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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Phair Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Phair Cemetery (FG ID #1985956)

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 Phair Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   29.0693°   (29° 4' 9")

Lon:   -95.3700°   (-95° 22' 12")

The Phair Cemetery is located in Brazoria County<2>.

The county seat for Brazoria County is located in Angleton. Angleton lies just to the north northwest of the Phair Cemetery .

Establishment of the Phair Cemetery ...

The Phair Cemetery was:

Name Variations for Phair Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Phair Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Hoskins Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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 Phair Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Brazoria County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Phair Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 16 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Phair Cemetery.

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

    • Richwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
      • Richwood is located in Brazoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,015 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richwood <5>
    • Clute
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clute have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clute
      • Clute is located in Brazoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,724 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clute <5>
    • Bastrop Beach
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bastrop Beach
      • Bastrop Beach is located in Brazoria County
    • Lake Jackson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Jackson
      • Lake Jackson is located in Brazoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,063 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Jackson <5>
    • Oyster Creek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oyster Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Creek
      • Oyster Creek is located in Brazoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people
    • Velasco
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Velasco have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velasco
      • Velasco is located in Brazoria County
    • Angleton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angleton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angleton
      • Angleton is located in Brazoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,521 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angleton <5>
    • Jones Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Freeport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
      • Freeport is located in Brazoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,126 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <5>
    • Quintana
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Surfside Beach
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Surfside Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surfside Beach
      • Surfside Beach is located in Brazoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surfside Beach <5>
    • Bailey's Prairie
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey's Prairie
      • Bailey's Prairie is located in Brazoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
    • Continue List   (4 more) ...
      • Danbury
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danbury have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
        • Danbury is located in Brazoria County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,757 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danbury <5>
      • Brazoria
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Holiday Lakes
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Lakes
        • Holiday Lakes is located in Brazoria County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
      • San Luis ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for San Luis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Luis
        • San Luis is located in Brazoria County

    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 Phair Cemetery. The following communities are located in Brazoria County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Phair Cemetery.<7>

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

    • Restwood Memorial Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Restwood Memorial Park is located in Brazoria County
      • The Restwood Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Clute Cemetery
      • Eagle Island Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Restwood Memorial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6344 <1>
    • Gulf Coast Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Hudgens Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hudgens Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Hudgens Cemetery is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hudgens Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4399 <1>
    • Angleton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Velasco Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Oakland Community Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Burrel Chapel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burrel Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Burrel Chapel Cemetery is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burrel Chapel Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2672 <1>
    • Gulf Prairie Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Quintana Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Quintana Cemetery is located in Brazoria County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Quintana Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Quintana
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quintana Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2438545 <1>
    • Munson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Old Brazoria Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Pioneer Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • St. Anthonys Catholic Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Danbury Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Peaceful Rest Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Brazoria Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Galilee MB Church Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • The Galilee MB Church Cemetery is located in Brazoria County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Galilee MB Church Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the north of Brazoria.
        • The Galilee MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Galilee Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Galilee MB Church Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2156979 <1>
      • New Revelation Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Revelation Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Revelation Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Revelation Cemetery is located in Brazoria County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Revelation Cemetery

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

    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 Phair Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1359687  (Hoskins Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1359687 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: Oyster Creek
      • County: Brazoria         Elev: 3
      • Location given for GNIS #1359687 (Hoskins Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #1985956

    The official website for Brazoria County: www.brazoria-county.com/

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

    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 Brazoria, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Phair Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.0693, Longitude: -95.3700    
    <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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>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.
    <7>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.




 

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