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A visit to the Lancaster 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 Lancaster Cemetery ...

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

31.0993, -97.3033

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

The Lancaster Cemetery is located in Bell County<2>.

The county seat for Bell County is located in Belton. Belton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Lancaster Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Lancaster Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Lancaster Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
    • The Hillcrest Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Temple City Cemetery
  • Little Flock Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Little Flock Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Flock Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Flock Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Temple.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4866 <5>
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Greathouse Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Wedel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Wedel Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedel Cemetery
  • Dyess Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Dyess Grove Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyess Grove Cemetery
    • The Dyess Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Stringtown Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1994699 <5>
  • Seaton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Seaton Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton Cemetery
  • Pendleton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Pendleton Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton Cemetery
  • Cedar Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Cedar Creek Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Cemetery
  • Bellwood Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Hill Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hill Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Belton.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4232 <5>
    • Taylors Valley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Dyess Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Dyess Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyess Cemetery
    • Theo Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Theo Cemetery is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theo Cemetery
    • East Belton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The East Belton Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Belton Cemetery
    • Ferguson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
    • Belfalls Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
    • Roberts Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Roberts Cemetery is located in Bell 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 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lancaster Cemetery.

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

  • Temple
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Oenaville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Oenaville is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oenaville
  • Heidenheimer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Troy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Pendleton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Little River
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Little River Academy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Little River Academy is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Academy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
  • Academy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Academy is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy
  • Belton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Ocker
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Ocker is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocker
  • Morgan's Point Resort
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Cyclone
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cyclone is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Blevins
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Blevins is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
    • Barclay
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Barclay is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
    • Westphalia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Westphalia is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
    • Sparks
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Sparks is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
    • Rogers
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Durango
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Durango is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durango
    • Moffat
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Moffat is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffat
    • Meeks
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Meeks is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
    • Eddy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Moody
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Moody is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,433 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <6>
    • Edgeworth
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Edgeworth is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
    • Zipperlandville ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Zipperlandville is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zipperlandville
      • Zipperlandville has also been known as:
      • Zipperlen
      • Zipperlenville
    • Bruceville - Eddy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Bruceville - Eddy is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville - Eddy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people

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 Lancaster Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bell County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Belton
    • Belton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Lancaster Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Belton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
  • Moody
    • Moody lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Lancaster Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Moody.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
  • Temple

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 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 Lancaster Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Bell 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 Lancaster Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1360913  (Lancaster Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1360913 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: Bell
      • Est. Elev: 183 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Temple
      • Location given for Lancaster Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.0993456     Lon: -97.3033359
      • 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 Bell, 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 from Point A (ie- Lancaster 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.