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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 Old Grounds Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   33.3292°   (33° 19' 45")

Lon:   -96.4061°   (-96° 24' 21")

The Old Grounds Cemetery is located in Collin County<1>.

The county seat for Collin County is located in McKinney. McKinney lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Old Grounds Cemetery .

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 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 Old Grounds Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Collin 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 Old Grounds 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 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Old Grounds Cemetery.

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

    • Blue Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Frognot
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frognot
      • Frognot is located in Collin County
    • Westminster
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westminster have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
      • Westminster is located in Collin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <3>
    • Valdasta
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdasta
      • Valdasta is located in Collin County
    • Pilot Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
      • Pilot Grove is located in Grayson County
    • Trenton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Anna
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anna have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
      • Anna is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,945 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anna <3>
    • Leonard
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
      • Leonard is located in Fannin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,068 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonard <3>
    • Melissa
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Merit
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Orangeville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orangeville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
      • Orangeville is located in Fannin County
    • Mantua ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mantua came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
      • Mantua is located in Collin County
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Princeton
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
        • Princeton is located in Collin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,699 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <3>
      • Van Alstyne
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Parris
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parris
        • Parris is located in Collin County
      • New Hope
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
        • New Hope is located in Collin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
      • Farmersville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
        • Farmersville is located in Collin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,711 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmersville <3>
      • Celeste
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Celeste have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celeste
        • Celeste is located in Hunt County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 931 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Celeste <3>
      • Whitewright
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Lowry Crossing
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry Crossing
        • Lowry Crossing is located in Collin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
      • Tom Bean
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Randolph
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Kentucky Town
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky Town
        • Kentucky Town is located in Grayson County
      • Roland
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
        • Roland is located in Collin County
      • Kingston
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
        • Kingston is located in Hunt County
      • Weston
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
        • Weston is located in Collin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <3>

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

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Celeste
    • Farmersville
    • Leonard
    • Tom Bean
    • Trenton

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Old Grounds Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Blue Ridge Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Desert Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • The Desert Cemetery is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Desert Cemetery
    • Richard Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Richard Cemetery is located in Collin County
      • The Richard Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old Richards Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richard Cemetery
    • Fuller Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fuller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fuller Cemetery is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fuller Cemetery
    • Indian Creek Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • West Shady Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Elm Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Westminster Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westminster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Westminster Cemetery is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westminster Cemetery
    • Stoney Point Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bailey Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bailey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bailey Cemetery is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bailey Cemetery
    • Browning Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Binion Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Simpson Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • The Simpson Cemetery is located in Grayson County
        • The Simpson Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Smith Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simpson Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2229089 <7>
      • Jernigan Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Jernigan Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
        • The Jernigan Cemetery is located in Grayson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jernigan Cemetery
      • Brinlee Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Verona Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • The Verona Cemetery is located in Collin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Verona Cemetery
      • Bethlehem Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Old Pilot Grove Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Pilot Grove Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • The Pilot Grove Cemetery is located in Grayson County
        • The Pilot Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Clarke Cemetery
        • Clarke / Pilot Knob Cemetery
        • Hodges Presbyterian Cemetery
        • Pilot Knob Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilot Grove Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1986288 <7>
      • Luper Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Altoga Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • The Altoga Cemetery is located in Collin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Altoga Cemetery
      • Lee Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lee Cemetery is located in Hunt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee 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 Old Grounds Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1364430  (Old Grounds Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1364430 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: Blue Ridge
      • County: Collin         Elev: 194
      • Location given for GNIS #1364430 (Old Grounds Cemetery)

    The official website for Collin County: www.co.collin.tx.us/

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

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Collin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Old Grounds Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3292, Longitude: -96.4061    
    <3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <4>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.
    <5>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
    <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.
    <7>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.
    <8>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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