A visit to the Old Colony 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 Old Colony Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Colony Cemetery:
32.3798, -99.7073
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Colony Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Colony Cemetery is located in Taylor County<2>.
The county seat for Taylor County is located in Abilene. Abilene lies just to the north northwest of the Old Colony Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Colony Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> of the Old Colony Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Colony Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Abilene State Hospital Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Iberis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Potosi Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Potosi Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Potosi Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Potosi.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6134 <5>
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Elmwood Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Elmwood Memorial Park is located in San Saba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Memorial Park
- Little Elm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Little Elm Cemetery is located in San Saba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elm Cemetery
- Little Elm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Little Elm Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elm Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Elm Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Abilene.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2347400 <5>
- Seaton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Seaton Cemetery is located in Callahan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton Cemetery
- Drummond Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Drummond Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummond Cemetery
- Eula Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Eula Cemetery is located in Callahan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eula Cemetery
- Tye Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo Gap Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Buffalo Gap Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Gap Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hamby Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hamby Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamby Cemetery
- Cope Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The Cope Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cope Cemetery
- St. Joachim Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The St. Joachim Cemetery is located in Callahan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joachim Cemetery
- Round Mound Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Round Mound Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Mound Cemetery
- McBee Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- The McBee Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBee Cemetery
- Tecumseh Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Tecumseh Cemetery is located in Callahan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh Cemetery
- Mid Way Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Mid Way Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid Way Cemetery
- Lemons Gap Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Lemons Gap Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemons Gap Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Old Colony Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Colony Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Potosi
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Potosi is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
- Abilene
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Impact
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Impact is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Impact
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Eula
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Eula is located in Callahan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eula
- Buffalo Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo Gap is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Gap
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Hamby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hamby is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamby
- Tye
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clyde
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tuscola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Denton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Denton is located in Callahan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Denton has also been known as:
- Denton Valley
- Ovalo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hawley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lawn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fort Phantom Hill ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fort Phantom Hill is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Phantom Hill
- Baird
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Stith
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Stith is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stith
- Merkel
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Guion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Guion is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
- Belle Plain ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Belle Plain is located in Callahan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plain
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 Old Colony Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Taylor County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Colony Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abilene
- Baird
- Clyde
- Goldsboro
- Hawley
- Merkel
- Tuscola
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 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 Old Colony Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Taylor 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 Old Colony Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1343135 (Old Colony Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1343135 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: Taylor
- Est. Elev: 543 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Abilene East
- Location given for Old Colony Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.3798496 Lon: -99.7073088
- 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 Taylor, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Old Colony 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. |