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A visit to the Ropesville 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 Ropesville Cemetery ...

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

33.4118, -102.1752

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ropesville Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

The county seat for Hockley County is located in Levelland. Levelland lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Ropesville Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Ropesville Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km] of the Ropesville Cemetery.<4>

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)
    • The Meadow Cemetery is located in Terry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Cemetery
  • Levelland Municipal Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • County Memorial Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • New Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The New Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Terry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Old Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Old Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Terry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Old County Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Old County Cemetery is located in Terry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old County Cemetery
  • Resthaven Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • The Resthaven Cemetery is located in Lubbock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resthaven Cemetery
  • Resthaven Memorial Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Gomez Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • The Gomez Cemetery is located in Terry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomez Cemetery
  • Peaceful Gardens Memorial Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • The Peaceful Gardens Memorial Park is located in Lubbock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Gardens Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Peaceful Gardens Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Lubbock.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1978172 <5>
  • Whitharral Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • The Whitharral Cemetery is located in Hockley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitharral Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Terry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • City of Lubbock Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • The City of Lubbock Cemetery is located in Lubbock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City of Lubbock Cemetery
      • The City of Lubbock Cemetery has also been known as:
      • East Lawn Memorial Gardens
      • Eastlawn Memorial Gardens
      • Lubbock City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #151541 <5>
    • Foster Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • The Foster Cemetery is located in Terry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
    • Green Memorial Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • The Green Memorial Park is located in Lynn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Memorial Park
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Green Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Wilson.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3923 <5>
    • Anton Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Whiteface Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Whiteface Cemetery is located in Cochran County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteface Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Whiteface Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Whiteface.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1984527 <5>
    • Nevels Memorial Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Nevels Memorial Cemetery is located in Lynn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevels Memorial Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Nevels Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Tahoka.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2182428 <5>
    • St. Rest Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Rest Cemetery is located in Lynn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Rest Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Rest Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Tahoka.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2158306 <5>
    • Tahoka Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Tahoka Cemetery is located in Lynn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoka Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Tahoka Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Tahoka.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #240391 <5>

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

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)
    • Lockettville is located in Hockley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockettville
  • Wolfforth
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Smyer
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Slide
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Slide is located in Lubbock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slide
  • Opdyke West
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Opdyke West is located in Hockley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opdyke West
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
  • Reese Village
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Reese Village is located in Lubbock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese Village
  • New Home
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Levelland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Brownfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Sundown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Lubbock
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Wayside ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Wayside is located in Lynn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
    • 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.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Ropesville Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Hockley 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 Ropesville Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1366857  (Ropesville Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1366857 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: Hockley
      • Est. Elev: 1027 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Ropesville
      • Location given for Ropesville Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.4117567     Lon: -102.1751748
      • 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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ropesville 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>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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.