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A visit to the Old Valera Cemetery ...

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 Valera Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   31.7621°   (31° 45' 43")

Lon:   -99.5536°   (-99° 33' 12")

The Old Valera Cemetery is located in Coleman County<1>.

The county seat for Coleman County is located in Coleman. Coleman lies just to the east northeast of the Old Valera Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> of the Old Valera Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Valera Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Glen Cove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Talpa Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Brown Ranch Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Ranch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Ranch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brown Ranch Cemetery is located in Coleman County
  • Voss Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Voss Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Voss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Voss Cemetery is located in Coleman County
  • Coleman Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Herring Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount View Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Rough Creek Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rough Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rough Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rough Creek Cemetery is located in Coleman County
  • Rough Creek Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Norwood Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Norwood Cemetery is located in Runnels County
  • Leaday Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leaday Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leaday Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Leaday Cemetery is located in Coleman County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Hill Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hill Cemetery is located in Coleman County
    • Walker Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Walker Cemetery is located in Coleman County
    • Silver Valley Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Crews Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Stewardson Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stewardson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stewardson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stewardson Cemetery is located in Coleman County
    • Atoka Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Midway Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Midway Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Midway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Midway Cemetery is located in Coleman County
    • Hoffman Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoffman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoffman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hoffman Cemetery is located in Runnels County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Old Valera Cemetery.

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

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

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Valera Cemetery:

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 Valera Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1343241  (Old Valera Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1343241 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: Valera
    • County: Coleman         Elev: 568
    • Location given for GNIS #1343241 (Old Valera Cemetery)

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Coleman, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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 Valera Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7621, Longitude: -99.5536    
<3>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.
<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>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.
<7>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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