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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Pursley Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   30.1313°   (30° 7' 52")

Lon:   -98.1669°   (-98° 10' 0")

The cemetery is located in Hays County<2>.

As an estimate, the Pursley Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<1> to the northeast of Dripping Springs.

The county seat for Hays County is located in San Marcos. San Marcos lies 21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast of the Pursley Cemetery .

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 Pursley Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Hays County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Pursley Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> of the Pursley Cemetery.

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

    • Mount Gainor
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Gainor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gainor
      • Mount Gainor is located in Hays County
    • Henly
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henly
      • Henly is located in Hays County
    • Dripping Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodcreek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcreek
      • Woodcreek is located in Hays County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,758 people
    • Driftwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant Valley Crossing
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Valley Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley Crossing
      • Pleasant Valley Crossing is located in Hays County
    • Cloptins Crossing
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloptins Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloptins Crossing
      • Cloptins Crossing is located in Hays County
    • Pioneer Town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Town
      • Pioneer Town is located in Hays County
    • Wimberley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Fitzhugh
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzhugh
      • Fitzhugh is located in Hays County
    • Fischer
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fischer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fischer
      • Fischer is located in Comal County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fischer <4>
    • Hays City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hays City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays City
      • Hays City is located in Hays County
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Bear Creek
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
        • Bear Creek is located in Hays County
        • Estimated population in 2017: 445 people
      • Blanco
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Twin Sisters
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Sisters
        • Twin Sisters is located in Blanco County
      • Cranes Mill
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cranes Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranes Mill
        • Cranes Mill is located in Comal County
      • Cypress Mill
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Canyon City
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon City
        • Canyon City is located in Comal County
      • Mountain City
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
        • Mountain City is located in Hays County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
      • Hays
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hays have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
        • Hays is located in Hays County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
      • Bee Cave
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bee Cave have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Cave
        • Bee Cave is located in Travis County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,983 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bee Cave <4>
      • Johnson City
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)

    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 Pursley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hays County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Pursley Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Dye Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dye Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dye Cemetery is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dye Cemetery
    • Gatlin - Garrett Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Mt. Sharp Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mt. Sharp Cemetery is located in Hays County
      • The Mt. Sharp Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mt. Sharp Family Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Sharp Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5420 <6>
    • Middlebrooks Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middlebrooks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Middlebrooks Cemetery is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middlebrooks Cemetery
    • McKellar Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKellar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McKellar Cemetery is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKellar Cemetery
    • Phillips Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Phillips Cemetery is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Cemetery
    • Sprouse Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sprouse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sprouse Cemetery is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sprouse Cemetery
    • Martin Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Martin Cemetery is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
    • Henly Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Henly Cemetery is located in Blanco County
      • The Henly Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Flatcreek Cemetery
      • Henly Community Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henly Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4169 <6>
    • Wallace Mtn. Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wallace Mtn. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wallace Mtn. Cemetery is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wallace Mtn. Cemetery
    • Moore Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Moore Cemetery is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
    • Jacobs Well Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jacobs Well Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jacobs Well Cemetery is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jacobs Well Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Payton Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Payton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Payton Cemetery is located in Blanco County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Payton Cemetery
      • Peyton Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • The Peyton Cemetery is located in Blanco County
        • The Peyton Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Boardhouse Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peyton Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5918 <6>
      • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Hays County
        • The Pleasant Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Peal Cemetery
        • Valley Ford Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      • Miller Creek Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Puryear Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • The Puryear Cemetery is located in Hays County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Puryear Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<1> to the south of Dripping Springs.
        • The Puryear Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Peryear Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Puryear Cemetery
      • Fitzhugh Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fitzhugh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fitzhugh Cemetery is located in Hays County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fitzhugh Cemetery
      • Johnson Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Hays County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
      • Hugo Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hugo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hugo Cemetery is located in Hays County
        • The Hugo Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Purgatory Springs Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hugo Cemetery

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

    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 Pursley Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1344636  (Pursley Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1344636 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Henly
      • County: Hays         Elev: 392
      • Location given for GNIS #1344636 (Pursley Cemetery)

    The official website for Hays County: www.co.hays.tx.us/

    The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Pursley Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.1313, Longitude: -98.1669    
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Hays, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>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.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <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.




 

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