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A visit to the Saints Rest 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.s Rest Cemetery ...

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

32.6485, -98.8581

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

The St.s Rest Cemetery is located in Stephens County<2>.

The county seat for Stephens County is located in Breckenridge. Breckenridge lies just to the north northwest of the St.s Rest Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the St.s Rest Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> of the St.s Rest Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hart Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hart Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
  • Harpersville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Harpersville Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpersville Cemetery
  • Post Oak Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Post Oak Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Cemetery
  • Breckenridge Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Breckenridge Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge Cemetery
    • The Breckenridge Cemetery has also been known as:
    • East Breckenridge Cemetery
    • Oaklawn Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #151483 <5>
  • Acker Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Acker Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acker Cemetery
  • Swenson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Swenson Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swenson Cemetery
  • Buck Mtn. Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Buck Mtn. Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Mtn. Cemetery
  • Moon Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Moon Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Cemetery
  • Picketville Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Picketville Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picketville Cemetery
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Plum Branch Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Plum Branch Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Branch Cemetery
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Battle Creek Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Battle Creek Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek Cemetery
    • Macedonia Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
    • Brushy Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Brushy Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Cemetery
    • Reagan Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Reagan Cemetery is located in Eastland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan Cemetery
    • Caddo Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Caddo Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Cemetery
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Colony Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Colony Cemetery is located in Eastland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Eastland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 16 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the St.s Rest Cemetery.

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

  • Wayland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Wayland is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
  • Necessity
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Necessity is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necessity
  • Gunsight ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Gunsight is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunsight
  • Breckenridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Eolian
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Eolian is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eolian
  • La Casa ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • La Casa is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Casa
  • Eureka
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Eureka is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Caddo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ranger
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Eastland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Olden
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Moran
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Moran is located in Shackelford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moran <6>
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Cisco
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Cisco is located in Eastland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,850 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cisco <6>
    • Strawn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Mangum ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Mangum is located in Eastland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
    • Eliasville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Eliasville is located in Young County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliasville

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.s Rest Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Stephens County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Albany
    • Albany lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the St.s Rest Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Albany.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  • Breckenridge
  • Cisco
    • Cisco lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the St.s Rest Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cisco.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
  • Eastland
  • Eliasville
  • Mingus
    • Mingus lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the St.s Rest Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mingus.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingus
  • Moran
    • Moran lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the St.s Rest Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Moran.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran
  • Olden
    • Olden lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the St.s Rest Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Olden.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olden
  • Putnam
  • Ranger
  • Strawn
    • Strawn lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the St.s Rest Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Strawn.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawn
  • Thurber

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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.s Rest Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Stephens 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.s Rest Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1346138  (Saints Rest Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1346138 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: Stephens
      • Est. Elev: 392 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Necessity
      • Location given for Saints Rest Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.6484577     Lon: -98.8581213
      • 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 Stephens, 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.s Rest 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.