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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 ...

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

32.8965, -101.7088

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

The Plain View Cemetery is located in Dawson County<2>.

The county seat for Dawson County is located in Lamesa. Lamesa lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the southwest of the Plain View Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Plain View Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 17 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Plain View Cemetery.<4>

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

  • ODonnell Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The ODonnell Cemetery is located in Dawson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for ODonnell Cemetery
  • Midway Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • The Midway Cemetery is located in Dawson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
  • Grassland Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • 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 <5>
  • Gail Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • 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 <5>
  • Nevels Memorial Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • 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 <5>
  • Tahoka Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • 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 <5>
  • St. Rest Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • 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 <5>
  • Pride Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • The Pride Cemetery is located in Terry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pride Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Dawson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • Kate McCommis Grave
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • 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 <5>
  • Fairhaven Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • The Fairhaven Cemetery is located in Martin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven Cemetery
  • Green Memorial Park
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • 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 <5>
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Vealmoor Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • The Vealmoor Cemetery is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vealmoor Cemetery
    • Durham Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Terrace Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 <5>
    • York Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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 based on their distance from Plain View Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Draw
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Draw is located in Lynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draw
  • O'Donnell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • O'Donnell is located in Dawson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Donnell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
  • Los Ybanez
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Los Ybanez is located in Dawson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Ybanez
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
  • Gail
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Grassland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Grassland is located in Lynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
  • Lamesa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 <6>
  • Tahoka
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • New Lynn ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • New Lynn is located in Lynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lynn
  • Sparenberg
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Sparenberg is located in Dawson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparenberg
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Welch
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Ackerly
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Close City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Close City is located in Garza County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Close City
      • Close City has also been known as:
      • Ragtown
    • Vealmoor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Post
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Post is located in Garza County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,123 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Post <6>
    • Wilson
      (29 miles [46.7 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 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.

  • Gail
    • Gail lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Plain View Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gail.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gail
  • Lamesa
  • Tahoka
    • Tahoka lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Plain View Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tahoka.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoka

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 helpful 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
      • Location given for Plain View Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.8964895     Lon: -101.7087565
      • 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 Dawson, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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 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.