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A visit to the Manvel Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Manvel Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Manvel Cemetery (FG ID #5033).

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 Manvel Cemetery ...

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

29.4779, -95.3366

The Manvel Cemetery is located in Brazoria County<2>.

The county seat for Brazoria County is located in Angleton. Angleton lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Manvel Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Manvel Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Manvel Cemetery.<4>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Manvel Cemetery.

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

  • Manvel
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Manvel is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manvel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,867 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manvel <5>
  • Iowa Colony
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Iowa Colony is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Colony
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,888 people
  • Fairway Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Fairway Village is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Village
  • Westwood Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Westwood Village is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
  • West Oaks Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • West Oaks Village is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
  • Alvin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pearland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Carmel Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Carmel Village is located in Galveston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
  • Brookside Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Fresno
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Arcola
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Arcola is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,775 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcola <5>
  • Juliff
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...

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 Manvel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Brazoria County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Manvel Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Brazoria 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 Manvel Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #5033

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1340906  (Manvel Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1340906 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: Brazoria
      • Est. Elev: 17 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Manvel
      • Location given for Manvel Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.4782916     Lon: -95.3363267
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Brazoria, 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- Manvel 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.