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A visit to the Herring 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 Herring Cemetery ...

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

32.5104, -97.8434

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

The Herring Cemetery is located in Hood County<2>.

The county seat for Hood County is located in Granbury. Granbury lies just to the southeast of the Herring Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Herring Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Herring Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Fairview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Hood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • Thorp Spring Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Thorp Spring Cemetery is located in Hood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorp Spring Cemetery
  • Granbury Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Granbury Cemetery is located in Hood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granbury Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Granbury Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Granbury.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3884 <5>
  • Horsehoe Bend Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Buckner Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Buckner Cemetery is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner Cemetery
  • Holder Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Holder Cemetery is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holder Cemetery
  • Long Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Long Creek Cemetery is located in Hood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek Cemetery
  • Smith Valley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Strouds Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Brushy Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Brushy Cemetery is located in Hood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Cemetery
  • Martin Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Martin Cemetery is located in Hood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
  • Powell Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Powell Cemetery is located in Hood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Baker Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Baker Cemetery is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
    • Hiner Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Hiner Cemetery is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiner Cemetery
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Johnson Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Dennis.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4530 <5>
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
    • Tolar Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Tolar Cemetery is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolar Cemetery
    • Stephens Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Stephens Cemetery is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • Asbury Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Asbury Cemetery is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Acton Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Acton Cemetery is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton Cemetery
    • Blackwell Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Blackwell Cemetery is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Cemetery
    • Spring Creek Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Herring Cemetery.

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

  • Oak Trail Shores
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Oak Trail Shores is located in Hood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Trail Shores
  • Granbury
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Brazos Bend
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Brazos Bend is located in Hood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Bend
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
  • Dennis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Tolar
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Acton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • DeCordova
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • DeCordova is located in Hood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeCordova
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,108 people
  • Cresson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Lipan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Brock
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Brock is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
  • Hill City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Hill City is located in Hood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
  • Pecan Plantation
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Pecan Plantation is located in Hood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Plantation
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bluff Dale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Annetta South
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Annetta South is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta South
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 579 people
    • Paluxy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Annetta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Annetta is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,319 people
    • Greenwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Greenwood is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Fort Spunky
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Fort Spunky is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spunky
    • Annetta North
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Annetta North is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta North
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
    • Weatherford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Rainbow
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Godley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Millsap
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Aledo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Hudson Oaks
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)

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 Herring Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hood County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Herring Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Herring Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Hood 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 Herring Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1337657  (Herring Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1337657 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: Hood
      • Est. Elev: 213 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Tin Top
      • Location given for Herring Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.5104143     Lon: -97.8433656
      • 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 Hood, 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' (or 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- Herring 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.
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