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A visit to the Ropesville Cemetery ...


The location of the Ropesville 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 Ropesville Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   33.4118°   (33° 24' 42")

Lon:   -102.1752°   (-102° 10' 30")

The Ropesville Cemetery is located in Hockley County<2>.

The county seat for Hockley County is located in Levelland. Levelland lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Ropesville 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 professional and volunteer 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 Ropesville Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Hockley 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 Ropesville 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 15 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Ropesville Cemetery.

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

    • Ropesville
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Meadow
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Lockettville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockettville
      • Lockettville is located in Hockley County
    • Wolfforth
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Smyer
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyer
      • Smyer is located in Hockley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyer <4>
    • Slide
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slide
      • Slide is located in Lubbock County
    • Opdyke West
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Opdyke West have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opdyke West
      • Opdyke West is located in Hockley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
    • Reese Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reese Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese Village
      • Reese Village is located in Lubbock County
    • Levelland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Levelland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levelland
      • Levelland is located in Hockley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,497 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Levelland <4>
    • Continue List   (6 more) ...
      • New Home
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Home have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <4>
      • Brownfield
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Sundown
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sundown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
        • Sundown is located in Hockley County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,414 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sundown <4>
      • Lubbock
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Wayside ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
        • Wayside is located in Lynn County
      • Shallowater
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)

    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 Ropesville Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hockley County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 16 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Ropesville Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Meadow Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meadow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Meadow Cemetery is located in Terry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meadow Cemetery
    • Levelland Municipal Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • County Memorial Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The County Memorial Cemetery is located in Terry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Memorial Cemetery
    • New Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Terry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Old Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Terry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Old County Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old County Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old County Cemetery is located in Terry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old County Cemetery
    • Resthaven Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Resthaven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Resthaven Cemetery is located in Lubbock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Resthaven Cemetery
    • Resthaven Memorial Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Gomez Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gomez Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gomez Cemetery is located in Terry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gomez Cemetery
    • Whitharral Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitharral Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Whitharral Cemetery is located in Hockley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitharral Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Terry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • City of Lubbock Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • The City of Lubbock Cemetery is located in Lubbock County
      • The City of Lubbock Cemetery has also been known as:
      • East Lawn Memorial Gardens
      • Eastlawn Memorial Gardens
      • Lubbock City Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the City of Lubbock Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #151541 <6>
    • Continue List   (4 more) ...
      • Foster Cemetery
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Foster Cemetery is located in Terry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foster Cemetery
      • Green Memorial Park
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Green Memorial Park is located in Lynn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Memorial Park
      • Anton Cemetery
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Englewood Cemetery
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

    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 Ropesville Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1366857  (Ropesville Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1366857 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: Ropesville
      • County: Hockley         Elev: 1027
      • Location given for GNIS #1366857 (Ropesville 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 Hockley, 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 Ropesville Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4118, Longitude: -102.1752       In this case, the coordinates for the Ropesville 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>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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