A visit to the Head 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 Head Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Head Cemetery:
31.2721, -96.4791
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Head Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Head Cemetery is located in Robertson County<2>.
The county seat for Robertson County is located in Franklin. Franklin lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the south of the Head Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Head Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Head Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Head Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- King - Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Pace Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace Cemetery
- Buttrill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wesley Chapel Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel Cemetery
- Norris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Norris Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Seale - Round Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Moss Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Moss Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Cemetery
- Kosse Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Kosse Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosse Cemetery
- Whartley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Whartley Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whartley Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Ferguson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ferguson Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east of Thornton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3575 <5>
- Potter Shop Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Potter Shop Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Shop Cemetery
- Masters Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Masters Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masters Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The King Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Vinson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Vinson Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinson Cemetery
- Sowders Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Sowders Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowders Cemetery
- Eutaw Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Eutaw Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eutaw Cemetery
- East Boone Prairie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bumpus Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sansom Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Sansom Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sansom Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Head Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Head Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bald Prairie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bald Prairie is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Prairie
- Seale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Seale is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seale
- Kosse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Thornton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ridge is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
- Bremond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Owensville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Owensville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville
- Marquez
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Stranger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Stranger is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stranger
- New Baden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lost Prairie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lost Prairie is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Prairie
- Groesbeck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Franklin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Farrar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Farrar is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
- Reagan
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hammond
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hammond is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Newby
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Newby is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newby
- Personville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Personville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Personville
- Concord
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hilltop Lakes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jewett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Donie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fallon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fallon is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon
- McClanahan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- McClanahan is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClanahan
- Highbank
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Highbank is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank
- Elliot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Elliot is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
- Flynn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ben Hur
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ben Hur is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hur
- Otto
(22 miles [35.4 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 Head Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Robertson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Head Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bremond
- Franklin
- Groesbeck
- Jewett
- Kosse
- Marquez
- Thornton
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 Head Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Robertson 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 Head Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1358969 (Head Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1358969 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: Robertson
- Est. Elev: 147 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oletha
- Location given for Head Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.2721232 Lon: -96.4791391
- 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 Robertson, 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- Head 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. |