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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Simmons Family Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Simmons Family Cemetery (FG ID #2178449)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Simmons Family Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Simmons Family Cemetery

Lat:   30.8313°   (30° 49' 52")

Lon:   -97.2940°   (-97° 17' 38")

The Simmons Family Cemetery is located in Bell County<2>.

The county seat for Bell County is located in Belton. Belton lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Simmons Family Cemetery .

Establishment of the Simmons Family Cemetery ...

The Simmons Family Cemetery was:

Name Variations for Simmons Family Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Simmons Family Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Simmons Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Simmons Family Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Bell County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Simmons Family Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Simmons Family Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Simmons Family Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Vilas
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
      • Vilas is located in Bell County
    • Val Verde
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verde
      • Val Verde is located in Milam County
    • Davilla
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davilla have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davilla
      • Davilla is located in Milam County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davilla <5>
    • Sparks
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
      • Sparks is located in Bell County
    • Rogers
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Holland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bartlett
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartlett have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
      • Bartlett is located in Bell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,766 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartlett <5>
    • Friendship ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
      • Friendship is located in Williamson County
    • Academy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy
      • Academy is located in Bell County
    • Buckholts
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckholts have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckholts
      • Buckholts is located in Milam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckholts <5>
    • Granger
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Little River-Academy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River-Academy
      • Little River-Academy is located in Bell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Little River
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Hoxie
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
        • Hoxie is located in Williamson County
      • Heidenheimer
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heidenheimer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidenheimer
        • Heidenheimer is located in Bell County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heidenheimer <5>
      • Edgeworth
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgeworth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
        • Edgeworth is located in Bell County
      • Tracy
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
        • Tracy is located in Milam County
      • Schwertner
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schwertner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schwertner
        • Schwertner is located in Williamson County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schwertner <5>
      • Thorndale
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorndale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorndale
        • Thorndale is located in Milam County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,302 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thorndale <5>
      • Thrall
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thrall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrall
        • Thrall is located in Williamson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,014 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thrall <5>
      • Salado
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)

    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 Simmons Family 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 Simmons Family Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Bartlett
    • Belton
      • Belton lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Simmons Family Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Belton.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
    • Buckholts
    • Cameron
    • Holland
      • Holland lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Simmons Family Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Holland.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
    • Village of Salado
      • Salado lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Simmons Family Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Salado.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
    • Temple
    • Thorndale
    • Thrall

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Simmons Family Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Val Verde Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Val Verde Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Val Verde Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Val Verde Cemetery
    • Science Hill Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Server Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Server Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Server Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Server Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6842 <1>
    • Mumford Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mumford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mumford Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mumford Cemetery
    • Pruett Family Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pruett Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pruett Family Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pruett Family Cemetery
    • Jackson Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Jackson Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4472 <1>
    • Davilla Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Sunshine Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunshine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sunshine Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunshine Cemetery
    • McCann Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCann Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McCann Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCann Cemetery
    • Allison Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Allison Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allison Cemetery
    • Laughlin Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laughlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Laughlin Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laughlin Cemetery
    • Friendship Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Bentsch Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bentsch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bentsch Cemetery is located in Milam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bentsch Cemetery
      • Graham - McQween Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graham - McQween Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Graham - McQween Cemetery is located in Milam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graham - McQween Cemetery
      • Taplin View Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taplin View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Taplin View Cemetery is located in Milam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taplin View Cemetery
      • Reed Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Reed Cemetery is located in Bell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Cemetery
      • C.A. Hamblen Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the C.A. Hamblen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The C.A. Hamblen Cemetery is located in Milam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the C.A. Hamblen Cemetery
      • Laughlin Old Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laughlin Old Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Laughlin Old Cemetery is located in Milam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laughlin Old Cemetery
      • Dotson Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dotson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Dotson Cemetery is located in Milam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dotson Cemetery
      • T K Wilson Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the T K Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The T K Wilson Cemetery is located in Milam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the T K Wilson Cemetery
      • McFarland Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McFarland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The McFarland Cemetery is located in Milam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McFarland Cemetery
      • Bryant Station Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bryant Station Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bryant Station Cemetery is located in Milam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bryant Station Cemetery

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

    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 Simmons Family Cemetery:

    The official website for Bell County: www.bellcountytx.com/

    The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Simmons Family Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.8313, Longitude: -97.2940    
    <4>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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