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A visit to the Rosses Cemetery ...

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 Rosses Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   29.8333°   (29° 49' 59")

Lon:   -96.0997°   (-96° 5' 58")

The Rosses Cemetery is located in Waller County<2>.

The county seat for Waller County is located in Hempstead. Hempstead lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the north of the Rosses Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Rosses Cemetery.<4>

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

  • San Felipe African American Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • San Felipe de Austin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Felipe de Austin Cemetery
    • The San Felipe de Austin Cemetery is located in Austin County
    • The San Felipe de Austin Cemetery has also been known as:
    • San Felipe Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1967444 <5>
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Sealy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sealy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sealy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sealy Cemetery is located in Austin County
  • Kholor Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kholor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kholor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kholor Cemetery is located in Waller County
  • Glenn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Downey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Frydek Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frydek Catholic Cemetery
    • The Frydek Catholic Cemetery is located in Austin County
    • The Frydek Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Frydek Cemetery
    • St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1756533 <5>
  • Clemons Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clemons Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clemons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Clemons Cemetery is located in Waller County
  • Waller Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Waller Cemetery is located in Waller County
  • President Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the President Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the President Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The President Cemetery is located in Waller County
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Waller County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Holtz Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holtz Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holtz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holtz Cemetery is located in Austin County
    • Schulke Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schulke Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Schulke Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Schulke Cemetery is located in Austin County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Schulke Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northwest of Bellville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2535338 <5>
    • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immaculate Conception Cemetery
      • The Immaculate Conception Cemetery is located in Austin County
      • The Immaculate Conception Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Sealy Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #356779 <5>
    • Sealy Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pattison Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pattison Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pattison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pattison Cemetery is located in Waller County
    • Kountze Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kountze Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kountze Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kountze Cemetery is located in Waller County
    • Bozeman Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bozeman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bozeman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bozeman Cemetery is located in Waller County
    • Carrington Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carrington Cemetery
      • The Carrington Cemetery is located in Waller County
      • The Carrington Cemetery has also been known as:
      • White Chapel Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2764 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rosses Cemetery.

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

  • San Felipe
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Sealy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Frydek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frydek
    • Frydek is located in Austin County
  • Brazos Country
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brazos Country have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Country
    • Brazos Country is located in Austin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
  • Pattison
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Brookshire
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookshire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookshire
    • Brookshire is located in Waller County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,095 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookshire <7>
  • Millheim
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millheim. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
    • Millheim is located in Austin County
  • Rexville ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rexville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexville
    • Rexville is located in Austin County
  • Simonton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simonton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonton
    • Simonton is located in Fort Bend County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simonton <7>
  • Bellville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cat Spring
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cat Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Spring
    • Cat Spring is located in Austin County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cat Spring <7>
  • Wallis
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Weston Lakes
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Lakes
      • Weston Lakes is located in Fort Bend County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,191 people
    • Fulshear
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Buckhorn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
      • Buckhorn is located in Austin County
    • Pine Island
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
      • Pine Island is located in Waller County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,205 people
    • Katy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Katy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
      • Katy is located in Fort Bend County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,889 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Katy <7>
    • Orchard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
      • Orchard is located in Fort Bend County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orchard <7>
    • Pin Oak Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pin Oak Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oak Village
      • Pin Oak Village is located in Fort Bend County
    • Waller
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Prairie View
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
      • Prairie View is located in Waller County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,013 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie View <7>
    • Hempstead
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Sempronius ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sempronius have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
      • Sempronius is located in Austin County
    • Saint Paul
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
      • Saint Paul is located in Waller County

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 Rosses Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Waller County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Rosses 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 Rosses Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1345624  (Rosses Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1345624 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: San Felipe
    • County: Waller         Elev: 39
    • Location given for GNIS #1345624 (Rosses Cemetery)

The official website for Waller County: www.co.waller.tx.us/

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 Waller, 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 Rosses Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.8333, Longitude: -96.0997       In this case, the coordinates for the Rosses Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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>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.
<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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