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A visit to the ODonnell 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 ODonnell Cemetery ...

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

32.9557, -101.8446

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

The ODonnell Cemetery is located in Dawson County<2>.

The county seat for Dawson County is located in Lamesa. Lamesa lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the ODonnell Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the ODonnell Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 15 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the ODonnell Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Plain View Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Plain View Cemetery is located in Dawson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View Cemetery
  • Pride Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • The Pride Cemetery is located in Terry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pride Cemetery
  • St. Rest Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • The St. Rest Cemetery is located in Lynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Rest Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Rest Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Tahoka.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2158306 <5>
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Dawson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • Nevels Memorial Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • The Nevels Memorial Cemetery is located in Lynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevels Memorial Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Nevels Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Tahoka.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2182428 <5>
  • Tahoka Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • The Tahoka Cemetery is located in Lynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoka Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Tahoka Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Tahoka.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #240391 <5>
  • Midway Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • The Midway Cemetery is located in Dawson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
  • Grassland Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • The Grassland Cemetery is located in Lynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Grassland Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east of Tahoka.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3901 <5>
  • Union Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Terry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Green Memorial Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • The Green Memorial Park is located in Lynn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Memorial Park
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Green Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Wilson.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3923 <5>
    • Gail Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Gail Cemetery is located in Borden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gail Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gail Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Gail.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980096 <5>
    • Kate McCommis Grave
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Kate McCommis Grave is located in Garza County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kate McCommis Grave
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kate McCommis Grave is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Post.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2382811 <5>
    • Foster Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • The Foster Cemetery is located in Terry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
    • Old County Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Old County Cemetery is located in Terry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old County Cemetery
    • Old Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Old Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Terry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mt. Zion Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 16 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the ODonnell Cemetery.

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

  • O'Donnell
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • O'Donnell is located in Dawson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Donnell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
  • Draw
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Draw is located in Lynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draw
  • Tahoka
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Lamesa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lamesa is located in Dawson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamesa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,131 people
    • Lamesa has also been known as:
    • La Mesa
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamesa <6>
  • Los Ybanez
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Los Ybanez is located in Dawson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Ybanez
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
  • Welch
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Grassland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Grassland is located in Lynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
  • New Lynn ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • New Lynn is located in Lynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lynn
  • White City ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • White City is located in Gaines County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • Sparenberg
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Sparenberg is located in Dawson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparenberg
  • Wayside ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Wayside is located in Lynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
  • New Home
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Gail
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Wilson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Close City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Close City is located in Garza County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Close City
      • Close City has also been known as:
      • Ragtown
    • Brownfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

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 ODonnell Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dawson County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Brownfield
  • Gail
    • Gail lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the ODonnell Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gail.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gail
  • Lamesa
    • Lamesa lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the ODonnell Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lamesa.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamesa
  • Tahoka

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 ODonnell Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Dawson 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 ODonnell Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1342935  (ODonnell Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1342935 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: Dawson
      • Est. Elev: 930 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: O'Donnell
      • Location given for ODonnell Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.955653     Lon: -101.8445993
      • 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 Dawson, 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 from Point A (ie- ODonnell 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.