A visit to the Princeton Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Princeton Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Princeton Cemetery (FG ID #373855).
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 Princeton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Princeton Cemetery:
33.1782, -96.5015
The Princeton Cemetery is located in Collin County<2>.
The county seat for Collin County is located in McKinney. McKinney lies just to the west of the Princeton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Princeton Cemetery.
Establishment of the Princeton Cemetery ...
The Princeton Cemetery was established in 1895.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Princeton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Princeton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Milligan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wilson Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Higgins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Backbone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Van Winkle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Altoga Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Scalf Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rike Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pecan Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Housten Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chapman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Verona Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fitzhugh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Farmersville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stoney Point Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brinlee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Melissa Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- McLarry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Lake Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tatum Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Old Liberty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Princeton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Princeton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Princeton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lowry Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Biggers ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Biggers is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggers
- Altoga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
- Fairview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clear Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clear Lake is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Lucas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lucas is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,819 people
- Parris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Copeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Farmersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Melissa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Valdasta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- McKinney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Saint Paul
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Paul is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
- Wylie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Parker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Allen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lavon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Nevada
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Frognot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Murphy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Anna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Merit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Westminster
(12 miles [19.3 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 Princeton Cemetery. The following communities are located in Collin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Princeton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Allen
- Allen lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Princeton Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Allen.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Farmersville
- McKinney
- Nevada
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 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 Princeton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Collin 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 Princeton Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #373855
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Collin, 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- Princeton 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. |