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A visit to the Hickory Ridge 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 Hickory Ridge Cemetery ...

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

30.0005, -96.8408

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

The Hickory Ridge Cemetery is located in Fayette County<2>.

The county seat for Fayette County is located in La Grange. La Grange lies just to the south southwest of the Hickory Ridge Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Hickory Ridge Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Hickory Ridge Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Moore Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Moore Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
  • Waldeck Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Waldeck Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldeck Cemetery
  • Foerster Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Foerster Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foerster Cemetery
  • Mantan Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mantan Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantan Cemetery
  • Old La Grange City Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Old La Grange City Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old La Grange City Cemetery
    • The Old La Grange City Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2275411 <5>
  • La Grange Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The La Grange Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange Cemetery
    • The La Grange Cemetery has also been known as:
    • La Grange City Cemetery
    • New City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #356745 <5>
  • Smalley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Smalley Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smalley Cemetery
  • Bell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Bell Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
  • Williams Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Williams Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
  • Plum Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Plum Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove Cemetery
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
  • Drawe Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Drawe Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawe Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Florida Chapel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Schumann Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Schumann Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schumann Cemetery
    • Wolf Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Wolf Cemetery is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Cemetery
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
      • The Shiloh Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Winchester Colored Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2390023 <5>
    • Halamicek Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Halamicek Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halamicek Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Halamicek Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Fayetteville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4020 <5>
    • Halimecek Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Halimecek Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halimecek Cemetery
    • Goacher Cemetery Historical Site
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Winchester Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Winchester Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Cemetery
      • The Winchester Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Winchester Public Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2390023 <5>
    • Eilers Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Eilers Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eilers Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hickory Ridge Cemetery.

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

  • Nechanitz
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Nechanitz is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nechanitz
  • Rutersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Rutersville is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutersville
  • Walhalla
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Walhalla is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walhalla
  • Warda
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • La Grange
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Warrenton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Halsted
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Halsted is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halsted
  • Roznov
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Roznov is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roznov
  • Plum
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Joiner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Joiner is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner
  • Round Top
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Ledbetter
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Hostyn
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hostyn is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hostyn
    • Fayetteville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • West Point
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Haw Creek ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Haw Creek is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw Creek
    • Serbin ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Serbin is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serbin
    • Ellinger
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Giddings
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Carmine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Shelby
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Shelby is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
    • La Bahia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • La Bahia is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bahia
    • Kirtley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Kirtley is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtley

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 Hickory Ridge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fayette County.

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

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Fayette 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 Hickory Ridge Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1337683  (Hickory Ridge Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1337683 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: Fayette
      • Est. Elev: 139 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Nechanitz
      • Location given for Hickory Ridge Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.0004999     Lon: -96.8408128
      • 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 Fayette, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hickory Ridge 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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