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A visit to the Lone Oak 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 Lone Oak Cemetery ...

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

31.5779, -96.8897

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

The Lone Oak Cemetery is located in McLennan County<2>.

The county seat for McLennan County is located in Waco. Waco lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west of the Lone Oak Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Lone Oak Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Lone Oak Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Pavelka Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Pavelka Cemetery is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavelka Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • Shead Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Shead Cemetery is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shead Cemetery
  • Harper Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Harper Cemetery is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
  • Wise Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Wise Cemetery is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Cemetery
  • Friedens Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Axtell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Axtell Cemetery is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Axtell Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Axtell.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #181044 <5>
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
    • The Hopewell Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Axtell African American Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2521658 <5>
  • Goshen Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Goshen Cemetery is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Cemetery
  • Walker Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Walker Cemetery is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
  • Billington Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Billington Cemetery is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billington Cemetery
  • Santa Cruz Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Santa Cruz Cemetery is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Cruz Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Smith - Jenkins Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Oklahoma Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Oklahoma Cemetery is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma Cemetery
    • Prairie Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Prairie Hill Cemetery is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hill Cemetery
    • TK Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The TK Cemetery is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for TK Cemetery
    • Nus Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Nus Cemetery is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nus Cemetery
    • Concord Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Concord Cemetery is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
    • Miller Memorial Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Nazare Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Nazare Cemetery is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazare Cemetery
    • Metina Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Metina Cemetery is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metina Cemetery
    • Mt. Calm Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Mt. Calm Cemetery is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calm 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 Lone Oak Cemetery.

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

  • Battle
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Battle is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
  • Hallsburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Hallsburg is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
  • Elk
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Elk is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
  • Mart
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Mart is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mart
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,983 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mart <6>
  • Watt
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Watt is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watt
  • Harrison
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Harrison is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
  • Riesel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Prairie Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Axtell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Kirk
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Kirk is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
  • Otto
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Ben Hur
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ben Hur is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hur
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Perry
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Frosa
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Frosa is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frosa
    • Delia ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Delia is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delia
    • Mount Calm
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Northcrest
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Northcrest is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcrest
    • Bellmead
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • East Waco
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • East Waco is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Waco
    • Downsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Downsville is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
    • Leroy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Elm Mott
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lacy - Lakeview
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Robinson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • McClanahan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • McClanahan is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClanahan
    • Tours
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Tours is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tours
    • Waco
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • 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>

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 Lone Oak Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McLennan County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Lone Oak 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 Lone Oak Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1361650  (Lone Oak Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1361650 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: 173 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Elk
      • Location given for Lone Oak Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.5779454     Lon: -96.8897148
      • 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lone Oak 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.