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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:

30.9157, -96.6764

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 Robertson County<2>.

The county seat for Robertson County is located in Franklin. Franklin lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east northeast 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 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Providence Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Red Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Red Hill Cemetery is located between<5> the communities of Calvert and Hearne.  The cemetery lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Hearne.
    • The Red Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Moody Cemetery
    • St. Luke Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2317459 <6>
  • St. Lukes Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
  • Calvert Beauty Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Calvert Beauty Cemetery is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert Beauty Cemetery
  • Foster Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Foster Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
  • Old Providence Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Calvert Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Calvert Cemetery is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvert Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Calvert.
    • The Calvert Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Calvert City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #191821 <6>
  • St. Luke Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Luke Cemetery is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Luke Cemetery
  • Norwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Norwood Cemetery is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Cemetery
  • Sunnyside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery
  • Black Bridge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Black Bridge Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bridge Cemetery
  • Fagan's Pasture Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Long Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Long Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Elliot Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Elliot Cemetery is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot Cemetery
    • St. Paul Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
    • String Prairie Methodist Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Hilge Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Hilge Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilge Cemetery
    • Chapel Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
    • Nance Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Nance Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nance Cemetery
    • Cross Roads Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Cross Roads Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads Cemetery
    • Armstrong Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
    • Suggs Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Suggs Cemetery is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suggs Cemetery
    • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    • Webb Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Webb Cemetery is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 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:

  • Port Sullivan ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Port Sullivan is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sullivan
  • Calvert
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Branchville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Branchville is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
  • Hearne
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hearne is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearne
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,340 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hearne <7>
  • Elliot
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Elliot is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
  • Crossroads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Crossroads is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
  • Gause
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jones Prairie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jones Prairie is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Prairie
  • Maysfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Hammond
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Hammond is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
  • Franklin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Baileyville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Baileyville is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Mumford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Owensville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Owensville is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville
    • Marlow
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Marlow is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
    • Rye ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Rye is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
    • Wheelock
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Silver City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Silver City is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Benchley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Benchley is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchley
    • New Baden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bremond
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Wilderville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Wilderville is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderville
    • Cameron
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Milano
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)

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 Robertson County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bremond
  • Calvert
  • Cameron
  • Franklin
  • Gause
    • Gause lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Providence Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gause.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gause
  • Hearne
    • Hearne lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Providence Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hearne.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearne

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 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 Robertson 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 #1365813  (Providence Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1365813 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: Robertson
      • Est. Elev: 85 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Calvert
      • Location given for Providence Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.9157446     Lon: -96.6763627
      • 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 Robertson, 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 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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Calvert and Hearne. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
    <6>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.
    <7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.