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A visit to the Lorena 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 Lorena Cemetery ...

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

31.3732, -97.2169

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

The Lorena Cemetery is located in McLennan County<2>.

The county seat for McLennan County is located in Waco. Waco lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Lorena Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Lorena Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Lorena Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Cox Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Cox Cemetery is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
  • Moore Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Moore Cemetery is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
  • Lawson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Lawson Cemetery is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson Cemetery
  • Cottonwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cemetery
  • Horne Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Horne Cemetery is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horne Cemetery
  • Mooreville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Chapel Hill Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Beulah Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Beulah Cemetery is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
  • Christian Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Christian Cemetery is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Cemetery
  • Fletcher Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Fletcher Cemetery is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
  • Waco Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Perry Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Perry Cemetery is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Murphy Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Murphy Cemetery is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
    • St. Pauls Memorial Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Naler Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Naler Cemetery is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naler Cemetery
    • Robinson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Whitehall Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Whitehall Cemetery is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall Cemetery
    • McLennan Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The McLennan Cemetery is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLennan Cemetery
    • Alexander Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Alexander Cemetery is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Old Troy Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Roberts Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Roberts Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
    • Carolina Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Carolina Cemetery is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Cemetery
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lorena Cemetery.

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

  • Lorena
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Lorena is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
  • Bruceville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Bruceville - Eddy
    (5 miles [8 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
  • Eddy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mooreville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mooreville is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
  • Hewitt
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Hewitt is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,113 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hewitt <6>
  • Rosenthal
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Rosenthal is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenthal
  • North Prairie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • North Prairie is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
  • Golinda
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Golinda is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golinda
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
  • Robinson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodway
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Moody
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Blevins
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Blevins is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
    • Downsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Downsville is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
    • Beverly Hills
      (10 miles [16.1 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
    • Chilton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Satin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Durango
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Durango is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durango
    • Waco
      (12 miles [19.3 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>
    • McGregor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Speegleville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Speegleville is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speegleville
    • Troy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Pendleton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • East Waco
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • East Waco is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Waco

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 Lorena Cemetery. The following communities are located in McLennan County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Hewitt
  • Lorena
  • Moody
    • Moody lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Lorena Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Moody.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
  • Waco
    • Waco lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Lorena Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Waco.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco

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 Lorena 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 Lorena Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1361797  (Lorena Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1361797 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: 168 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Bruceville
      • Location given for Lorena Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.3732263     Lon: -97.2169483
      • 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 '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- Lorena 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.