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A visit to the Lyles 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 Lyles Cemetery ...

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

30.4002, -96.9744

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

The Lyles Cemetery is located in Lee County<2>.

The county seat for Lee County is located in Giddings. Giddings lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south of the Lyles Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Lyles Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Lyles Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Leo Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Leo Cemetery is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo Cemetery
    • The Leo Cemetery has also been known as:
    • New Bethel Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5538 <5>
  • German Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The German Cemetery is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
  • Prospect Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Prospect Cemetery is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
  • Germania Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Germania Cemetery is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania Cemetery
  • Copperas Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Copperas Cemetery is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperas Cemetery
  • Scott Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Scott Cemetery is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
  • Mundine Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mundine Cemetery is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundine Cemetery
  • Gloyna Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Gloyna Cemetery is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloyna Cemetery
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Beulah Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Beulah Cemetery is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
  • Cameron Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Cameron Cemetery is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron Cemetery
  • Center Point Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Center Point Cemetery is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Melcher Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Melcher Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
      • The Melcher Cemetery is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melcher Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Melcher Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southwest of Lexington.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5186 <5>
    • Schroeder Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Schroeder Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
      • The Schroeder Cemetery is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schroeder Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Schroeder Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southwest of Lexington.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6805 <5>
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Hranice Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Hranice Cemetery is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hranice Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hranice Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Old Dime Box.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4391 <5>
    • Belltown Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Belltown Cemetery is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown Cemetery
      • The Belltown Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bell Town Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2328 <5>
    • Forest Grove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Forest Grove Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Cemetery
    • Holliman Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Holliman Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliman Cemetery
    • Simmons - Jones Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Burns Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Burns Cemetery is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Cemetery
    • Porters Chapel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Porters Chapel Cemetery is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Chapel Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Porters Chapel Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of San Antonio Prairie.
      • The Porters Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Porters Prairie Chapel Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2266348 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Lyles Cemetery.

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

  • Lexington
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Dime Box
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Old Dime Box is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dime Box
  • Tanglewood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Tanglewood is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
  • Fedor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Fedor is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedor
  • Lincoln
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Loebau
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Loebau is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loebau
  • Dime Box
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Hicks
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Hicks is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
  • Blue
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Blue is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
  • San Antonio Prairie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • San Antonio Prairie is located in Burleson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio Prairie
  • Knobbs Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Knobbs Springs is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobbs Springs
  • Deanville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Paige
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Giddings
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • McDade
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Birch
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Birch is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch
    • Rockdale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Serbin ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Serbin is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serbin
    • Caldwell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Chriesman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)

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 Lyles Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lee County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Lyles Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Lee 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 Lyles Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1361990  (Lyles Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1361990 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: Lee
      • Est. Elev: 134 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Tanglewood
      • Location given for Lyles Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.4002091     Lon: -96.9744282
      • 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 Lee, 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 from Point A (ie- Lyles 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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