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A visit to the Sibley 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 Sibley Cemetery ...

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

31.0649, -97.8464

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

The Sibley Cemetery is located in Bell County<2>.

The county seat for Bell County is located in Belton. Belton lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the east of the Sibley Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Sibley Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Sibley Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Brown Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brown Cemetery is located in Killeen.
    • The Brown Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Brown Okay Community Cemetery
    • Browns Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2610 <5>
  • Mayberry Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mayberry Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry Cemetery
  • Henderson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Henderson Cemetery is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
  • Browning Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Browning Cemetery is located in Lampasas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
  • Copperas Cove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Copperas Cove Cemetery is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperas Cove Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Lampasas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
  • Toby Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Toby Cemetery is located in Burnet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toby Cemetery
  • Gotcher Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Gotcher Cemetery is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotcher Cemetery
  • Gillum Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Gillum Cemetery is located in Burnet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillum Cemetery
  • Ethridge Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Ethridge Cemetery is located in Burnet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethridge Cemetery
  • Kempner Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Kempner Cemetery is located in Lampasas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempner Cemetery
  • Pickett Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Pickett Cemetery is located in Lampasas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • City Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The City Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Cemetery
    • Killeen Memorial Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Killeen Memorial Park is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killeen Memorial Park
    • Blackburn Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Blackburn Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Blackburn Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Killeen.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2146247 <5>
    • Rock Church Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Rock Church Cemetery is located in Lampasas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Church Cemetery
    • Burris Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The Burris Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burris Cemetery
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Nolanville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6061 <5>
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Burnet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • Pidcoke Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • The Pidcoke Cemetery is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pidcoke Cemetery
    • Lawler Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Lawler Cemetery is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler Cemetery
      • The Lawler Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Lawler Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2150551 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sibley Cemetery.

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

  • Montague Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Montague Village is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague Village
  • Maxdale ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Maxdale is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxdale
  • Comanche Village I
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Comanche Village I is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Village I
  • Comanche Village II
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Comanche Village II is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Village II
  • Comanche Village III
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Comanche Village III is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Village III
  • Copperas Cove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Killeen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Chaffee Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Chaffee Village is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaffee Village
  • Fort Hood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ding Dong
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ding Dong is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ding Dong
  • McNair Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • McNair Village is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNair Village
  • Kempner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Walker Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Walker Village is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Village
    • Harker Heights
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Saint Elijah Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Saint Elijah Village is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elijah Village
    • Briggs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Mason Crossing ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Mason Crossing is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Crossing

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 Sibley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bell County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sibley 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 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 Sibley Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Bell 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 Sibley Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1385365  (Sibley Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1385365 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: Bell
      • Est. Elev: 307 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: McMillan Mountains
      • Location given for Sibley Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.0648978     Lon: -97.8464095
      • 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 Bell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sibley 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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