A visit to the Lawson 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 Lawson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lawson Cemetery:
31.3879, -97.1586
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lawson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lawson Cemetery is located in McLennan County<2>.
The county seat for McLennan County is located in Waco. Waco lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north of the Lawson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lawson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Lawson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lawson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lorena Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Lorena Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena Cemetery
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cemetery
- Christian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Christian Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Cemetery
- Fletcher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- Waco Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chapel Hill Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Mooreville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mooreville Cemetery is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mooreville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of North Prairie.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5321 <5>
- St. Pauls Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Moore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Whitehall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Whitehall Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall Cemetery
- Murphy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Rosemound Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Rosemound Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemound Cemetery
- Jacob - Sholom Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- McLennan Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The McLennan Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLennan Cemetery
- Horne Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Horne Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horne Cemetery
- Carolina Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Carolina Cemetery is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Cemetery
- Sunset Community Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Sunset Community Cemetery is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Community Cemetery
- The Sunset Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Billingsley Cemetery
- Sunset Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7141 <5>
- Rosemound Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Rosemound Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemound Cemetery
- Restland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Restland Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Restland Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Waco.
- The Oakwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Park Lawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5694 <5>
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Waco.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #374686 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lawson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lawson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lorena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lorena is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
- Golinda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Golinda is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golinda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- Rosenthal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rosenthal is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenthal
- North Prairie
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Prairie is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
- Hewitt
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bruceville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mooreville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mooreville is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
- Robinson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bruceville - Eddy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bruceville - Eddy is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville - Eddy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
- Downsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Downsville is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Eddy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Satin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Woodway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chilton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beverly Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Beverly Hills is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,980 people
- Blevins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Blevins is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
- Waco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Waco is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141,377 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waco <6>
- Durango
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Durango is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durango
- East Waco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- East Waco is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Waco
- Moody
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Speegleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Speegleville is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speegleville
- Harrison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
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 Lawson Cemetery. The following communities are located in McLennan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lawson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Hewitt
- Lorena
- Moody
- Moody lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Lawson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Moody.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Riesel
- Waco
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 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 Lawson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to McLennan 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 Lawson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1360996 (Lawson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1360996 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: McLennan
- Est. Elev: 151 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lorena
- Location given for Lawson Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.3879487 Lon: -97.1586123
- 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 McLennan, 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- Lawson 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. |