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A visit to the Machu 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 Machu Cemetery ...

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

30.6894, -97.3869

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

The Machu Cemetery is located in Williamson County<2>.

The county seat for Williamson County is located in Georgetown. Georgetown lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the west of the Machu Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Machu 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 Machu Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Allison Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Allison Cemetery is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Cemetery
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
  • Granger Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Granger Cemetery is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger Cemetery
  • McFadin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The McFadin Cemetery is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFadin Cemetery
  • Young Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Young Cemetery is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
  • Wuthrich Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Wuthrich Hill Cemetery is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wuthrich Hill Cemetery
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Granger.
    • The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2708 <5>
  • New Calvary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The New Calvary Cemetery is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Calvary Cemetery
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
  • Gardner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Gardner Cemetery is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery
  • New Bern Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The New Bern Cemetery is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bern Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Old Bartlett Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Old Bartlett Cemetery is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bartlett Cemetery
    • Old Black Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bartlett City Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Bartlett City Cemetery is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett City Cemetery
      • The Bartlett City Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bartlett Cemetery
    • Denison Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Denison Cemetery is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denison Cemetery
    • Sloan - Easley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Sloan - Easley Cemetery is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan - Easley Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • C.A. Hamblen Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The C.A. Hamblen Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for C.A. Hamblen Cemetery
    • St. John Lutheran Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Garden Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Garden Cemetery is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Cemetery
    • John W Hamblen Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Allison Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Allison Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Cemetery
    • Server Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jackson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

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]<3> of the Machu Cemetery.

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

  • Hoxie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hoxie is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
  • Friendship ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Friendship is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Granger
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Laneport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Laneport is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneport
  • Bartlett
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Taylor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Taylor is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,921 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <6>
  • Thrall
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Thrall is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrall
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,014 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thrall <6>
  • Davilla
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Thorndale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Vilas
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Vilas is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
  • Schwertner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Walburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Beyersville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Beyersville is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyersville
    • Val Verde
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Val Verde is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verde
    • Weir
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Weir is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weir <6>
    • Holland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Hutto
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Hutto is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutto
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,987 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hutto <6>
    • Coupland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jarrell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Sparks
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Sparks is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks

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 Machu Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Williamson County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Machu Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Williamson 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 Machu Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1362036  (Machu Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1362036 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: Williamson
      • Est. Elev: 159 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Granger
      • Location given for Machu Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.6893611     Lon: -97.3869444
      • 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 Williamson, 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- Machu 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.