A visit to the Hamby 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 Hamby Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hamby Cemetery:
32.5190, -99.6134
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hamby Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hamby Cemetery is located in Jones County<2>.
The county seat for Jones County is located in Anson. Anson lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the northwest of the Hamby Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hamby Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 18 miles [29 km] of the Hamby Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hamby Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Round Mound Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Round Mound Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Mound Cemetery
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Phantom Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Phantom Hill Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phantom Hill Cemetery
- The Phantom Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ft. Phantom Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3660 <5>
- Abilene State Hospital Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rising Sun Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Rising Sun Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun Cemetery
- Old Colony Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Colony Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Colony Cemetery
- Little Elm Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Little Elm Cemetery is located in San Saba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elm Cemetery
- Little Elm Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Little Elm Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elm Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Elm Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Abilene.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2347400 <5>
- Potosi Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Potosi Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Potosi Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Potosi.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6134 <5>
- Eula Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Eula Cemetery is located in Callahan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eula Cemetery
- St. Joachim Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Joachim Cemetery is located in Callahan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joachim Cemetery
- Central Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Central Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery
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- Elmwood Memorial Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Elmwood Memorial Park is located in San Saba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Memorial Park
- Hawley Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Hawley Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley Cemetery
- Mid Way Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- The Mid Way Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid Way Cemetery
- Seaton Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- The Seaton Cemetery is located in Callahan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton Cemetery
- Tye Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Iberis Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ross Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Callahan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Lueders Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- The Lueders Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lueders Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Hamby Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hamby Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hamby
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hamby is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamby
- Impact
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Impact is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Impact
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Abilene
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Phantom Hill ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Phantom Hill is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Phantom Hill
- Clyde
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eula
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Eula is located in Callahan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eula
- Hawley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Potosi
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Potosi is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
- Tye
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Baird
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Denton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Denton is located in Callahan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Denton has also been known as:
- Denton Valley
- Lueders
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Funston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Funston is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funston
- Stith
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Stith is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stith
- Buffalo Gap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo Gap is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Gap
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Belle Plain ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Plain is located in Callahan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plain
- Mount Pleasant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Tuscola
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Albany
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Anson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Merkel
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Avoca
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
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 Hamby Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jones County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hamby Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abilene
- Albany
- Anson
- Avoca
- Avoca lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Hamby Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Avoca.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Baird
- Clyde
- Hawley
- Merkel
- Moran
- Putnam
- Tuscola
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 professional and volunteer 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 Hamby Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Jones 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 Hamby Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1337271 (Hamby Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1337271 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: Jones
- Est. Elev: 540 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Flattop
- Location given for Hamby Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.5190127 Lon: -99.6134194
- 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 Jones, 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- Hamby 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. |