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A visit to the Lost Creek Cemetery ...


The location of the Lost Creek Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

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

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

Lat:   31.9640°   (31° 57' 50")

Lon:   -99.0095°   (-99° 0' 34")

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 .

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 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:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Lost Creek Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 16 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for May have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
      • May is located in Brown County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for May <4>
    • Lake Brownwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Brownwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Brownwood
      • Lake Brownwood is located in Brown County
    • Cross Cut
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cut
      • Cross Cut is located in Brown County
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
      • Fry is located in Brown County
    • Okra
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Okra have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okra
      • Okra is located in Eastland County
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
      • Sidney is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <4>
    • Sipe Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipe Springs
      • Sipe Springs is located in Comanche County
    • Blanket
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Continue List   (4 more) ...
      • Brownwood
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
        • Brownwood is located in Brown County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,208 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownwood <4>
      • Bangs
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bangs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
        • Bangs is located in Brown County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangs <4>
      • Cottonwood
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
        • Cottonwood is located in Callahan County
      • Nimrod ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
        • Nimrod is located in Eastland County

    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.

    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.<5>

    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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    • May Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the May Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The May Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the May Cemetery
    • Macedonia Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
    • Cross Cut Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Smith Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Panther Creek Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Panther Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Panther Creek Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Panther Creek Cemetery
    • Heflin Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heflin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Heflin Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roberts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Roberts Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberts Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Routh Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Routh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Routh Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Routh Cemetery
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Parker Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Parker Cemetery is located in Comanche County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Staley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Staley Cemetery is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Staley Cemetery
      • Elm Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • The Elm Cemetery is located in Eastland County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Elm Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southwest of Rising Star.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elm Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2179107 <6>
      • Adams Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Adams Cemetery is located in Coleman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Cemetery
      • Mud Creek Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mud Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mud Creek Cemetery is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mud Creek Cemetery
      • McDaniel Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDaniel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The McDaniel Cemetery is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDaniel Cemetery
      • Jones Chapel Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Jones Chapel Cemetery is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Chapel Cemetery
      • Eastlawn Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eastlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Eastlawn Cemetery is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastlawn Cemetery
      • Rock Church Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rock Church Cemetery is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Church Cemetery

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

    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: GNIS record #1337891 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Byrds
      • County: Brown         Elev: 455
      • Location given for GNIS #1337891 (Lost Creek Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

    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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Lost Creek Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9640, Longitude: -99.0095       In this case, the coordinates for the Lost Creek Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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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