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A visit to the Resthaven 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 Resthaven Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Resthaven Cemetery (FG ID #6328)

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 Resthaven Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   33.3532°   (33° 21' 11")

Lon:   -101.5553°   (-101° 33' 19")

The cemetery is located in Garza County<2>.

As an estimate, the Resthaven Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Southland.

The county seat for Garza County is located in Post. Post lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the Resthaven Cemetery .

Name Variations for Resthaven Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Resthaven Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Southland Resthaven Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 28 miles [45.1 km] of the Resthaven Cemetery.<4>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Resthaven Cemetery.

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

  • Southland
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Slaton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Wilson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
    • Wilson is located in Lynn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <7>
  • Close City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • New Lynn ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Lynn have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lynn
    • New Lynn is located in Lynn County
  • Posey
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Canyon Valley ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canyon Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Valley
    • Canyon Valley is located in Crosby County
  • Cap Rock
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Ransom Canyon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ransom Canyon have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom Canyon
    • Ransom Canyon is located in Lubbock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,126 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ransom Canyon <7>
  • Wayside ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayside have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
    • Wayside is located in Lynn County
  • Grassland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Post
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Buffalo Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
      • Buffalo Springs is located in Lubbock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
    • Savage ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Owens
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Tahoka
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tahoka have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoka
      • Tahoka is located in Lynn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,665 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tahoka <7>
    • Canyon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • New Home
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Home have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
      • New Home is located in Lynn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Home <7>

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 Resthaven Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Garza County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Idalou
    • Idalou lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Resthaven Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Idalou.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idalou
  • Lorenzo
  • Lubbock
  • Slaton
  • Tahoka

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 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 Resthaven Cemetery:

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 Resthaven Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1366374  (Resthaven Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1366374 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: Southland
    • County: Garza         Elev: 920
    • Location given for GNIS #1366374 (Resthaven Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #6328

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

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 Garza, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Resthaven Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3532, Longitude: -101.5553    
<4>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.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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