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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 Murphy Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Murphy 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 Murphy Cemetery

Lat:   33.0223°   (33° 1' 20")

Lon:   -96.6055°   (-96° 36' 19")

The Murphy Cemetery is located in Collin County<2>.

The county seat for Collin County is located in McKinney. McKinney lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north of the Murphy Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Murphy Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Race Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Race Cemetery
    • The Race Cemetery is located in Collin County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Race Cemetery is located outside of Garland
    • The Race Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Catlett Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2148473 <5>
  • Bowman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowman Cemetery
    • The Bowman Cemetery is located in Collin County
  • Mutual Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mutual Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mutual Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mutual Cemetery is located in Collin County
  • Plano Mutual Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Dallas County
  • New Wylie / Kreymer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Wylie Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hughes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hughes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hughes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hughes Cemetery is located in Collin County
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
    • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Collin County
    • The St. Paul Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Paul Catholic Cemetery
  • Old Plano City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Plano City Cemetery
    • The Old Plano City Cemetery is located in Collin County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Plano City Cemetery is located in Plano.
    • The Old Plano City Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pioneer Cemetery
    • Plano Cemetery
    • Plano Pioneer Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2183403 <5>
  • Cottonwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • 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 Dallas County
  • Allen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery
    • The Allen Cemetery is located in Collin County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Routh Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Routh Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Routh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Routh Cemetery is located in Collin County
    • Fitzhugh Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fitzhugh Cemetery
      • The Fitzhugh Cemetery is located in Collin County
    • Blewett Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blewett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blewett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Blewett Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Garland Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Garland Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Miles Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miles Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Miles Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Clear Lake Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clear Lake Cemetery
      • The Clear Lake Cemetery is located in Collin County
    • Stimson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stimson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stimson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stimson Cemetery is located in Collin County
    • Bethany Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
      • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Collin County
    • Big A Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big A Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big A Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Big A Cemetery is located in Dallas County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Murphy Cemetery.

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

  • Murphy
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
    • Murphy is located in Collin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,844 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murphy <6>
  • Parker
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Sachse
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sachse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sachse
    • Sachse is located in Collin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,964 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sachse <6>
  • Saint Paul
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
    • Saint Paul is located in Collin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
  • Wylie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wylie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie
    • Wylie is located in Collin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,467 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wylie <6>
  • Lucas
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
    • Lucas is located in Collin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,819 people
  • Plano
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
    • Plano is located in Collin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 291,296 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plano <6>
  • Garland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Allen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Allen is located in Collin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,379 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <6>
  • Richardson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Rowlett
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowlett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlett
    • Rowlett is located in Dallas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,388 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowlett <6>
  • Fairview
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Fairview is located in Collin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,358 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <6>
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Centerville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Dallas County
    • Lavon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lavon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavon
      • Lavon is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavon <6>
    • Lowry Crossing
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry Crossing
      • Lowry Crossing is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
    • Rockwall
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwall
      • Rockwall is located in Rockwall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,415 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwall <6>
    • Copeville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeville
      • Copeville is located in Collin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copeville <6>
    • Princeton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
      • Princeton is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,699 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <6>
    • McKinney
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Mobile City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile City
      • Mobile City is located in Rockwall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
    • Fate
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fate
      • Fate is located in Rockwall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,434 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fate <6>
    • Nevada
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • New Hope
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • New Hope is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people

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 Murphy Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Collin County.

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

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1342279  (Murphy Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1342279 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: Wylie
    • County: Collin         Elev: 168
    • Location given for GNIS #1342279 (Murphy Cemetery)

The official website for Collin County: www.co.collin.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 Collin, 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 Murphy Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0223, Longitude: -96.6055       In this case, the coordinates for the Murphy 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>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.




 

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