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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

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

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

Lat:   33.5218°   (33° 31' 18")

Lon:   -95.6025°   (-95° 36' 9")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Garner Cemetery is located in Lamar County
  • Camp Shed Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camp Shed Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camp Shed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Camp Shed Cemetery is located in Delta County
  • New Dora Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Dora Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Dora Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Dora Cemetery is located in Lamar County
  • Camp Hill Oil Field
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camp Hill Oil Field
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camp Hill Oil Field have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Camp Hill Oil Field is located in Lamar County
  • Mallory Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mallory Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mallory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mallory Cemetery is located in Lamar County
  • Topping Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Topping Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Topping Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Topping Cemetery is located in Lamar County
  • McGlasson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGlasson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGlasson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McGlasson Cemetery is located in Lamar County
  • Pierce Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Brackeen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brackeen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brackeen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brackeen Cemetery is located in Lamar County
  • Rice Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rice Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rice Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rice Cemetery is located in Lamar County
  • Dickie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dickie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dickie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dickie Cemetery is located in Lamar County
  • Lake Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Creek Cemetery
    • The Lake Creek Cemetery is located in Delta County
    • 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 southwest of Cooper.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #317700 <5>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Winfrey Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winfrey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winfrey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Winfrey Cemetery is located in Delta County
    • Slabtown Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slabtown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slabtown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Slabtown Cemetery is located in Lamar County
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hazel Dell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hazel Dell Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hazel Dell Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Hazel Dell Cemetery is located in Lamar County
    • Biardstown Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Biardstown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Biardstown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Biardstown Cemetery is located in Lamar County
    • Arkansas Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arkansas Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arkansas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Arkansas Cemetery is located in Lamar County
    • Gaugh Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gaugh Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gaugh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gaugh Cemetery is located in Lamar County
    • Denton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Denton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Denton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Denton Cemetery is located in Lamar County
    • Restland Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Restland Cemetery
      • The Restland Cemetery is located in Lamar County
      • 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 25 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.

  • Gadston
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadston
    • Gadston is located in Lamar County
  • Howland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
    • Howland is located in Lamar County
  • Atlas
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Atlas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
    • Atlas is located in Lamar County
  • Frog Hop ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frog Hop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Hop
    • Frog Hop is located in Lamar County
  • Glory
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glory
    • Glory is located in Lamar County
  • Lake Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Biardstown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biardstown
    • Biardstown is located in Lamar County
  • Enloe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enloe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enloe
    • Enloe is located in Delta County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enloe <7>
  • Roxton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Brookston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookston
    • Brookston is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookston <7>
  • Toco
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toco
    • Toco is located in Lamar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
  • Taylor Town
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Town
    • Taylor Town is located in Lamar County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Clardy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clardy
      • Clardy is located in Lamar County
    • Paris
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Ben Franklin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ben Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Franklin
      • Ben Franklin is located in Delta County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ben Franklin <7>
    • Charleston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charleston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
      • Charleston is located in Delta County
    • High
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for High. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High
      • High is located in Lamar County
    • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sylvan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
      • Sylvan is located in Lamar County
    • Reno
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reno have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
      • Reno is located in Lamar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
    • Hopewell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
      • Hopewell is located in Lamar County
    • Tira
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tira have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tira
      • Tira is located in Hopkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
    • Petty
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty
      • Petty is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petty <7>
    • Sun Valley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
      • Sun Valley is located in Lamar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people

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
    • Cooper lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the McDonald Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cooper.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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
    • Roxton lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the McDonald Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Roxton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxton

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 McDonald Cemetery:

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: GNIS record #1362422 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Biardstown
    • County: Lamar         Elev: 146
    • Location given for GNIS #1362422 (McDonald Cemetery)

The official website for Lamar County: www.co.lamar.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the McDonald Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5218, Longitude: -95.6025       In this case, the coordinates for the McDonald Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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