway Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1358655 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Halfway
    • County: Hale         Elev: 1072
    • Location given for GNIS #1358655 (Halfway Cemetery)

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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 Hale, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Halfway Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1876, Longitude: -101.9360       In this case, the coordinates for the Halfway Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.




 

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