A visit to the Plain View 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 Plain View Cemetery ...
The Plain View Cemetery is located in Dawson County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Durham Cemetery
- Fairhaven Cemetery
- The Fairhaven Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Gail Cemetery
- The Gail Cemetery is located in Borden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gail Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gail Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Gail.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980096 <2>
- Grassland Cemetery
- The Grassland Cemetery is located in Lynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Grassland Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east of Tahoka.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3901 <2>
- Green Memorial Park
- The Green Memorial Park is located in Lynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Green Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Wilson.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3923 <2>
- Kate McCommis Grave
- The Kate McCommis Grave is located in Garza County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kate McCommis Grave
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Kate McCommis Grave is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Post.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2382811 <2>
- Midway Cemetery
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- Nevels Memorial Cemetery
- The Nevels Memorial Cemetery is located in Lynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevels Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Nevels Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Tahoka.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2182428 <2>
- ODonnell Cemetery
- The ODonnell Cemetery is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for ODonnell Cemetery
- Pride Cemetery
- The Pride Cemetery is located in Terry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pride Cemetery
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- St. Rest Cemetery
- The St. Rest Cemetery is located in Lynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Rest Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Rest Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Tahoka.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2158306 <2>
- Tahoka Cemetery
- The Tahoka Cemetery is located in Lynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoka Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tahoka Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Tahoka.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #240391 <2>
- Terrace Cemetery
- The Terrace Cemetery is located in Garza County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Terrace Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Post.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7207 <2>
- Vealmoor Cemetery
- The Vealmoor Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vealmoor Cemetery
- York Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 15 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Plain View Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Ackerly
- Close City
- Close City is located in Garza County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Close City
- Close City has also been known as:
- Ragtown
- Draw
- Draw is located in Lynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draw
- Gail
- Grassland
- Grassland is located in Lynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Lamesa
- Lamesa is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamesa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,131 people
- Lamesa has also been known as:
- La Mesa
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamesa <4>
- Los Ybanez
- Los Ybanez is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Ybanez
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- New Lynn ‑ Historic
- New Lynn is located in Lynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lynn
- O'Donnell
- O'Donnell is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Donnell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Post
- Sparenberg
- Sparenberg is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparenberg
- Tahoka
- Vealmoor
- Welch
- Wilson
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 Plain View Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dawson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Plain View Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Plain View Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Dawson 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 Plain View Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1344158 (Plain View Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1344158 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: Dawson
- Est. Elev: 906 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Indian Canyon NW
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Dawson, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Plain View Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |