A visit to the Lyons 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 Lyons Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lyons Cemetery:
32.8323, -96.5605
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lyons Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lyons Cemetery is located in Dallas County<2>.
The county seat for Dallas County is located in Dallas. Dallas lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Lyons Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lyons Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Lyons Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lyons Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- West Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Myers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Long Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Long Creek Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek Cemetery
- New Hope Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Miles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Miles Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Cemetery
- Garland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Garland Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland Cemetery
- Motley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Peck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Peck Cemetery is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck Cemetery
- Kaiser Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Kaiser Cemetery is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaiser Cemetery
- McShan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The McShan Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rowlett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Rowlett Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlett Cemetery
- Big A Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Big A Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big A Cemetery
- Frost Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Frost Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Cemetery
- Carver Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Carver Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Elmwood Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lumley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Lumley Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumley Cemetery
- Potter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Potter Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Cemetery
- Prairie View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Prairie View Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View Cemetery
- Longhorn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Longhorn Cemetery is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longhorn Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Rockwall Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Rockwall Memorial Cemetery is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwall Memorial Cemetery
- The Rockwall Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old City Cemetery
- Rockwall Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #667788 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lyons Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lyons Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- New Hope
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Sunnyvale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rowlett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Centerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Mesquite
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Heath
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Forney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Garland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Balch Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rockwall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lawson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lawson is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Sachse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- McLendon - Chisholm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- McLendon - Chisholm is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLendon - Chisholm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
- Mobile City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mobile City is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Rawlins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rawlins is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlins
- Kleberg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kleberg is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kleberg
- Fate
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Richardson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Murphy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Seagoville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Talty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Talty is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,883 people
- Blackland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Blackland is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- University Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Highland Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dallas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sargent
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sargent is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
- Lawrence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrence is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Wylie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Saint Paul
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Saint Paul is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
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 Lyons Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dallas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lyons Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dallas
- Forney
- Garland
- Kleberg
- Richardson
- Rockwall
- Rowlett
- Seagoville
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 Lyons Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Dallas 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 Lyons Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1340765 (Lyons Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1340765 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: Dallas
- Est. Elev: 140 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mesquite
- Location given for Lyons Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.8323485 Lon: -96.5605464
- 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 Dallas, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lyons 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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