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A visit to the Old School Hill 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 School Hill Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old School Hill Cemetery:

32.3376, -98.4645

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

The Old School Hill Cemetery is located in Eastland County<2>.

The county seat for Eastland County is located in Eastland. Eastland lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Old School Hill Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Old School Hill Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Old School Hill Cemetery.<4>

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

  • School Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The School Hill Cemetery is located in Erath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School Hill Cemetery
  • Davidson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Davidson Cemetery is located in Eastland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Erath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Howard Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Howard Cemetery is located in Eastland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
  • Lowell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Lowell Cemetery is located in Erath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell Cemetery
  • Jaybird Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Jaybird Cemetery is located in Erath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird Cemetery
  • Hannibal Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Hannibal Cemetery is located in Erath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal Cemetery
  • Cook Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Cook Cemetery is located in Eastland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Erath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  • Sims Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Tudor Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Tudor Cemetery is located in Eastland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tudor Cemetery
  • West End Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The West End Cemetery is located in Erath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • East End Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The East End Cemetery is located in Erath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End Cemetery
    • X-Ray Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The X-Ray Cemetery is located in Erath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for X-Ray Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Erath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
    • Gregg Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Gregg Cemetery is located in Eastland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Cemetery
    • Alameda Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Alameda Cemetery is located in Eastland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alameda Cemetery
    • Cross Bend Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Cross Bend Cemetery is located in Eastland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Bend Cemetery
    • Ellison Spring Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Erath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty 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 School Hill Cemetery.

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

  • Desdemona
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hannibal
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Hannibal is located in Erath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal
  • Lingleville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Thurber
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Bunyan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bunyan is located in Erath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunyan
  • Mingus
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Kokomo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Kokomo is located in Eastland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
  • Gorman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Rucker
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Rucker is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
  • Strawn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Gordon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Ranger
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • De Leon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Comyn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Comyn is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comyn
    • Stephenville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Morgan Mill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Olden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Dublin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Harbin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Harbin is located in Erath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
    • Duster
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Duster is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duster

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 School Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Eastland County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • De Leon
    • De Leon lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Old School Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for De Leon.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Leon
  • Dublin
    • Dublin lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Old School Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dublin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
  • Eastland
  • Gorman
    • Gorman lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Old School Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gorman.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman
  • Mingus
  • Olden
    • Olden lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Old School Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Olden.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olden
  • Ranger
    • Ranger lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Old School Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ranger.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
  • Stephenville
  • Strawn
  • Thurber
    • Thurber lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Old School Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Thurber.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurber

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 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 School Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Eastland 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 School Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1375282  (Old School Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1375282 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: Eastland
      • Est. Elev: 469 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Huckabay SW
      • Location given for Old School Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.337635     Lon: -98.4644948
      • 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 Eastland, 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- Old School Hill 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.
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