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A visit to the Old Troy Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Old Troy Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Old Troy Cemetery (FG ID #5806).

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 Troy Cemetery ...

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

31.2318, -97.3058

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Troy Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>

The Old Troy Cemetery is located in Bell County<3>.

The county seat for Bell County is located in Belton. Belton lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> to the southwest of the Old Troy Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Old Troy Cemetery.

Establishment of the Old Troy Cemetery ...

The Old Troy Cemetery was:

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Old Troy Cemetery.<5>

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

  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Pendleton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Pendleton Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton Cemetery
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Naler Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Naler Cemetery is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naler Cemetery
  • Cedar Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Cedar Creek Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Cemetery
  • Beulah Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Beulah Cemetery is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
  • Perry Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Perry Cemetery is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
  • Alexander Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Alexander Cemetery is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
  • Belfalls Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Moore Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Moore Cemetery is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Bellwood Memorial Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Temple City Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • Cox Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Cox Cemetery is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
    • Buckhorn Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Moody - Leon Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • White Hall Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The White Hall Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall Cemetery
    • Moffat Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Moffat Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffat Cemetery
    • Lancaster Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Lancaster Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Cemetery
    • Theo Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Theo Cemetery is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theo Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Old Troy Cemetery.

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

  • Troy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Pendleton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Blevins
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Blevins is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
  • Eddy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bruceville - Eddy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bruceville - Eddy is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville - Eddy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
  • Moody
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Moody is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,433 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <6>
  • Bruceville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Oenaville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Oenaville is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oenaville
  • Moffat
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Moffat is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffat
  • Temple
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Morgan's Point Resort
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Durango
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Durango is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durango
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Mooreville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Mooreville is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
    • Lorena
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lorena is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
    • Westphalia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Westphalia is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
    • The Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The Grove is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Grove
    • Heidenheimer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Ocker
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Ocker is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocker
    • Chilton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Belton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Barclay
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Barclay is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
    • McGregor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • North Prairie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • North Prairie is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie

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

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Belton
  • Lorena
    • Lorena lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<4> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Old Troy Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lorena.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
  • Moody
    • Moody lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<4> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Old Troy Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Moody.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
  • Temple
    • Temple lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Old Troy Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Temple.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple

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 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 Troy Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Bell 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 Troy Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #5806

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1364495  (Old Troy Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1364495 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: Bell
      • Est. Elev: 212 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Troy
      • Location given for Old Troy Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.2318413     Lon: -97.3058386
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>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.
    <3>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Bell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Old Troy Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <5>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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.