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A visit to the Mackay 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 Mackay Cemetery ...

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

29.2661, -96.1427

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

The Mackay Cemetery is located in Wharton County<2>.

The county seat for Wharton County is located in Wharton. Wharton lies just to the northeast of the Mackay Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Mackay Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> of the Mackay Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Little Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Little Zion Cemetery is located in Wharton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Zion Cemetery
  • Old Jerusalem Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Old Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Wharton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jerusalem Cemetery
  • Camp Zion Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Camp Zion Cemetery is located in Wharton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Zion Cemetery
  • Oaklawn Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Oaklawn Memorial Park is located in Wharton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Memorial Park
  • St. Phillips Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Phillips Cemetery is located in Wharton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Phillips Cemetery
  • Swedish Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Swedish Cemetery is located in Wharton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedish Cemetery
  • St. John Nepomucene Catholic Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The St. John Nepomucene Catholic Cemetery is located in Wharton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Nepomucene Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John Nepomucene Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of El Campo.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1970386 <5>
  • Garden of Memories
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Garden of Memories is located in Wharton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden of Memories
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Wharton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
  • Sandbridge Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Sandbridge Cemetery is located in Wharton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandbridge Cemetery
  • Hahn Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • The Hahn Cemetery is located in Wharton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hahn Cemetery
  • Kendleton Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Kendleton Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendleton Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Old Kendleton Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Old Kendleton Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Kendleton Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Matagorda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • Old Bethlehem Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • The Old Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethlehem Cemetery
    • Routt Point Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Routt Point Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Routt Point Cemetery
    • Snake Creek Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Snake Creek Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek Cemetery
    • Elm Grove Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Elm Grove Cemetery is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Cemetery
    • Powell Point Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • The Powell Point Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Point Cemetery
    • Frazer Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • The Frazer Cemetery is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer Cemetery
    • Nada Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • The Nada Cemetery is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nada Cemetery
    • Middle Bernard Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mackay Cemetery.

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

  • Mackay
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Mackay is located in Wharton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackay
  • Pierce
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wharton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Glen Flora
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lane City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • El Campo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hungerford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Boling
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Egypt
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hillje
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hillje is located in Wharton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillje
  • Danevang
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Newgulf
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • McCroskey
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • McCroskey is located in Matagorda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCroskey
    • Pledger
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Kendleton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bonus
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Bonus is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonus
    • Hahn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Hahn is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hahn
    • Powell Point
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Powell Point is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Point
    • Chalmers
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Chalmers is located in Matagorda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalmers
    • Four Corners
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Four Corners is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Nada
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Nottawa
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Nottawa is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottawa
    • East Bernard
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Eldridge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Eldridge is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge
    • Louise
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Matthews
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Matthews is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
    • Boedecker Junction
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Boedecker Junction is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boedecker Junction
    • Garwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)

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 Mackay Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wharton County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Mackay Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Wharton 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 Mackay Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1362040  (Mackay Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1362040 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: Wharton
      • Est. Elev: 29 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Glen Flora
      • Location given for Mackay Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.2660824     Lon: -96.1427383
      • 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 Wharton, 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- Mackay 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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