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A visit to the Ruth 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 Ruth Cemetery ...

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

31.3185, -97.6956

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

The Ruth Cemetery is located in Coryell County<2>.

The county seat for Coryell County is located in Gatesville. Gatesville lies just to the north northwest of the Ruth Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Ruth Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Ruth Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Bethel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
  • King & Smith Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The King & Smith Cemetery is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King & Smith Cemetery
  • Hubbard Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hubbard Cemetery is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Cemetery
  • Mound Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mound Cemetery is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Cemetery
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
  • Ft. Gates Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Ft. Gates Cemetery is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Gates Cemetery
  • Powell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Powell Cemetery is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
  • Walker Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Walker Cemetery is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
  • Spring Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
  • Bruce Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Bruce Cemetery is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • White Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The White Cemetery is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
    • Lamb Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Lamb Cemetery is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Cemetery
    • Seaton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Seaton Cemetery is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton Cemetery
    • Blackfoot Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Blackfoot Cemetery is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot Cemetery
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Odd Fellows Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
    • Restland Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Restland Cemetery is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Restland Cemetery
    • Flint Creek Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Flint Creek Cemetery is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Creek Cemetery
      • The Flint Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
      • King Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1985172 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ruth Cemetery.

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

  • Flat
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Mound
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Fort Gates
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Fort Gates is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gates
  • Leon Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Mason Crossing ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Mason Crossing is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Crossing
  • Saint Elijah Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Elijah Village is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elijah Village
  • Gatesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • South Mountain
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • South Mountain is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mountain
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
  • Brookhaven
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Brookhaven is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
  • The Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Grove is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Grove
  • Lime City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lime City is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
  • Walker Village
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Walker Village is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Village
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Oglesby
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Comanche Village I
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Comanche Village I is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Village I
    • Fort Hood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • McNair Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • McNair Village is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNair Village
    • Chaffee Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Chaffee Village is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaffee Village
    • King
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • King is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
    • Comanche Village III
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Comanche Village III is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Village III
    • Comanche Village II
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Comanche Village II is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Village II
    • Killeen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Moffat
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Moffat is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffat
    • Montague Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Montague Village is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague Village
    • Coryell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Coryell is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coryell
    • Nolanville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Levita
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Levita is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levita

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 Ruth Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Coryell County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Ruth Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Coryell 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 Ruth Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1367055  (Ruth Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1367055 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: Coryell
      • Est. Elev: 256 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: North Fort Hood
      • Location given for Ruth Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.318502     Lon: -97.6955753
      • 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 Coryell, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ruth 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.
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