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A visit to the Providence 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 Providence Cemetery ...

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

33.4896, -96.0261

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

The Providence Cemetery is located in Fannin County<2>.

The county seat for Fannin County is located in Bonham. Bonham lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Providence Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Providence Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Providence Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Woods Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Woods Cemetery is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
  • Wall Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Wall Cemetery is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Cemetery
  • Biggerstaff Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Biggerstaff Cemetery is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstaff Cemetery
  • Biggs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Biggs Cemetery is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggs Cemetery
  • Gober Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Gober Cemetery is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gober Cemetery
  • Willow Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Willow Grove Cemetery is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove Cemetery
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
  • McFarland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The McFarland Cemetery is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland Cemetery
  • Wood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Wood Cemetery is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
  • Vannoy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Vannoy Cemetery is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannoy Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Vannoy Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Windom.
    • The Vannoy Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cobb - Vannoy Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7384 <5>
  • Dodd City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Dodd City Cemetery is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodd City Cemetery
  • St. Mark Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The St. Mark Cemetery is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mark Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • County Home Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The County Home Cemetery is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Home Cemetery
    • Center Point Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Center Point Cemetery is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point Cemetery
    • Merrill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Merrill Cemetery is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Cemetery
    • Boze Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Boze Cemetery is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boze Cemetery
    • Old Rehobeth Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Old Rehobeth Cemetery is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Rehobeth Cemetery
    • Rehobeth Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Rehobeth Cemetery is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehobeth Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rehobeth Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Wolfe City.
      • The Rehobeth Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Rehobeth / Terry Cemetery
    • Odd Fellows Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

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]<3> of the Providence Cemetery.

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

  • Silver City
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Silver City is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
  • Hail
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Hail is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hail
  • Gober
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Bug Tussle ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Bug Tussle is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Tussle
  • Windom
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Ladonia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Dodd City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bailey
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Wolfe City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Dial
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Dial is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial
  • Honey Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Pecan Gap
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Bonham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Allens Chapel
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Allens Chapel is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Chapel
    • Edhube
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Edhube is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edhube
    • Aberfoyle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Aberfoyle is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberfoyle
    • Fairlie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Fairlie is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlie
    • Jardin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jardin is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jardin
    • Jot-Em-Down
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jot-Em-Down is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jot-Em-Down
      • Jot-Em-Down has also been known as:
      • Mohegan
      • Muddig Prairie
    • Allen Point
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Allen Point is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Point
    • Yowell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Yowell is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yowell
    • Randolph
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Leonard
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Ben Franklin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Petty
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Carson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Carson is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
    • Boyd
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Boyd is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd

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 Providence Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fannin County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Providence Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Fannin 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 Providence Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1382580  (Providence Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1382580 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: Fannin
      • Est. Elev: 194 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Gober
      • Location given for Providence Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.4895508     Lon: -96.0260815
      • 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 Fannin, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Providence 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.
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