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A visit to the Lemons Gap 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 Lemons Gap Cemetery ...

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

32.1899, -99.8398

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

The Lemons Gap Cemetery is located in Taylor County<2>.

The county seat for Taylor County is located in Abilene. Abilene lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Lemons Gap Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Lemons Gap Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 18 miles [29 km] of the Lemons Gap Cemetery.<4>

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

  • McBee Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The McBee Cemetery is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBee Cemetery
  • Buffalo Gap Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Buffalo Gap Cemetery is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Gap Cemetery
  • Dewey Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Dewey Cemetery is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey Cemetery
  • Cope Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Cope Cemetery is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cope Cemetery
  • Bluff Creek Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Bluff Creek Cemetery is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek Cemetery
  • Iberis Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Drummond Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • The Drummond Cemetery is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummond Cemetery
  • Counts Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Counts Cemetery is located in Runnels County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts Cemetery
  • Tecumseh Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • The Tecumseh Cemetery is located in Callahan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh Cemetery
  • Midway Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Midway Cemetery is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
  • Potosi Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Potosi Cemetery is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Potosi Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Potosi.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6134 <5>
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Seaton Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Seaton Cemetery is located in Callahan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton Cemetery
    • Old Colony Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Old Colony Cemetery is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Colony Cemetery
    • Elmwood Memorial Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • The Elmwood Memorial Park is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Memorial Park
    • Shep Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • The Shep Cemetery is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shep Cemetery
    • Pumphrey Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Pumphrey Cemetery is located in Runnels County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumphrey Cemetery
    • Atoka Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Atoka Cemetery is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atoka Cemetery
    • Abilene State Hospital Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Northview Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Northview Cemetery is located in Runnels County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview Cemetery
    • Crews Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • The Crews Cemetery is located in Runnels County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crews Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Crews Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east of Winters.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3114 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Lemons Gap Cemetery.

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

  • Ovalo
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Tuscola
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Guion
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Guion is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
  • Lawn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Buffalo Gap
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Buffalo Gap is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Gap
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
  • Goldsboro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Potosi
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Potosi is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
  • Mount Pleasant
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Winters
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Wingate
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Novice
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Denton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Denton is located in Callahan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
    • Denton has also been known as:
    • Denton Valley
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Abilene
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Tye
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Tye is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tye
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tye <6>
    • Eula
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Eula is located in Callahan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eula
    • Hylton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Hylton is located in Nolan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylton
    • Merkel
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Impact
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Impact is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Impact
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 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 Lemons Gap Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Taylor County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Abilene
  • Clyde
    • Clyde lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Lemons Gap Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clyde.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
  • Goldsboro
  • Merkel
    • Merkel lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Lemons Gap Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Merkel.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merkel
  • Tuscola
  • Winters

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Lemons Gap Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Taylor 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 Lemons Gap Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1339811  (Lemons Gap Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1339811 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: Taylor
      • Est. Elev: 646 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Tuscola
      • Location given for Lemons Gap Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.1898564     Lon: -99.8398107
      • 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 Taylor, 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- Lemons Gap 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.