A visit to the McGalasson 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 McGalasson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McGalasson Cemetery:
33.5334, -95.7686
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McGalasson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McGalasson Cemetery is located in Lamar County<2>.
The county seat for Lamar County is located in Paris. Paris lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the McGalasson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McGalasson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the McGalasson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McGalasson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rocky Ford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Rocky Ford Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rocky Ford Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Roxton.
- The Rocky Ford Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rockyford Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6436 <5>
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Restland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Denton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Denton Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton Cemetery
- Gaugh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gaugh Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaugh Cemetery
- Waller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Waller Cemetery is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller Cemetery
- Baptist Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Baptist Hill Cemetery is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Hill Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- McGlasson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The McGlasson Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGlasson Cemetery
- Arkansas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Arkansas Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas Cemetery
- Whittenburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Whittenburg Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittenburg Cemetery
- Giles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Giles Cemetery is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Topping Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Topping Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topping Cemetery
- Broyles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Broyles Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broyles Cemetery
- Bledsoe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bledsoe Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe Cemetery
- Mallory Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mallory Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory Cemetery
- Dickie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Dickie Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickie Cemetery
- Lyday Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Lyday Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyday Cemetery
- Bourland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Bourland Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourland Cemetery
- Camp Shed Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Rice Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
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 McGalasson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McGalasson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Roxton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ben Franklin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Petty
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- High
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- High is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High
- Dial
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dial is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial
- Pecan Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Howland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Howland is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
- Ambia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ambia is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
- Brookston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Honey Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Enloe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Atlas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Atlas is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bug Tussle ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bug Tussle is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Tussle
- Toco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Toco is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Jot-Em-Down
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jot-Em-Down is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jot-Em-Down
- Jot-Em-Down has also been known as:
- Mohegan
- Muddig Prairie
- Cooper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gadston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gadston is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadston
- Broadway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Broadway is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
- Allen Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allen Point is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Point
- Ladonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Silver City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Silver City is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Frog Hop ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Frog Hop is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Hop
- Glory
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Glory is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glory
- Allens Chapel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Allens Chapel is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Chapel
- Windom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 McGalasson 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 McGalasson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ben Franklin
- Cooper
- Enloe
- Honey Grove
- Ladonia
- Roxton
- Windom
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 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 McGalasson 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 McGalasson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1362457 (McGalasson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1362457 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: 162 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Petty
- Location given for McGalasson Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.533439 Lon: -95.7685737
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McGalasson 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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