A visit to the Kirkland 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 Kirkland Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Kirkland Cemetery (FG ID #4651).
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 Kirkland Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Kirkland Cemetery:
34.3784, -100.0397
The Kirkland Cemetery is located in Childress County<2>.
The county seat for Childress County is located in Childress. Childress lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Kirkland Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Kirkland Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 22 miles [35.4 km] of the Kirkland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Kirkland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Scott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Tennessee Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Elba Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Elba Cemetery is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba Cemetery
- Childress Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Goodlett Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Goodlett Cemetery is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodlett Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Olympus - Lonie Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Swearingen Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Halsmith Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- The Halsmith Cemetery is located in Harmon County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halsmith Cemetery
- Carey Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Louis Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Louis Cemetery is located in Harmon County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis Cemetery
- Memorial Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- The Memorial Park is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Tell Methodist Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Antioch Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Jackson County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Harmon County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Tell Baptist Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Loco Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dunlap Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairmount Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- The Fairmount Cemetery is located in Harmon County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Cemetery
- #2 Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- The #2 Cemetery is located in Harmon County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for #2 Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Kirkland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Kirkland Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kirkland
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Goodlett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Childress
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Baker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Carey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Quanah
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Louis ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hollis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Eldorado
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Arlie
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Loco ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Loco is located in Childress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loco
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Cee Vee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gould
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Arnett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Estelline
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dodson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Newlin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Medicine Mound ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Medicine Mound is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medicine Mound
- Paducah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hulver
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
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 Kirkland Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Childress County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Kirkland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Childress
- Estelline
- Gould
- Hollis
- Kirkland
- Newlin
- Paducah
- Quanah
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Kirkland Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Childress 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 Kirkland Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #4651
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1360700 (Kirkland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1360700 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: Childress
- Est. Elev: 505 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kirkland North
- Location given for Kirkland Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.378401 Lon: -100.0392724
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Childress, 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- Kirkland 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |