A visit to the Opal 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 Opal Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Opal Cemetery (FG ID #2343519).
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 Opal Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Opal Cemetery:
33.0059, -97.6536
The Opal Cemetery is located in Wise County<2>.
The county seat for Wise County is located in Decatur. Decatur lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Opal Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Opal Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Opal Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Opal Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Annas Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Keeter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Keeter Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeter Cemetery
- Jay Bird / Union Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stokes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Stokes Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes Cemetery
- Garvin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Goshen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Goshen Cemetery is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Cemetery
- Azleland Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Pope Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arkansas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Arkansas Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas Cemetery
- Bud Clark Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Bud Clark Cemetery is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bud Clark Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Gilley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Aurora Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Aurora Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora Cemetery
- Annaville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Annaville Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annaville Cemetery
- Paradise Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Paradise Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cemetery
- Erwin Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Erwin Cemetery is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin Cemetery
- Deep Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Deep Creek Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek Cemetery
- Trimble Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Opal Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Opal Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Springtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Goshen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reno
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reno is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,473 people
- Briar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Briar is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar
- Sanctuary
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sanctuary is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanctuary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Boyd
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Agnes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Carter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Azle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pelican Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pelican Bay is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,100 people
- Newark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Aurora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Paradise
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pecan Acres
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pecan Acres is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Acres
- Rhome
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Poolville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Boonsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dicey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New Fairview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Fairview is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
- Former name for New Fairview:
- Fairview
- Herman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Herman is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
- Eagle Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
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 Opal Cemetery. The following communities are located in Wise County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Opal Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bridgeport
- Decatur
- Paradise
- Rhome
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Opal Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Wise 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 Opal Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2343519
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1343286 (Opal Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1343286 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: Wise
- Est. Elev: 260 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cottondale
- Location given for Opal Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.0062337 Lon: -97.6533598
- 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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Wise, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Opal 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |