A visit to the McDonald 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 McDonald Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McDonald Cemetery:
33.5218, -95.6025
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McDonald Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McDonald Cemetery is located in Lamar County<2>.
The county seat for Lamar County is located in Paris. Paris lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the McDonald Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McDonald Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the McDonald Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McDonald Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Garner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Garner Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Cemetery
- Camp Shed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Camp Shed Cemetery is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Shed Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Camp Shed Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northeast of Cooper.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2721 <5>
- New Dora Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The New Dora Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dora Cemetery
- Camp Hill Oil Field
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Camp Hill Oil Field is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hill Oil Field
- Mallory Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mallory Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory Cemetery
- Topping Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Topping Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topping Cemetery
- McGlasson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The McGlasson Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGlasson Cemetery
- Pierce Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brackeen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Brackeen Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackeen Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Dickie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dickie Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickie Cemetery
- Lake Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Lake Creek Cemetery is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lake Creek Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northeast of Cooper.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #317700 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Winfrey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Winfrey Cemetery is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfrey Cemetery
- Slabtown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Slabtown Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hazel Dell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hazel Dell Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Dell Cemetery
- Biardstown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Biardstown Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biardstown Cemetery
- Arkansas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Arkansas Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas Cemetery
- Gaugh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Gaugh Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaugh Cemetery
- Denton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Denton Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton Cemetery
- Restland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Restland Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Restland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Restland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Roxton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6337 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McDonald Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McDonald Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Broadway
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Broadway is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
- Gadston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gadston is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadston
- Howland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Howland is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
- Atlas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Atlas is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Frog Hop ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Frog Hop is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Hop
- Glory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Glory is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glory
- Lake Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Biardstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Biardstown is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biardstown
- Ambia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ambia is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
- Enloe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roxton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brookston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Toco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Toco is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Taylor Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor Town is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Town
- Clardy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Clardy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clardy
- Paris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ben Franklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Charleston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Charleston is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- High
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- High is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High
- Cooper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pattonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sylvan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sylvan is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
- Reno
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reno is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
- Hopewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Tira
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Tira is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Petty
(13 miles [20.9 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 McDonald Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lamar County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McDonald Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ben Franklin
- Cooper
- Enloe
- Enloe lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the McDonald Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Enloe.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enloe
- Paris
- Paris lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the McDonald Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Paris.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Roxton
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 McDonald Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Lamar 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 McDonald Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1362422 (McDonald Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1362422 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: Lamar
- Est. Elev: 146 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Biardstown
- Location given for McDonald Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.5217737 Lon: -95.6024577
- 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 Lamar, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- McDonald 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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