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A visit to the Rodgers Prairie Cemetery ...


The location of the Rodgers Prairie Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Rodgers Prairie Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   31.0421°   (31° 2' 31")

Lon:   -96.0919°   (-96° 5' 30")

The Rodgers Prairie Cemetery is located in Leon County<2>.

The county seat for Leon County is located in Centerville. Centerville lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Rodgers Prairie Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Rodgers Prairie Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Leon 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 Rodgers Prairie 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 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Rodgers Prairie Cemetery.

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

    • Normangee
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normangee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normangee
      • Normangee is located in Leon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Normangee <4>
    • George
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
      • George is located in Madison County
    • Wealthy
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wealthy
      • Wealthy is located in Leon County
    • Flynn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flynn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn
      • Flynn is located in Leon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flynn <4>
    • Hilltop Lakes
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • North Zulch
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Zulch ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zulch came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulch
      • Zulch is located in Madison County
    • Leona
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leona
      • Leona is located in Leon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leona <4>
    • Madisonville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Concord
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Edge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge
      • Edge is located in Brazos County
    • Ridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
      • Ridge is located in Robertson County
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Middleton
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
        • Middleton is located in Leon County
      • Centerville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Marquez
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Iola
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
        • Iola is located in Grimes County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iola <4>
      • New Baden
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Wheelock
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Kurten
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Bedias
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Midway
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)

    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 Rodgers Prairie Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Leon County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Rodgers Prairie Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Sand Prairie Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sand Prairie Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Prairie Cemetery
    • Randolph Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Randolph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Randolph Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Randolph Cemetery
    • Normangee Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Normangee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Normangee Cemetery is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Normangee Cemetery
    • Tenmile Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tenmile Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tenmile Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tenmile Cemetery
    • Flynn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flynn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Flynn Cemetery is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flynn Cemetery
    • Plainview Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plainview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Plainview Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plainview Cemetery
    • Turner Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Keefer Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keefer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Keefer Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keefer Cemetery
    • Greer Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greer Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greer Cemetery
    • Greer Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greer Cemetery is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greer Cemetery
    • Burns Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Burns Cemetery is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burns Cemetery
    • Nash Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nash Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nash Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nash Cemetery
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • High Prairie Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the High Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The High Prairie Cemetery is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the High Prairie Cemetery
      • Oxford Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oxford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Oxford Cemetery is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oxford Cemetery
      • Rogers Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rogers Cemetery is located in Leon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
      • Woodward Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodward Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Woodward Cemetery is located in Leon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodward Cemetery
      • Willow Hole Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • The Willow Hole Cemetery is located in Madison County
        • The Willow Hole Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Willow Hole Church Cemetery
        • Willowhole Cemetery
        • Willowhole Chapel Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willow Hole Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #290864 <7>
      • Greenbriar Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenbriar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Greenbriar Cemetery is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenbriar Cemetery
      • Mt. Tabor Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Makamsom Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Makamsom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Makamsom Cemetery is located in Leon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Makamsom Cemetery
      • Spring Creek Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Leon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Creek 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 Rodgers Prairie Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1366816  (Rodgers Prairie Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1366816 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: Normangee
      • County: Leon         Elev: 109
      • Location given for GNIS #1366816 (Rodgers Prairie Cemetery)

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

    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 Leon, 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' (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 Rodgers Prairie Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.0421, Longitude: -96.0919       In this case, the coordinates for the Rodgers Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
    <6>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.
    <7>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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