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A visit to the Lost Creek 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 Lost Creek Cemetery ...

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

31.9640, -99.0095

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

The Lost Creek Cemetery is located in Brown County<2>.

The county seat for Brown County is located in Brownwood. Brownwood lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the south of the Lost Creek Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Lost Creek Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Lost Creek Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • May Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The May Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Cemetery
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
  • Cross Cut Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Cross Cut Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cut Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
  • Panther Creek Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Heflin Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Heflin Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heflin Cemetery
  • Rising Star Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Roberts Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Roberts Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • Routh Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Routh Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Routh Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Parker Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Parker Cemetery is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
    • Salt Tank Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Staley Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Staley Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staley Cemetery
    • Elm Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Elm Cemetery is located in Eastland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Elm Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Rising Star.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2179107 <5>
    • Adams Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • The Adams Cemetery is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
    • Mud Creek Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mud Creek Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Creek Cemetery
    • McDaniel Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • The McDaniel Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniel Cemetery
    • Jones Chapel Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Jones Chapel Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Chapel Cemetery
    • Eastlawn Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Eastlawn Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastlawn Cemetery
    • Rock Church Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Rock Church Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Church Cemetery

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]<3> of the Lost Creek Cemetery.

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

  • May
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lake Brownwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Lake Brownwood is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Brownwood
  • Cross Cut
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Cross Cut is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cut
  • Rising Star
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Burkett
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Fry ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Fry is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
  • Okra
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Okra is located in Eastland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okra
  • Cross Plains
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Early
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Sidney
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Sipe Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sipe Springs is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipe Springs
  • Blanket
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Brownwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Bangs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Ricker ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Ricker is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricker
    • Cottonwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Cottonwood is located in Callahan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
    • Duster
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Duster is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duster
    • Nimrod ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Nimrod is located in Eastland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod

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 Lost Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Brown County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Lost Creek Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Brown 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 Lost Creek Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1337891  (Lost Creek Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1337891 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: Brown
      • Est. Elev: 455 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Byrds
      • Location given for Lost Creek Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.964035     Lon: -99.0095016
      • 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 Brown, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lost Creek 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.