A visit to the Oldham 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 Oldham Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oldham Cemetery:
32.2524, -97.6986
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oldham Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oldham Cemetery is located in Somervell County<2>.
The county seat for Somervell County is located in Glen Rose. Glen Rose lies just to the west southwest of the Oldham Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oldham Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Oldham Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oldham Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Squaw Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Squaw Creek Cemetery is located in Somervell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squaw Creek Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Somervell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hopewell Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Glen Rose.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1964312 <5>
- Mitchell Bend Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stanford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Stanford Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford Cemetery
- Post Oak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Post Oak Cemetery is located in Somervell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Cemetery
- Glass Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brazos Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Brazos Point Cemetery is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Point Cemetery
- The Brazos Point Cemetery has also been known as:
- Andrew's Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1188399 <5>
- Nichols Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Nichols Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
- Ft. Spunky Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Ft. Spunky Cemetery is located in Hood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Spunky Cemetery
- Lanham Mill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Lanham Mill Cemetery is located in Somervell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham Mill Cemetery
- Ward Branch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Ward Branch Cemetery is located in Somervell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Branch Cemetery
- Hill Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Kristenstad Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Kristenstad Cemetery is located in Hood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kristenstad Cemetery
- Baker Lain Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Baker Lain Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Lain Cemetery
- Lafon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Lafon Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafon Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Somervell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- The Davis Cemetery has also been known as:
- Barker Cemetery
- Barker Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2129488 <5>
- Elm Flat Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Elm Flat Cemetery is located in Hood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Flat Cemetery
- Nancy Smith Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Nancy Smith Cemetery is located in Somervell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy Smith Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Hood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Brushy Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Brushy Cemetery is located in Hood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kyle Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Kyle Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle Cemetery
- Acton Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Acton Cemetery is located in Hood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oldham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oldham Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rainbow
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Nemo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Glen Rose
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fort Spunky
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Spunky is located in Hood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spunky
- Eulogy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eulogy is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulogy
- Pecan Plantation
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pecan Plantation is located in Hood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Plantation
- Glass
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glass is located in Somervell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass
- Hill City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hill City is located in Hood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Bono
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bono is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- DeCordova
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- DeCordova is located in Hood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeCordova
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,108 people
- Paluxy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Walnut Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Acton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Chalk Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chalk Mountain is located in Erath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Mountain
- Granbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Brazos Bend
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Brazos Bend is located in Hood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Kimball
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kimball is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Kopperl
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Godley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tolar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Trail Shores
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Trail Shores is located in Hood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Trail Shores
- Rio Vista
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cresson
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
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 Oldham Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Somervell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oldham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blum
- Blum lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Oldham Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Blum.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blum
- Cleburne
- Glen Rose
- Godley
- Granbury
- Morgan
- Rio Vista
- Tolar
- Walnut Springs
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 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 Oldham Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Somervell 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 Oldham Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1343248 (Oldham Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1343248 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: Somervell
- Est. Elev: 224 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Nemo
- Location given for Oldham Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.2523654 Lon: -97.6986377
- 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 Somervell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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- Oldham 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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