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A visit to the Kempner Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Kempner Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   33.9270°   (33° 55' 37")

Lon:   -98.3901°   (-98° 23' 24")

The Kempner Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.

The county seat for Clay County is located in Henrietta. Henrietta lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southeast of the Kempner Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Kempner Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Riverside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Wichita County
  • White Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The White Hill Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Wichita County
  • Crestview Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crestview Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crestview Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Crestview Memorial Park is located in Wichita County
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
    • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Wichita County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lakeview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Wichita Falls.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4723 <5>
  • Crestview Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crestview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crestview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Crestview Cemetery is located in Wichita County
  • Rest Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rest Cemetery is located in Wichita County
  • Rosemont Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosemont Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosemont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rosemont Cemetery is located in Wichita County
  • Bowman Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Highland Memorial Gardens
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Highland Memorial Gardens is located in Wichita County
  • Evart Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Evart Cemetery is located in Wichita County
  • Burkburnett Memorial Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • East Lawn Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Lawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The East Lawn Cemetery is located in Wichita County
    • Lake Creek Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Wilkerson Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hurnville Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hurnville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hurnville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hurnville Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Highland Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
      • The Highland Cemetery is located in Wichita County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Highland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Iowa Park.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4219 <5>
    • Halsell Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Halsell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Halsell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Halsell Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Cambridge Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cambridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cambridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cambridge Cemetery is located in Clay County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Kempner Cemetery.

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

  • Dean
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
    • Dean is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
  • Jolly
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolly
    • Jolly is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
  • Wichita Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Thornberry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thornberry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornberry
    • Thornberry is located in Clay County
  • Petrolia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petrolia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
    • Petrolia is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petrolia <6>
  • Cashion Community
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cashion Community have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashion Community
    • Cashion Community is located in Wichita County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
  • Lakeside City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside City
    • Lakeside City is located in Archer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,008 people
  • Pleasant Valley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
    • Pleasant Valley is located in Wichita County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
  • Henrietta
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Burkburnett
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burkburnett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkburnett
    • Burkburnett is located in Wichita County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,405 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burkburnett <6>
  • Byers
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers
    • Byers is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byers <6>
  • Iowa Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iowa Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Park
    • Iowa Park is located in Wichita County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,431 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iowa Park <6>
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Randlett
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randlett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randlett
      • Randlett is located in Cotton County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randlett <6>
    • Taylor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Taylor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
      • Taylor is located in Cotton County (OK)
    • Holliday
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Scotland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
      • Scotland is located in Archer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotland <6>
    • Bluegrove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Clara
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
      • Clara is located in Wichita County
    • Devol
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devol have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devol
      • Devol is located in Cotton County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Devol <6>

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 Kempner Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clay County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Kempner Cemetery:

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 Kempner Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1360566  (Kempner Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1360566 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Wichita Falls East
    • County: Clay         Elev: 309
    • Location given for GNIS #1360566 (Kempner Cemetery)

The official website for Clay County: www.co.clay.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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 Clay, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Kempner Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9270, Longitude: -98.3901       In this case, the coordinates for the Kempner Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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