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A visit to the Saint Joseph 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 St. Joseph Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Joseph Cemetery:

32.3174, -96.6430

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

The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Ellis County<2>.

The county seat for Ellis County is located in Waxahachie. Waxahachie lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west northwest of the St. Joseph Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the St. Joseph Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the St. Joseph Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Templeton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Templeton Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton Cemetery
  • Sanderson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Sanderson Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanderson Cemetery
  • Boren Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Boren Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boren Cemetery
  • Bardwell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Bardwell Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardwell Cemetery
  • Crisp Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Crisp Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp Cemetery
  • Redwine Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Redwine Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwine Cemetery
  • Grady Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Grady Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady Cemetery
  • Lucille Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Lucille Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucille Cemetery
  • Maloney Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Maloney Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maloney Cemetery
  • Rice Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Rice Cemetery is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
  • Union Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Hill Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Bristol.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7350 <5>
  • Palmer Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Palmer Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Smith Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
    • Dean Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Dean Cemetery is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Cemetery
    • Austonia Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Austonia Cemetery is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austonia Cemetery
    • Prude Hyde Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Prude Hyde Cemetery is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prude Hyde Cemetery
    • Glenwood Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
    • Pattison Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Pattison Cemetery is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattison Cemetery
    • Hefley Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hefley Cemetery is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hefley Cemetery
    • Graves Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Graves Cemetery is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Cemetery
    • Grange Hall Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Grange Hall Cemetery is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Hall Cemetery
    • Norman Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Norman Cemetery is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman Cemetery

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 St. Joseph Cemetery.

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

  • Ennis
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Garrett
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Garrett is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 891 people
  • Bardwell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Alma
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Alma is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
  • Crisp
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Crisp is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp
  • Boyce
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Boyce is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
  • Howard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Howard is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
  • Palmer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Telico
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Telico is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telico
  • Rice
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Rice is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 983 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rice <6>
  • Ike
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ike is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ike
  • Nash
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Nash is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Bristol
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Bristol is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
    • Avalon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Emhouse
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Emhouse is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emhouse
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Cryer Creek ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Cryer Creek is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cryer Creek
    • Waxahachie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Forreston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Tupelo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Tupelo is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo
    • Chatfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Rosser
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Pecan Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Pecan Hill is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 714 people
    • Barry
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Walnut Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Walnut Springs is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Springs
    • Sterrett
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Sterrett is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterrett
    • Ferris
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)

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 St. Joseph Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ellis County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bardwell
  • Barry
    • Barry lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South (S) of the St. Joseph Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Barry.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
  • Emhouse
  • Ennis
    • Ennis lies less than 2 miles<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the St. Joseph Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ennis.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis
  • Waxahachie

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 St. Joseph Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Ellis 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 St. Joseph Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1345962  (Saint Joseph Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1345962 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: Ellis
      • Est. Elev: 149 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Ennis West
      • Location given for Saint Joseph Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.317367     Lon: -96.6430461
      • 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 Ellis, 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- St. Joseph 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.