A visit to the Peoples 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 Peoples Cemetery ...
The Peoples Cemetery is located in Leon County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Bateman Cemetery
- The Bateman Cemetery is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bateman Cemetery
- Brushy Cemetery
- The Brushy Cemetery is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Cemetery
- Bumpus Cemetery
- Burleson Cemetery
- The Burleson Cemetery is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burleson Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
- Downs Cemetery
- The Downs Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Downs Cemetery is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Downs Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Marquez.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3281 <2>
- Friendship Cemetery
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Grayson Cemetery
- The Grayson Cemetery is located in Leon County
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- To give a relative sense of its location, the Grayson Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Marquez.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3914 <2>
- Green Cemetery
- The Green Cemetery is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Mays Cemetery
- The Mays Cemetery is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Cemetery
- Mays Cemetery
- The Mays Cemetery is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Cemetery
- McKenzie Cemetery
- The McKenzie Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie Cemetery
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- McMillin Cemetery
- The McMillin Cemetery is located in Leon County
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- Moores Cemetery
- The Moores Cemetery is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Hope Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Jewett.
- The New Hope Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Hope Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2203994 <2>
- Sansom Cemetery
- The Sansom Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sansom Cemetery
- Seale - Round Prairie Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Whartley Cemetery
- The Whartley Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whartley Cemetery
- White Cemetery
- The White Cemetery is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Wilsons Chapel Cemetery
- Winn Cemetery
- The Winn Cemetery is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn 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 Peoples Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Bald Prairie
- Bald Prairie is located in Robertson County
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- Buffalo
- Centerville
- Concord
- Donie
- Farrar
- Farrar is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
- Flynn
- Freestone
- Freestone is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
- Hilltop Lakes
- Jewett
- Leona
- Lost Prairie
- Lost Prairie is located in Limestone County
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- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Marquez
- New Baden
- Newby
- Newby is located in Leon County
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- Normangee
- Personville
- Personville is located in Limestone County
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- Ridge
- Ridge is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
- Seale
- Seale is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seale
- Wealthy
- Wealthy is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wealthy
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 Peoples Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Leon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Peoples Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Centerville
- Jewett
- Marquez
- Normangee
- Thornton
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 either 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 Peoples Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Leon 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 Peoples Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1365050 (Peoples Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1365050 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: Leon
- Est. Elev: 141 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jewett
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Leon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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- Peoples Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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