A visit to the Handley 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 Handley Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Handley Cemetery (FG ID #4047).
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 Handley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Handley Cemetery:
32.4404, -100.9932
The Handley Cemetery is located in Mitchell County<2>.
The county seat for Mitchell County is located in Colorado City. Colorado City lies just to the east southeast of the Handley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Handley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> of the Handley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Handley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Westbrook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Westbrook Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Cemetery
- Cemetery of the Sands
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Cemetery of the Sands is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cemetery of the Sands
- Mitchell County Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Colorado City Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bluff Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Bluff Creek Cemetery is located in Scurry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek Cemetery
- Iatan Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Iatan Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iatan Cemetery
- White Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The White Church Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Church Cemetery
- Zion Rest Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Zion Rest Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Rest Cemetery
- Spade Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The Spade Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spade Cemetery
- Vincent Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- The Vincent Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Cemetery
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
- Lone Wolf Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Wallace Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
- Hillside Memorial Gardens
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hermleigh Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Coahoma Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pyron Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Snyder Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- The Snyder Cemetery is located in Scurry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Champion Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 13 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Handley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Handley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cuthbert ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cuthbert is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthbert
- Westbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Colorado City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Buford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ira
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Iatan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dunn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spade
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Loraine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hermleigh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Snyder
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Coahoma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wastella ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wastella is located in Nolan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wastella
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 Handley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mitchell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Handley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Colorado City
- Hermleigh
- Loraine
- Roscoe
- Snyder
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 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 Handley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Mitchell 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 Handley Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #4047
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1373989 (Handley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1373989 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: Mitchell
- Est. Elev: 681 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cedar Bend
- Location given for Handley Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.440394 Lon: -100.993172
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Mitchell, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Handley 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. |