A visit to the Sand Hill 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 Sand Hill Cemetery ...
The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Leon County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Brushy Cemetery
- The Brushy Cemetery is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Leon County
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- Harrison Chapel Cemetery
- Holly Grove Cemetery
- The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Keechi Cemetery
- The Keechi Cemetery is located in Leon County
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- Liberty Cemetery
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Leon County
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- Lummus Cemetery
- The Lummus Cemetery is located in Leon County
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- Mays Cemetery
- The Mays Cemetery is located in Leon County
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- Mays Cemetery
- The Mays Cemetery is located in Leon County
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- Nettles Cemetery
- The Nettles Cemetery is located in Leon County
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- Old Union Cemetery
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Leon County
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- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Old Zion Cemetery
- The Old Zion Cemetery is located in Freestone County
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- Parker Cemetery
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Leon County
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- Post Oak Cemetery
- The Post Oak Cemetery is located in Freestone County
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- Stevens Cemetery
- The Stevens Cemetery is located in Leon County
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- Taylor Cemetery
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Leon County
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- To give a relative sense of its location, the Taylor Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the north of Centerville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7191 <3>
- Varnell Cemetery
- Wheelock Cemetery
- The Wheelock Cemetery is located in Leon County
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- Wilsons Chapel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Sand Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Buffalo
- Butler
- Butler is located in Freestone County
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- Centerview
- Centerview is located in Leon County
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- Centerville
- Concord
- Dew
- Dew is located in Freestone County
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- Donie
- Fairfield
- Fallon
- Fallon is located in Limestone County
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- Farrar
- Farrar is located in Limestone County
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- Flynn
- Freestone
- Freestone is located in Freestone County
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- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Jewett
- Lanely
- Lanely is located in Freestone County
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- Leona
- Lost Prairie
- Lost Prairie is located in Limestone County
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- Marquez
- Newby
- Newby is located in Leon County
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- Oakwood
- Personville
- Personville is located in Limestone County
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- Red Lake
- Red Lake is located in Freestone County
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- Russell
- Russell is located in Leon County
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- Seale
- Seale is located in Robertson County
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- Teague
- Turlington
- Turlington is located in Freestone County
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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 Sand Hill Cemetery. The following communities are located in Leon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sand Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Centerville
- Jewett
- Marquez
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 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 Sand Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Leon 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 Sand Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1367602 (Sand Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1367602 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: Leon
- Est. Elev: 123 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Buffalo
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Leon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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- Sand Hill Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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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