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A visit to the McNeil 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 McNeil Cemetery ...

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

30.3438, -97.8511

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

The McNeil Cemetery is located in Travis County<2>.

The county seat for Travis County is located in Austin. Austin lies just to the southeast of the McNeil Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the McNeil Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McNeil Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Roberts Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Roberts Cemetery is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
  • Preece Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Preece Cemetery is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preece Cemetery
  • Darter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Darter Cemetery is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darter Cemetery
  • Tucker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Tucker Cemetery is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
  • Austin Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Teck Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Teck Cemetery is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teck Cemetery
  • White Rock Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The White Rock Cemetery is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock Cemetery
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
  • Forest Oaks Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Cook Walden Forest Oaks Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jollyville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Jollyville Cemetery is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollyville Cemetery
  • Simpson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Simpson Cemetery is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • City Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The City Cemetery is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Cemetery
    • Oakwood Cemetery Annex
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Oakwood Cemetery Annex is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery Annex
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakwood Cemetery Annex is a very large cemetery that is located in Austin.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #293205 <5>
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Travis 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 in Austin.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5704 <5>
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Rhodes Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Rhodes Cemetery is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Cemetery
    • Oliver Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Oliver Cemetery is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Cemetery
    • Texas State Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Texas State Cemetery is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas State Cemetery
      • The Texas State Cemetery has also been known as:
      • State Cemetery of Texas
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #206603 <5>
    • Fiskville Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Fiskville Cemetery is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiskville Cemetery
    • Pond Springs Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Pond Springs Cemetery is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Springs 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 McNeil Cemetery.

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

  • Lost Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Lost Creek is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
  • Barton Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Barton Creek is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Creek
  • West Lake Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • West Lake Hills is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,254 people
  • Bee Cave
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rollingwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rollingwood is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
  • Hudson Bend
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hudson Bend is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Bend
  • Buffalo Gap
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Volente
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lakeway
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Sunset Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Austin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jollyville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jollyville is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollyville
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Anderson Mill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Anderson Mill is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Mill
    • The Hills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Hills is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,456 people
    • Point Venture
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Point Venture is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Venture
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,053 people
      • Point Venture has also been known as:
      • Point Venture village
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Venture <6>
    • Jonestown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Villa Siesta Retirement Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Tanglewood Forest
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Tanglewood Forest is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood Forest
    • Kings Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Kings Village is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Village
    • Cedar Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Lago Vista
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fitzhugh
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Fitzhugh is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzhugh
    • Bear Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Bear Creek is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
      • Estimated population in 2017: 445 people
    • Shady Hollow
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Shady Hollow is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hollow
    • Wells Branch
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Wells Branch is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Branch
    • Briarcliff
      (12 miles [19.3 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 McNeil Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Travis County.

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

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Travis 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 McNeil Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1341268  (McNeil Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1341268 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: Travis
      • Est. Elev: 179 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Austin West
      • Location given for McNeil Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.3438151     Lon: -97.8511199
      • 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 Travis, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McNeil 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.