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A visit to the Picketville 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 Picketville Cemetery ...

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

32.7751, -98.8984

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Picketville Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Picketville Cemetery is located in Stephens County<2>.

The county seat for Stephens County is located in Breckenridge. Breckenridge lies just to the south of the Picketville Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Picketville Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of the Picketville Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Breckenridge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Breckenridge Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge Cemetery
    • The Breckenridge Cemetery has also been known as:
    • East Breckenridge Cemetery
    • Oaklawn Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #151483 <5>
  • Post Oak Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Post Oak Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Cemetery
  • Moon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Moon Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Cemetery
  • Brushy Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Brushy Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Cemetery
  • Hart Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Hart Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
  • Yellow Fork Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Yellow Fork Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Fork Cemetery
  • Snake Den Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Snake Den Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Den Cemetery
  • Baker Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Baker Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
  • Plum Branch Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Plum Branch Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Branch Cemetery
  • Buck Mtn. Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Buck Mtn. Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Mtn. Cemetery
  • St.s Rest Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The St.s Rest Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St.s Rest Cemetery
  • Stoker Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • The Stoker Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoker Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Shady Grove Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
    • Harpersville Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Harpersville Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpersville Cemetery
    • Swenson Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Swenson Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swenson Cemetery
    • Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Hill Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
    • Hurford Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Hurford Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurford Cemetery
    • Battle Creek Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Battle Creek Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek Cemetery
    • Hill Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hill Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
    • Huffstuttle Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Caddo Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The Caddo Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Picketville Cemetery.

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

  • Breckenridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Eolian
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Eolian is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eolian
  • Necessity
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Necessity is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necessity
  • Wayland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Wayland is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
  • Caddo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Eliasville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Eliasville is located in Young County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliasville
  • Eureka
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Eureka is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Gunsight ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Gunsight is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunsight
  • La Casa ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • La Casa is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Casa
  • Woodson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Murray
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Murray is located in Young County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
  • South Bend
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Moran
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Moran is located in Shackelford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moran <6>
    • Fort Griffin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Fort Griffin is located in Shackelford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Griffin
    • Albany
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Albany is located in Shackelford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,958 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <6>
    • Ranger
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Bunger
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Bunger is located in Young County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunger

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 Picketville Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Stephens County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Albany
  • Breckenridge
  • Cisco
    • Cisco lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Picketville Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cisco.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
  • Eastland
  • Eliasville
  • Graham
  • Moran
    • Moran lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Picketville Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Moran.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran
  • Olden
    • Olden lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Picketville Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Olden.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olden
  • Ranger
    • Ranger lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Picketville Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ranger.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
  • Strawn

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 Picketville Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Stephens 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 Picketville Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1343961  (Picketville Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1343961 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: Stephens
      • Est. Elev: 354 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Breckenridge
      • Location given for Picketville Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.7751207     Lon: -98.8984009
      • 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 Stephens, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Picketville 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.