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A visit to the Odessa Cemetery ...



Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Odessa Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Odessa Cemetery (FG ID #230089)

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 Odessa Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   31.8455°   (31° 50' 43")

Lon:   -102.3570°   (-102° 21' 25")

The Odessa Cemetery is located in Ector County<2>.

The county seat for Ector County is located in Odessa. Odessa lies just to the west of the Odessa Cemetery .

Name Variations for Odessa Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Odessa Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Ector County Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 Odessa Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Ector 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 Odessa 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 10 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Odessa Cemetery.

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

    • Odessa
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • West Odessa
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Odessa have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Odessa
      • West Odessa is located in Ector County
    • Gardendale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Scharbauer City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scharbauer City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scharbauer City
      • Scharbauer City is located in Ector County
    • Penwell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penwell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penwell
      • Penwell is located in Ector County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penwell <4>
    • Goldsmith
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldsmith have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
      • Goldsmith is located in Ector County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldsmith <4>
    • Judkins
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judkins
      • Judkins is located in Ector County
    • Midland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Notrees
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Notrees have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notrees
      • Notrees is located in Ector County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Notrees <4>
    • Greenwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Greenwood is located in Midland County

    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 Odessa Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ector County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 5 that are within 22 miles [35.4 km] of the Odessa Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Sunset Memorial Gardens
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sunset Memorial Gardens is located in Ector County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Memorial Gardens
    • American Heritage Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Midland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Rest Haven Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rest Haven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rest Haven Cemetery is located in Midland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rest Haven Cemetery
    • Valhalla Mausoleum
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valhalla Mausoleum have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Valhalla Mausoleum is located in Midland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valhalla Mausoleum

    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 Odessa Cemetery:

    The official website for Ector County: www.co.ector.tx.us/

    The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Ector, 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 Odessa Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8455, Longitude: -102.3570    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.




 

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