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A visit to the Odd Fellows Cemetery ...


The location of the Odd Fellows Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Odd Fellows Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   34.9189°   (34° 55' 8")

Lon:   -100.8868°   (-100° 53' 12")

The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Donley County<2>.

The county seat for Donley County is located in Clarendon. Clarendon lies just to the north northwest of the Odd Fellows Cemetery .

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 websites either 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 Odd Fellows Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Donley County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Odd Fellows Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 13 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Odd Fellows Cemetery.

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

    • Clarendon
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarendon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
      • Clarendon is located in Donley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,788 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarendon <4>
    • Lelia Lake
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lelia Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lelia Lake
      • Lelia Lake is located in Donley County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lelia Lake <4>
    • Howardwick
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howardwick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardwick
      • Howardwick is located in Donley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
    • Hedley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hedley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedley
      • Hedley is located in Donley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hedley <4>
    • Paloduro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paloduro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paloduro
      • Paloduro is located in Armstrong County
    • Goodnight
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakeview
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
      • Lakeview is located in Hall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Alanreed
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alanreed have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanreed
      • Alanreed is located in Gray County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alanreed <4>
    • Memphis
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Groom
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom
      • Groom is located in Carson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groom <4>
    • Malden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
      • Malden is located in Armstrong County
    • Quail
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • McLean
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLean have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLean
      • McLean is located in Gray County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLean <4>

    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 Odd Fellows Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Donley County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Clarendon
    • Groom
      • Groom lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Odd Fellows Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Groom.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom
    • Hedley
      • Hedley lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Odd Fellows Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hedley.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedley
    • McLean
    • Memphis

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 12 that are within 27 miles [43.5 km] of the Odd Fellows Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Rowe Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rowe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rowe Cemetery is located in Donley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rowe Cemetery
    • Jericho Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jericho Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jericho Cemetery is located in Donley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jericho Cemetery
    • Boydston Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boydston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Boydston Cemetery is located in Donley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boydston Cemetery
    • Goodnight Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Hall County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Liberty Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Lakeview.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
    • Groom Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Mary Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Gray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Elderidge Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elderidge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Elderidge Cemetery is located in Gray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elderidge Cemetery
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5414 <6>
    • Quail Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • The Quail Cemetery is located in Collingsworth County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Quail Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Quail.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quail Cemetery
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Gray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery

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

    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 Odd Fellows Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1364339  (Odd Fellows Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1364339 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: Clarendon
      • County: Donley         Elev: 861
      • Location given for GNIS #1364339 (Odd Fellows 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 Donley, 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 Odd Fellows Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9189, Longitude: -100.8868       In this case, the coordinates for the Odd Fellows Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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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