A visit to the Phifer 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 Phifer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Phifer Cemetery:
31.4707, -96.5294
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Phifer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Phifer Cemetery is located in Limestone County<2>.
The county seat for Limestone County is located in Groesbeck. Groesbeck lies just to the north of the Phifer Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Phifer Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Phifer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Phifer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cobb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Cobb Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cemetery
- Faulkenberry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Faulkenberry Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkenberry Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Faulkenberry Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Groesbeck.
- Lone Star Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Lone Star Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star Cemetery
- Hogan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hogan Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogan Cemetery
- Capps Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Capps Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps Cemetery
- Lenamon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Lenamon Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenamon Cemetery
- Hughes & Hyden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ft. Parker Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Ft. Parker Memorial Park is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Parker Memorial Park
- The Ft. Parker Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Ft. Parker Memorial Cemetery
- Glenwood Cemetery
- Lewisville Cemetery
- Union Burial Ground
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Masters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Masters Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masters Cemetery
- Tidwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Tidwell Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The King Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Vinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Vinson Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinson Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Plummers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Plummers Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummers Cemetery
- Doyle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Doyle Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle Cemetery
- Springfield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Springfield Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield Cemetery
- Horn Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Horn Hill Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Hill Cemetery
- Potter Shop Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Potter Shop Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Shop Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Phifer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Phifer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Groesbeck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Thornton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lost Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lost Prairie is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Prairie
- Fallon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fallon is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon
- Personville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Personville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Personville
- Kosse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ben Hur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ben Hur is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hur
- Seale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Seale is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seale
- Farrar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Farrar is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
- Frosa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Frosa is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frosa
- Kirk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kirk is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
- Stranger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stranger is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stranger
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Mexia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Otto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Freestone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Freestone is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
- Cotton Gin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bald Prairie
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bald Prairie is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Prairie
- Donie
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Tehuacana
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Teague
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mart
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- McClanahan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- McClanahan is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClanahan
- Prairie Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Coolidge
(20 miles [32.2 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 Phifer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Limestone County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Phifer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Coolidge
- Cotton Gin
- Groesbeck
- Kosse
- Kosse lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Phifer Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kosse.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosse
- Mart
- Mart lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Phifer Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mart.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mart
- Mexia
- Tehuacana
- Thornton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Phifer Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Limestone 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 Phifer Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1365135 (Phifer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1365135 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: Limestone
- Est. Elev: 146 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Thornton
- Location given for Phifer Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.4707283 Lon: -96.5294236
- 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 Limestone, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Phifer 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. |