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A visit to the Modena 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 Modena Cemetery ...

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

29.4705, -95.8988

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

The Modena Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County<2>.

The county seat for Fort Bend County is located in Richmond. Richmond lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northeast of the Modena Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Modena Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Modena Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Friedens Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Friedens Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens Cemetery
  • Cottonwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cemetery
  • San Gabriel Cemetery Annex
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Kendleton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Kendleton Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendleton Cemetery
  • Old Kendleton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Old Kendleton Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Kendleton Cemetery
  • Byrd Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Byrd Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
    • The Byrd Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rosenberg Community Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2257031 <5>
  • Snake Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Snake Creek Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek Cemetery
  • West Gethsemane Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Powell Point Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Powell Point Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Point Cemetery
  • Routt Point Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Routt Point Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Routt Point Cemetery
  • Cesinger Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Cesinger Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cesinger Cemetery
  • Concord Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Concord Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Wow Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Wow Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wow Cemetery
    • McNabb Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The McNabb Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNabb Cemetery
    • Lightfoot Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Lightfoot Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightfoot Cemetery
    • Orchard Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Guy Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Guy Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy Cemetery
    • Jones Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Jones Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
    • Krasna Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Krasna Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krasna Cemetery
    • San Grabiel Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The San Grabiel Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Grabiel Cemetery
    • Morton Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Morton Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Cemetery
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • Goss Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Goss Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Modena Cemetery.

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

  • Beasley
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Pleak
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Pleak is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleak
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,762 people
  • Kendleton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Needville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rosenberg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Four Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Four Corners is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
  • Fairchilds
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairchilds is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchilds
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,359 people
  • Powell Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Powell Point is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Point
  • Cumings
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cumings is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumings
  • Orchard
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • East Bernard
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Hungerford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Guy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Richmond
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Greatwood Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Greatwood Village is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greatwood Village
    • Boling
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Greatwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Greatwood is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greatwood
    • Harlem
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Harlem is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
    • Pecan Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Pecan Grove is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
    • Wallis
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Weston Lakes
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Weston Lakes is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Lakes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,191 people
    • Fulshear
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Newgulf
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Simonton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Damon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Booth
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • New Territory
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • New Territory is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Territory
    • Nottawa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Nottawa is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottawa

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 Modena Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fort Bend County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Modena Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Fort Bend 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 Modena Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1341787  (Modena Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1341787 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: Fort Bend
      • Est. Elev: 32 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Kendleton
      • Location given for Modena Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.4705198     Lon: -95.8988426
      • 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 Fort Bend, 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- Modena 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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