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. 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 Murphy Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Murphy Cemetery:
28.8569, -97.0914
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Murphy Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Murphy Cemetery is located in Victoria County<2>.
The county seat for Victoria County is located in Victoria. Victoria lies just to the east southeast of the Murphy Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Murphy Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Murphy Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- De Leon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The De Leon Cemetery is located in Victoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Leon Cemetery
- Memory Gardens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oliver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Oliver Cemetery is located in Victoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Cemetery
- Mission Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Victoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Nursery Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Nursery Cemetery is located in Victoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nursery Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Victoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Victoria.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3473 <5>
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Guadalupe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Guadalupe Cemetery is located in Victoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe Cemetery
- Berger Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Berger Cemetery is located in Goliad County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berger Cemetery
- Martin Luther Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mistletoe Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Mistletoe Cemetery is located in Goliad County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pleasant Green Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Noll Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Noll Cemetery is located in Victoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noll Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Noll Cemetery is located 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west of Victoria.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2239439 <5>
- Reeves Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Reeves Cemetery is located in Victoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeves Cemetery
- Jewett Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Jewett Cemetery is located in Victoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett Cemetery
- Thomaston Community Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Joshua Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Joshua Cemetery is located in Victoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Cemetery
- Ponteon San Isidro Labrador Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- McDonald Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Victoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 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:
- Nursery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Aloe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Aloe is located in Victoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aloe
- Coletoville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coletoville is located in Victoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coletoville
- Victoria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oak Village is located in Victoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
- Thomaston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hughes ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hughes is located in Victoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
- Cologne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cologne is located in Goliad County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cologne
- Former names for Cologne:
- Centerville
- Ira Station
- Perdido
- Telferner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kilgore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kilgore is located in Goliad County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
- Fannin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Meyersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Ander
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ander is located in Goliad County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ander
- Dacosta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dacosta is located in Victoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacosta
- Weser
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Weser is located in Goliad County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weser
- Bloomington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Inez
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Placedo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
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 Victoria 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:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Victoria 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 Murphy Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1363496 (Murphy Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1363496 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: Victoria
- Est. Elev: 33 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Victoria West
- Location given for Murphy Cemetery:
- Lat: 28.8569316 Lon: -97.0913771
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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 Victoria, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Murphy 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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