A visit to the Lightfoot 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 Lightfoot Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lightfoot Cemetery:
29.5880, -95.8316
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lightfoot Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lightfoot Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County<2>.
The county seat for Fort Bend County is located in Richmond. Richmond lies just to the east of the Lightfoot Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lightfoot Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Lightfoot Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lightfoot Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Wow Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wow Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- The Byrd Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rosenberg Community Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2257031 <5>
- West Gethsemane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Goss Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Goss Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss Cemetery
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cemetery
- San Grabiel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The San Grabiel Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Grabiel Cemetery
- Morton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Morton Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Briscoe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Briscoe Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- San Gabriel Cemetery Annex
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Friedens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Friedens Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens Cemetery
- Sandberry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Sandberry Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandberry Cemetery
- Little Prayer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Little Prayer Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prayer Cemetery
- Pool Hill Mason Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Orchard Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Modena Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Modena Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena Cemetery
- New Home Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The New Home Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home Cemetery
- Simonton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Simonton Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonton Cemetery
- The Simonton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Simonton Community Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lightfoot Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lightfoot Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cumings
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cumings is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumings
- Rosenberg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Richmond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pecan Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pecan Grove is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
- Pleak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pleak is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,762 people
- Harlem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Harlem is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Beasley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greatwood Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Greatwood Village is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greatwood Village
- Fulshear
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Orchard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Greatwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Greatwood is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greatwood
- New Territory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- New Territory is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Territory
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Weston Lakes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Weston Lakes is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,191 people
- Simonton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fairchilds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fairchilds is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchilds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,359 people
- Booth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Clodine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Oaks Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Oaks Village is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
- Cinco Ranch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cinco Ranch is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinco Ranch
- Sugar Land
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pin Oak Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pin Oak Village is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oak Village
- Powell Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Powell Point is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Point
- Needville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Thompsons
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- First Colony
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- First Colony is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Colony
- Town West
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Town West is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town West
- Mission Bend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mission Bend is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Bend
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 Lightfoot Cemetery. The following communities are located in Fort Bend County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lightfoot Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Needville
- Richmond
- Rosenberg
- Sugar Land
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 Lightfoot Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Fort Bend 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 Lightfoot Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1339913 (Lightfoot Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1339913 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: Fort Bend
- Est. Elev: 31 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Richmond
- Location given for Lightfoot Cemetery:
- Lat: 29.588015 Lon: -95.8316185
- 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 Fort Bend, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Lightfoot 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. |
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