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A visit to the Mathis 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 Mathis Cemetery ...

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

30.0361, -95.9077

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

The Mathis Cemetery is located in Harris County<2>.

The county seat for Harris County is located in Houston. Houston lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Mathis Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Mathis Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Mathis Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Waller Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Waller Cemetery is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Waller County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Frey Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Frey Cemetery is located in Waller County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frey Cemetery
  • Warwarofsky Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Warwarofsky Cemetery is located in Waller County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwarofsky Cemetery
  • Hegar Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hegar Cemetery is located in Waller County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegar Cemetery
  • Springer Macedonia Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Springer Macedonia Cemetery is located in Waller County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springer Macedonia Cemetery
    • The Springer Macedonia Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Macedonia Cemetery
  • Kirby Chapel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Kirby Chapel Cemetery is located in Waller County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby Chapel Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kirby Chapel Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Prairie View.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4649 <5>
  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Waller County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
  • Roberts Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Roberts Cemetery is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
  • Hempstead Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Hempstead Cemetery is located in Waller County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hempstead Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hempstead Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Hempstead.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #482530 <5>
  • Hebrew Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Waller County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hebrew Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Hempstead.
    • The Hebrew Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hempstead Hebrew Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1029819 <5>
  • Monaville Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Monaville Cemetery is located in Waller County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaville Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Sander Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Sander Cemetery is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sander Cemetery
    • Harper Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Harper Cemetery is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
    • Vesley Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Vesley Cemetery is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesley Cemetery
    • St. John Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The St. John Cemetery is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
    • Zahn Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Zahn Cemetery is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zahn Cemetery
    • Lawrence Key Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Lawrence Key Cemetery is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Key Cemetery
    • Brenham Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Brenham Cemetery is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenham Cemetery
    • Carrington Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Carrington Cemetery is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrington Cemetery
      • The Carrington Cemetery has also been known as:
      • White Chapel Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2764 <5>
    • Wendt Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Wendt Cemetery is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendt Cemetery
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Mathis Cemetery.

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

  • Waller
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hockley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Prairie View
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Island
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Pine Island is located in Waller County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,205 people
  • Fields Store
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Fields Store is located in Waller County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Store
  • Hempstead
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Cypress
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Stagecoach
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Stagecoach is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
  • Saint Paul
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Saint Paul is located in Waller County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
  • Clemons
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Clemons is located in Waller County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons
  • Pattison
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Settlers Village
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Settlers Village is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Village
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Highland Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Highland Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
    • Magnolia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Westfield Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Westfield Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Village
    • Pinehurst
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Todd Mission
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Todd Mission is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Mission
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
    • Brookshire
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Katy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Katy is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,889 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Katy <6>
    • Copperfield Southcreek Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Westbourne
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Westbourne is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbourne
    • Tomball
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Buckhorn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Buckhorn is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
    • Somerall
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Somerall is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerall
    • Southdown Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Southdown Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southdown Village
    • Middlegate Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Middlegate Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlegate Village
    • Northmead Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Northmead Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northmead Village

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 Mathis Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Harris County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mathis 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 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 Mathis Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Harris 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 Mathis Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1341074  (Mathis Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1341074 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: Harris
      • Est. Elev: 78 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Waller
      • Location given for Mathis Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.0360538     Lon: -95.9077313
      • 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 Harris, 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- Mathis 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.