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A visit to the Moss Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Moss Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   33.4371°   (33° 26' 13")

Lon:   -97.3747°   (-97° 22' 28")

The Moss Cemetery is located in Cooke County<2>.

The county seat for Cooke County is located in Gainesville. Gainesville lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the northeast of the Moss Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Moss Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Cogburn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cogburn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cogburn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cogburn Cemetery is located in Cooke County
  • Coleman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coleman Cemetery
    • The Coleman Cemetery is located in Collin County
  • Gregory Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gregory Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gregory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gregory Cemetery is located in Denton County
  • Bewley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bewley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bewley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bewley Cemetery is located in Cooke County
  • Era Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Era Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Era Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Era Cemetery is located in Cooke County
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Wise County
  • Knox Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knox Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Knox Cemetery is located in Denton County
  • Hood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hood Cemetery is located in Cooke County
  • Rush Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rush Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rush Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rush Cemetery is located in Wise County
  • Traylor Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Traylor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Traylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Traylor Cemetery is located in Montague County
  • Cottonwood Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cottonwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cottonwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Wise County
  • Duck Creek Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duck Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duck Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Duck Creek Cemetery is located in Denton County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Hardy Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hardy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hardy Cemetery is located in Montague County
    • Valley View Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley View Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Valley View Cemetery is located in Cooke County
    • Reed Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Reed Cemetery is located in Cooke County
    • Forestburg Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forestburg Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forestburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Forestburg Cemetery is located in Montague County
    • Sanger Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanger Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sanger Cemetery is located in Denton County
    • Pella Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pella Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pella Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pella Cemetery is located in Wise County
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Montague County
    • Ball Knob Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ball Knob Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ball Knob Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ball Knob Cemetery is located in Wise County
    • Flat Rock Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flat Rock Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flat Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Flat Rock Cemetery is located in Wise County
    • Stony Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stony Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stony Cemetery is located in Denton County
    • Krum Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Krum Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Krum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Krum Cemetery is located in Denton County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Moss Cemetery.

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

  • Slidell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Rosston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Era
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
    • Hood is located in Cooke County
  • Bolivar
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
    • Bolivar is located in Denton County
  • New Harp
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harp
    • New Harp is located in Montague County
  • Sanger
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanger have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanger
    • Sanger is located in Denton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,133 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanger <5>
  • Valley View
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View
    • Valley View is located in Cooke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley View <5>
  • Hardy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
    • Hardy is located in Montague County
  • Forestburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Myra
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Stony
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony
      • Stony is located in Denton County
    • Krum
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krum
      • Krum is located in Denton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,412 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krum <5>
    • Muenster
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Hemming
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemming
      • Hemming is located in Cooke County
    • Lindsay
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Decatur
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Ponder
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ponder have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponder
      • Ponder is located in Denton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,415 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ponder <5>
    • Dye
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dye. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
      • Dye is located in Montague County

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 Moss Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cooke County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Moss Cemetery:

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 Moss Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1363197  (Moss Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1363197 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Era
    • County: Cooke         Elev: 270
    • Location given for GNIS #1363197 (Moss Cemetery)

The official website for Cooke County: www.co.cooke.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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 Cooke, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Moss Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4371, Longitude: -97.3747       In this case, the coordinates for the Moss Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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