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A visit to the Simpson 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 Simpson Cemetery ...

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

30.4133, -97.9695

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

The Simpson Cemetery is located in Travis County<2>.

The county seat for Travis County is located in Austin. Austin lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the southeast of the Simpson Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Simpson Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Simpson Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Teck Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Teck Cemetery is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teck Cemetery
  • Darter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Darter Cemetery is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darter Cemetery
  • Hensel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hensel Cemetery is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensel Cemetery
  • Post Oak Bend Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Post Oak Bend Cemetery is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Bend Cemetery
  • White Rock Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The White Rock Cemetery is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock Cemetery
  • Haynie Flat Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Haynie Flat Cemetery is located in Burnet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynie Flat Cemetery
  • McNeil Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The McNeil Cemetery is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeil Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • Fall Creek Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Fall Creek Cemetery is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek Cemetery
  • Roberts Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Roberts Cemetery is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
  • Bonnet Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Bonnet Cemetery is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnet Cemetery
  • Ross Family Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Preece Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Preece Cemetery is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preece Cemetery
    • Fitzhugh Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Fitzhugh Cemetery is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzhugh Cemetery
    • Jollyville Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Jollyville Cemetery is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollyville Cemetery
    • Rhodes Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Rhodes Cemetery is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Cemetery
    • Pond Springs Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Pond Springs Cemetery is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Springs Cemetery
    • Lewis Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Burnet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
    • Holloway Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Holloway Cemetery is located in Burnet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway Cemetery
    • Puryear Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Puryear Cemetery is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Puryear Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Dripping Springs.
      • The Puryear Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Peryear Cemetery
    • Oliver Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Oliver Cemetery is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Cemetery
    • Bagdad Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bagdad Cemetery is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Simpson Cemetery.

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

  • Point Venture
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Point Venture is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Venture
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,053 people
    • Point Venture has also been known as:
    • Point Venture village
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Venture <6>
  • Buffalo Gap
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Hudson Bend
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Hudson Bend is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Bend
  • Lakeway
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lago Vista
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • The Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Hills is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,456 people
  • Volente
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Briarcliff
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jonestown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bee Cave
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Nameless ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Nameless is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
    • Nameless has also been known as:
    • Cross Creek
    • Fairview
  • Barton Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Barton Creek is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Creek
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Anderson Mill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Anderson Mill is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Mill
    • Cedar Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lost Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lost Creek is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
    • Jollyville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jollyville is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollyville
    • Spicewood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Fitzhugh
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Fitzhugh is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzhugh
    • West Lake Hills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • West Lake Hills is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,254 people
    • Leander
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Leander is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,519 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leander <6>
    • Rollingwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Rollingwood is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
    • Sunset Valley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Brushy Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Brushy Creek is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek

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 Simpson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Travis County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Simpson Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Travis 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 Simpson Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1368307  (Simpson Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1368307 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: Travis
      • Est. Elev: 251 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Mansfield Dam
      • Location given for Simpson Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.4132552     Lon: -97.9694573
      • 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 Travis, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Simpson 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.