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A visit to the Saint Mary 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. Mary Cemetery ...

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

34.9426, -102.1160

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

The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Potter County<2>.

The county seat for Potter County is located in Amarillo. Amarillo lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the northeast of the St. Mary Cemetery .

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

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 19 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the St. Mary Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Dreamland Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • The Dreamland Cemetery is located in Randall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreamland Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dreamland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Canyon.
    • The Dreamland Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Canyon Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3288 <5>
  • Palo Duro Wildorado Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Memory Gardens
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Memory Gardens is located in Randall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Gardens
  • Rest Lawn Memorial Park
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • The Rest Lawn Memorial Park is located in Deaf Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Lawn Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rest Lawn Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Hereford.
    • The Rest Lawn Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Rest Lawn Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6324 <5>
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Randall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
  • St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • The St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery is located in Randall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Canyon.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6631 <5>
  • St. Anthony's Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • West Park Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • The West Park Cemetery is located in Deaf Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Park Cemetery
    • The West Park Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hereford Cemetery
    • Westpark Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7557 <5>
  • Happy Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Happy Cemetery is located in Swisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Cemetery
  • Llano Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • The Llano Cemetery is located in Randall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Llano Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Llano Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Amarillo.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #171790 <5>
  • Townsend Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • The Townsend Cemetery is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend Cemetery
  • Memorial Park Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Memorial Park Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Amarillo.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5194 <5>
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Memorial Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Memorial Park is located in Potter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
    • Arnot Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Arnot Cemetery is located in Potter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnot Cemetery
    • Memorial Park Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Oldham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Memorial Park Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Vega.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #957479 <5>
    • Memorial Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Memorial Park is located in Oldham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
    • Old La Plata Grave
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • The Old La Plata Grave is located in Deaf Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old La Plata Grave
    • Holy Family Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Castro Memorial Gardens
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • The Castro Memorial Gardens is located in Castro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castro Memorial Gardens
      • The Castro Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
      • Dimmitt Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3251 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the St. Mary Cemetery.

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

  • Umbarger
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Dawn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Canyon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Bushland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Hereford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Timbercreek Canyon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Timbercreek Canyon is located in Randall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbercreek Canyon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
  • Wildorado
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Palisades
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Palisades is located in Randall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palisades
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
  • Soncy
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Happy
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake Tanglewood
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Tanglewood is located in Randall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tanglewood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 898 people
  • Bishop Hills
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Bishop Hills is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Amarillo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Summerfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Nazareth
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Vega
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • La Plata ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • La Plata is located in Deaf Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plata

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. Mary Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Potter County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Amarillo
  • Canyon
    • Canyon lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the St. Mary Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Canyon.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
  • Dimmitt
  • Happy
    • Happy lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the St. Mary Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Happy.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy
  • Hereford
  • Vega
    • Vega lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the St. Mary Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Vega.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vega
  • Wildorado

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 St. Mary Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Potter 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. Mary Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1367249  (Saint Mary Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1367249 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: Potter
      • Est. Elev: 1148 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Umbarger
      • Location given for Saint Mary Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.9425581     Lon: -102.1160297
      • 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 Potter, 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' (or 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- St. Mary 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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