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A visit to the Kent Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Kent Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Kent Cemetery (FG ID #2276617)

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 Kent Cemetery ...

Note: While we are using the above GPS location for the Kent Cemetery, it has not been verified and we are uncertain about its accuracy - use with caution.

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

Lat:   31.0733°   (31° 4' 23")

Lon:   -104.2197°   (-104° 13' 10")

The Kent Cemetery is located in Culberson County<2>.

The county seat for Culberson County is located in Van Horn. Van Horn lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<3> to the west of the Kent Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 6 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Kent Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Feely Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Balmorhea Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Balmorhea Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Balmorhea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Balmorhea Cemetery is located in Reeves County
  • Brogade Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brogade Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brogade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brogade Cemetery is located in Reeves County
  • Toyah New Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Toyah New Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Toyah New Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Toyah New Cemetery is located in Reeves County
  • Mexican Cemetery
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mexican Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mexican Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mexican Cemetery is located in Reeves County
  • Toyah Old Cemetery
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Toyah Old Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Toyah Old Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Toyah Old Cemetery is located in Reeves County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 5 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Kent Cemetery.

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

  • Kent ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Boracho ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boracho have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boracho
    • Boracho is located in Culberson County
  • San Martine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Martine have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Martine
    • San Martine is located in Reeves County
  • Toyahvale
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Balmorhea
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Balmorhea have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmorhea
    • Balmorhea is located in Reeves County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 579 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Balmorhea <7>

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

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 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 Kent 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 Kent Cemetery:

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Culberson, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Kent Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.0733, Longitude: -104.2197    
<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>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.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.