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A visit to the McLennan 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 McLennan Cemetery ...

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

31.5179, -97.2514

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

The McLennan Cemetery is located in McLennan County<2>.

The county seat for McLennan County is located in Waco. Waco lies just to the east northeast of the McLennan Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the McLennan Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the McLennan Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Whitehall Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Whitehall Cemetery is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
  • Chapel Hill Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Waco Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Riggs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Riggs Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
    • The Riggs Cemetery is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggs Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Riggs Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Waco.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2593778 <5>
  • Bosqueville Baptist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Kimmonsville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Robinson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jacob - Sholom Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Rosemound Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Rosemound Cemetery is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemound Cemetery
  • Rosemound Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Rosemound Cemetery is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemound Cemetery
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Restland Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Restland Cemetery is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Restland Cemetery
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Waco.
      • The Oakwood Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Park Lawn Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5694 <5>
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Waco.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #374686 <5>
    • St. Pauls Memorial Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
    • Crump Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Crump Cemetery is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump Cemetery
    • China Spring Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Crawford Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Crawford Cemetery is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
    • Horne Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Horne Cemetery is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horne Cemetery
    • Lorena Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Lorena Cemetery is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena Cemetery
    • Lawson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Lawson Cemetery is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson Cemetery
    • Fletcher Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Fletcher Cemetery is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
    • Moore Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Moore Cemetery is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
    • Chalk Bluff Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Chalk Bluff Cemetery is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Bluff Cemetery

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 McLennan Cemetery.

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

  • Woodway
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Speegleville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Speegleville is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speegleville
  • Hewitt
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hewitt is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,113 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hewitt <6>
  • Beverly Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Beverly Hills is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,980 people
  • Waco
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Waco is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,377 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waco <6>
  • Bosqueville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bosqueville is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosqueville
  • Robinson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lorena
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Lorena is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
  • China Spring
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • East Waco
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • East Waco is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Waco
  • McGregor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Rock Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Rock Creek is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Rosenthal
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Rosenthal is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenthal
    • Downsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Downsville is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
    • Bellmead
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lacy - Lakeview
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Patrick
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Patrick is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
    • Crawford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Northcrest
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Northcrest is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcrest
    • Gholson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Gholson is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,127 people
    • Bruceville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Elm Mott
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bruceville - Eddy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Bruceville - Eddy is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville - Eddy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
    • Golinda
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Golinda is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golinda
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
    • Harrison
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Harrison is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison

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 McLennan Cemetery. The following communities are located in McLennan County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bellmead
  • Crawford
  • Hewitt
  • Lorena
    • Lorena lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the McLennan Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lorena.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
  • Waco
    • Waco lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the McLennan Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Waco.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco

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 McLennan Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to McLennan 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 McLennan Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1362508  (McLennan Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1362508 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: McLennan
      • Est. Elev: 147 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Speegleville
      • Location given for McLennan Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.5179436     Lon: -97.2513967
      • 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 McLennan, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McLennan 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.