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A visit to the Pope 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 Pope Cemetery ...

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

33.0132, -97.5353

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

The Pope Cemetery is located in Wise County<2>.

The county seat for Wise County is located in Decatur. Decatur lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north of the Pope Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Pope Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Pope Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Stokes Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Stokes Cemetery is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes Cemetery
  • Aurora Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Aurora Cemetery is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora Cemetery
  • Boyd Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Keeter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Keeter Cemetery is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeter Cemetery
  • Azleland Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Azleland Memorial Park is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azleland Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Azleland Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Azle.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #814160 <5>
  • Nelson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Nelson Cemetery is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
  • Arkansas Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Arkansas Cemetery is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas Cemetery
  • Opal Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jay Bird / Union Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Jay Bird / Union Grove Cemetery is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Bird / Union Grove Cemetery
    • The Jay Bird / Union Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Jay Bird Cemetery
    • Jaybird Cemetery
    • Union Grove Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4496 <5>
  • Annaville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Annaville Cemetery is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annaville Cemetery
  • Garvin Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Garvin Cemetery is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garvin Cemetery
    • The Garvin Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Garvin UMC Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2144354 <5>
  • Deep Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Deep Creek Cemetery is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Reynolds Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
    • Smith - Frazier Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Annas Chapel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Annas Chapel Cemetery is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annas Chapel Cemetery
    • Bud Clark Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Bud Clark Cemetery is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bud Clark Cemetery
    • Trimble Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Sand Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
    • Goshen Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Goshen Cemetery is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Cemetery
    • Paradise Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Paradise Cemetery is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cemetery
    • Newsom Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Newsom Cemetery is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsom Cemetery
    • Sweets Chapel Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The Sweets Chapel Cemetery is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweets Chapel Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pope Cemetery.

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

  • Briar
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Briar is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar
  • Newark
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Aurora
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pecan Acres
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pecan Acres is located in Tarrant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Acres
  • Boyd
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Rhome
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Reno
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Reno is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,473 people
  • Pelican Bay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Pelican Bay is located in Tarrant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Bay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,100 people
  • Sanctuary
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Sanctuary is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanctuary
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
  • Azle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Azle is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,607 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Azle <6>
  • New Fairview
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • New Fairview is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairview
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
    • Former name for New Fairview:
    • Fairview
  • Springtown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Eagle Mountain
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Eagle Mountain is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mountain
    • Herman
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Herman is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
    • Haslet
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Bluett
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bluett is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluett
    • Goshen
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Goshen is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Paradise
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Carter
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Carter is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
    • Lakeside
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Lakeside is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,586 people
    • Saginaw
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Justin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Agnes
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Agnes is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes

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 Pope Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wise County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Pope Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Wise 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 Pope Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1344359  (Pope Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1344359 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: Wise
      • Est. Elev: 223 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Boyd
      • Location given for Pope Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.0131794     Lon: -97.5353007
      • 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 Wise, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pope 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.