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A visit to the Jordan Springs 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 Jordan Springs Cemetery ...

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

31.6182, -99.0048

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

The Jordan Springs Cemetery is located in Brown County<2>.

The county seat for Brown County is located in Brownwood. Brownwood lies just to the north northeast of the Jordan Springs Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Jordan Springs Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of the Jordan Springs Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Cedar Point Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Cedar Point Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point Cemetery
  • Indian Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Indian Creek Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek Cemetery
  • Greenleaf Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Connell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Connell Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connell Cemetery
  • Clear Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek Cemetery
  • Lee Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Lee Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
  • Elkins Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Elkins Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkins Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
  • Beairds Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Beairds Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beairds Cemetery
  • McDaniel Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The McDaniel Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniel Cemetery
  • Mukewater Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mukewater Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mukewater Cemetery
  • Ebony Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Ebony Cemetery is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebony Cemetery
    • The Ebony Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Buffalo Ebony Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Jenkins Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
    • Eastlawn Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Eastlawn Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastlawn Cemetery
    • Jones Chapel Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Jones Chapel Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Chapel Cemetery
    • Staley Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Staley Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staley Cemetery
    • Rice Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Rice Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rice Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Brookesmith.
    • Winchell Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Winchell Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchell Cemetery
    • Beasley Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Beasley Cemetery is located in McCulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley Cemetery
    • Cox Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Cox Cemetery is located in McCulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
    • Bowser Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Bowser Cemetery is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowser Cemetery
    • Zephyr Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Roberts Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Roberts Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Jordan Springs Cemetery.

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

  • Indian Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Indian Creek is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
  • Brownwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Ricker ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ricker is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricker
  • Brookesmith
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Keys Crossing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Keys Crossing is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Crossing
  • Early
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Ebony ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ebony is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebony
  • Bangs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Buffalo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Buffalo is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Zephyr
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Milburn
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Milburn is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
  • Trickham
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Trickham is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickham
    • Former name for Trickham:
    • Trick'em
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Lake Brownwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Lake Brownwood is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Brownwood
    • Ridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Ridge is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
    • Holt ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Holt is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
    • Regency ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Regency is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency
    • Locker ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Locker is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locker
    • Fry ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Fry is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry

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 Jordan Springs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Brown County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Jordan Springs Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Brown 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 Jordan Springs Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1360430  (Jordan Springs Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1360430 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: Brown
      • Est. Elev: 466 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Brookesmith
      • Location given for Jordan Springs Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.6182121     Lon: -99.0047717
      • 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 Brown, 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- Jordan Springs 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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