A visit to the Ross 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 Ross Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ross Cemetery:
32.4071, -99.3845
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ross Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ross Cemetery is located in Callahan County<2>.
The county seat for Callahan County is located in Baird. Baird lies just to the south southwest of the Ross Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ross Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Ross Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ross Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Joachim Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Joachim Cemetery is located in Callahan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joachim Cemetery
- Belle Plain Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Belle Plain Cemetery is located in Callahan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plain Cemetery
- Hart Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Hart Cemetery is located in Callahan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
- Eula Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Eula Cemetery is located in Callahan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eula Cemetery
- Seaton Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Seaton Cemetery is located in Callahan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton Cemetery
- Hamby Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Hamby Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamby Cemetery
- Greer Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Greer Cemetery is located in Shackelford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Cemetery
- Potosi Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- The Potosi Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Potosi Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Potosi.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6134 <5>
- Dothan Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- The Dothan Cemetery is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dothan Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cauble Family Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Moran Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Old Colony Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- The Old Colony Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Colony Cemetery
- Burnt Branch Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- The Burnt Branch Cemetery is located in Callahan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Branch Cemetery
- Caddo Peak Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- The Caddo Peak Cemetery is located in Callahan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Peak Cemetery
- Oglesby Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- The Oglesby Cemetery is located in Callahan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesby Cemetery
- Round Mound Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- The Round Mound Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Mound Cemetery
- Abilene State Hospital Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Tecumseh Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- The Tecumseh Cemetery is located in Callahan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh Cemetery
- Haskell Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- The Haskell Cemetery is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Ross Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ross Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Baird
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Belle Plain ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Belle Plain is located in Callahan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plain
- Clyde
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Eula
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eula is located in Callahan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eula
- Putnam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Denton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Denton is located in Callahan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Denton has also been known as:
- Denton Valley
- Rowden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rowden is located in Callahan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowden
- Moran
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Potosi
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Potosi is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
- Hamby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hamby is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamby
- Cottonwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cottonwood is located in Callahan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Abilene
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Nimrod ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nimrod is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
- Eureka
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Albany
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Impact
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Impact is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Impact
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Cross Plains
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cisco
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fort Phantom Hill ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Phantom Hill is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Phantom Hill
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 Ross Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Callahan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ross Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abilene
- Albany
- Baird
- Cisco
- Clyde
- Cross Plains
- Hawley
- Moran
- Putnam
- Tuscola
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 Ross Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Callahan 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 Ross Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1375827 (Ross Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1375827 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: Callahan
- Est. Elev: 533 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Baird
- Location given for Ross Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.407072 Lon: -99.3845216
- 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 Callahan, 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- Ross 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. |