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A visit to the Murray Memorial 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 Murray Memorial Cemetery ...

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

32.2551, -98.8056

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

The Murray Memorial Cemetery is located in Eastland County<2>.

The county seat for Eastland County is located in Eastland. Eastland lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north of the Murray Memorial Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Murray Memorial Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Murray Memorial Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Jewel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Jewel Cemetery is located in Eastland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewel Cemetery
  • Flatwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Flatwood Cemetery is located in Eastland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood Cemetery
  • Brown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Eastland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brown Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of Carbon.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2602 <5>
  • Center Point Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Center Point Cemetery is located in Eastland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point Cemetery
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Elm Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Elm Cemetery is located in Eastland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Cemetery
  • Simpson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Simpson Cemetery is located in Eastland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
  • Fredom Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Fredom Cemetery is located in Eastland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredom Cemetery
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Eastland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  • Providence Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Providence Cemetery is located in Eastland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
  • Eastland City Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Elm Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Elm Cemetery is located in Eastland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Elm Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Rising Star.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2179107 <5>
    • Sipe Springs Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Weaver Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Weaver Cemetery is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
    • Ellison Spring Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Alameda Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Alameda Cemetery is located in Eastland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alameda Cemetery
    • Old Nineveh Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Old Nineveh Cemetery is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Nineveh Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Nineveh Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west of De Leon.
      • The Old Nineveh Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Nineveh Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5604 <5>
    • Wayside Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Wayside Cemetery is located in Eastland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside Cemetery
    • Gregg Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Gregg Cemetery is located in Eastland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 16 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Murray Memorial Cemetery.

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

  • Carbon
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Mangum ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mangum is located in Eastland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
  • Kokomo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Kokomo is located in Eastland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
  • Okra
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Okra is located in Eastland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okra
  • Gorman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Eastland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Sipe Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Sipe Springs is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipe Springs
  • Olden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Duster
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Duster is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duster
  • Rucker
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Rucker is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
  • Cisco
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Cisco is located in Eastland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,850 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cisco <6>
  • Rising Star
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Desdemona
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Nimrod ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Nimrod is located in Eastland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
    • Ranger
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • De Leon
      (18 miles [29 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 Murray Memorial Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Eastland County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Cisco
    • Cisco lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Murray Memorial Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cisco.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
  • Cross Plains
  • De Leon
    • De Leon lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Murray Memorial Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for De Leon.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Leon
  • Eastland
  • Gorman
    • Gorman lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Murray Memorial Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gorman.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman
  • Olden
    • Olden lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Murray Memorial Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Olden.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olden
  • Putnam
    • Putnam lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Murray Memorial Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Putnam.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
  • Ranger
    • Ranger lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Murray Memorial Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ranger.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
  • Rising Star

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 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 Murray Memorial Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Eastland 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 Murray Memorial Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1342288  (Murray Memorial Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1342288 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: Eastland
      • Est. Elev: 480 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Carbon
      • Location given for Murray Memorial Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.2551353     Lon: -98.8056155
      • 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 Eastland, 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- Murray Memorial 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.