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A visit to the Murphy 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 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:   31.4971°   (31° 29' 49")

Lon:   -98.1539°   (-98° 9' 14")

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

The county seat for Hamilton County is located in Hamilton. Hamilton lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north of the Murphy Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Murphy Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Langford Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Langford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Langford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Langford Cemetery is located in Coryell County
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
  • Kingsbury Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kingsbury Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kingsbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kingsbury Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
  • Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pilgrims Rest Cemetery is located in Lampasas County
  • West Point Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Point Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The West Point Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
  • Perkins Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perkins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Perkins Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
  • Hurst Ranch Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hurst Ranch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hurst Ranch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hurst Ranch Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
  • Hines Chapel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hines Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hines Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hines Chapel Cemetery is located in Lampasas County
  • Little Cowhouse Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Cowhouse Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Cowhouse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Little Cowhouse Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
  • Cottage Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cottage Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cottage Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cottage Hill Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
  • Smith Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Coryell County
  • Willy Grubb Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willy Grubb Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willy Grubb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Willy Grubb Cemetery is located in Coryell County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Blue Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
      • The Blue Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
      • The Blue Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Blue Ridge Cemetery
    • Blue Ridge Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Ridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blue Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Blue Ridge Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
    • McGirk Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGirk Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGirk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McGirk Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
    • Edwards Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Edwards Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
    • Eastview Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eastview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Eastview Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
    • Straley Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Straley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Straley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Straley Cemetery is located in Lampasas County
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Coryell County
    • Ward Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ward Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ward Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ward Cemetery is located in Hamilton County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 16 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Murphy Cemetery.

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

  • Evant
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evant
    • Evant is located in Coryell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evant <5>
  • Slab Crossing ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Crossing
    • Slab Crossing is located in Hamilton County
  • Ohio ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ohio have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
    • Ohio is located in Hamilton County
  • Bee House
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee House
    • Bee House is located in Coryell County
  • Star
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
    • Star is located in Mills County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Star <5>
  • McGirk ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McGirk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
    • McGirk is located in Hamilton County
  • Purmela
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purmela have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purmela
    • Purmela is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purmela <5>
  • Ireland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland
    • Ireland is located in Coryell County
  • Izoro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Whiteway
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteway
    • Whiteway is located in Hamilton County
    • Whiteway has also been known as:
    • White Way
  • Hamilton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Levita
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levita
    • Levita is located in Coryell County
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Pottsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
      • Pottsville is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottsville <5>
    • Center City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center City
      • Center City is located in Mills County
    • King
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for King. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
      • King is located in Coryell County
    • Jonesboro
      (18 miles [29 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 Murphy Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hamilton 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 #1363498  (Murphy Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1363498 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: Evant
    • County: Hamilton         Elev: 397
    • Location given for GNIS #1363498 (Murphy Cemetery)

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 Hamilton, 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 drawn 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: 31.4971, Longitude: -98.1539       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>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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