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A visit to the Old County 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 County Cemetery ...

The Old County Cemetery is located in Terry County<1>.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:

  • Fairview Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Dawson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • Foster Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Foster Cemetery is located in Terry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
  • Gaines County Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Gaines County Cemetery is located in Gaines County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines County Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gaines County Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Seagraves.
    • The Gaines County Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Seagraves Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #301151 <2>
  • Gomez Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Gomez Cemetery is located in Terry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomez Cemetery
  • Levelland Municipal Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Meadow Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • The Meadow Cemetery is located in Terry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Cemetery
  • Nevels Memorial Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • 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 <2>
  • ODonnell Cemetery
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The ODonnell Cemetery is located in Dawson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for ODonnell Cemetery
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Pride Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • The Pride Cemetery is located in Terry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pride Cemetery
  • Ropesville Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Ropesville Cemetery is located in Hockley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ropesville Cemetery
  • St. Rest Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • 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 <2>
  • Tahoka Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • 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 <2>
  • Union Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Terry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Old County Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically:

  • Brownfield
  • Levelland
  • Lockettville
    • Lockettville is located in Hockley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockettville
  • Loop
  • Meadow
  • New Home
  • Opdyke West
    • Opdyke West is located in Hockley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opdyke West
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
  • Ropesville
  • Seagraves
  • Slide
    • Slide is located in Lubbock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slide
  • Smyer
  • Sundown
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...

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

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 County Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Terry 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 County Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1364414  (Old County Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1364414 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: Terry
      • Est. Elev: 1013 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Brownfield West

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Terry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>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.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old County Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.