A visit to the Melissa 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 Melissa Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Melissa Cemetery:
33.2874, -96.5862
The Melissa Cemetery is located in Collin County<1>.
The county seat for Collin County is located in McKinney. McKinney lies just to the south southwest of the Melissa Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Melissa Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> of the Melissa Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Melissa Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Highland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Wilson Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Coffman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lair Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Lair Cemetery is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lair Cemetery
- Alexander Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Franklin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Horn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- McLarry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brinlee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stoney Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mugg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Culwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Altoga Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Baker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Warden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cottage Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Scott Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pecan Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Milligan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mantua Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Melissa Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Melissa Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Melissa
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Parris
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Roland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Anna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Hope is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
- McKinney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Biggers ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Biggers is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggers
- Altoga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Valdasta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Weston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mantua ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mantua is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Rhea Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lowry Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Princeton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Westminster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sedalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Van Alstyne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fairview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Blue Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cannon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cannon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Celina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Prosper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rockhill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Allen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lucas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lucas is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,819 people
- Frognot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pilot Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Melissa Cemetery. The following communities are located in Collin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Melissa Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Allen
- Allen lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Melissa Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Allen.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Celina
- McKinney
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 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 Melissa Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Collin 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 Melissa Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1362587 (Melissa Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1362587 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: Collin
- Est. Elev: 198 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Anna
- Location given for Melissa Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.2876141 Lon: -96.5855452
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Collin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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- Melissa Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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