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A visit to the Sand Prairie 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 Prairie Cemetery ...

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

31.0099, -96.1155

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

The Sand Prairie Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.

The county seat for Madison County is located in Madisonville. Madisonville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Sand Prairie Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Sand Prairie Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Sand Prairie Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Normangee Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Normangee Cemetery is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normangee Cemetery
  • Rodgers Prairie Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Plainview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Plainview Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Plainview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6036 <5>
  • Keefer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Keefer Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefer Cemetery
  • Tenmile Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Tenmile Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile Cemetery
  • Randolph Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Randolph Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Randolph Cemetery is located
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6244 <5>
  • Nash Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Nash Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Cemetery
  • Burns Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Burns Cemetery is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Cemetery
  • Greer Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Greer Cemetery is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Cemetery
  • Willow Hole Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Willow Hole Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Hole Cemetery
    • The Willow Hole Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Willow Hole Church Cemetery
    • Willowhole Cemetery
    • Willowhole Chapel Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #290864 <5>
  • Oxford Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Oxford Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oxford Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of North Zulch.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5854 <5>
  • High Prairie Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The High Prairie Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Prairie Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Turner Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Anderson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Anderson Cemetery is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
    • Greer Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Greer Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greer Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest of Madisonville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3944 <5>
    • Flynn Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Flynn Cemetery is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn Cemetery
    • James Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The James Cemetery is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
    • Cordey Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Cordey Cemetery is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordey Cemetery
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
    • Greenbriar Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Greenbriar Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenbriar Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Madisonville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3926 <5>
    • Rogers Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Rogers Cemetery is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Sand Prairie Cemetery.

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

  • Normangee
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • George
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • George is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
  • Wealthy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Wealthy is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wealthy
  • North Zulch
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hilltop Lakes
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Zulch ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Zulch is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulch
  • Flynn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Madisonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Leona
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Edge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Edge is located in Brazos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge
  • Ridge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ridge is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
  • Iola
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Kurten
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Marquez
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Concord
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Wheelock
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Bedias
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Middleton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Middleton is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
    • Centerville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • New Baden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Wixon Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Wixon Valley is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wixon Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
    • Tabor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Tabor is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
    • Midway
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Franklin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)

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 Prairie Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Madison County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Sand Prairie Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Madison 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 Prairie Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1367636  (Sand Prairie Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1367636 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: Madison
      • Est. Elev: 120 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Normangee
      • Location given for Sand Prairie Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.0099093     Lon: -96.1155136
      • 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 Madison, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sand Prairie 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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