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A visit to the Snake Den 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 Snake Den Cemetery ...

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

32.8862, -98.9962

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

The Snake Den Cemetery is located in Stephens County<2>.

The county seat for Stephens County is located in Breckenridge. Breckenridge lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Snake Den Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Snake Den Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Snake Den Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hurford Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Hurford Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurford Cemetery
  • Stoker Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Stoker Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoker Cemetery
  • Mathiews Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Mathiews Cemetery is located in Throckmorton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathiews Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Throckmorton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
  • Baker Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Baker Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
  • Huffstuttle Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Brushy Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Brushy Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Cemetery
  • Picketville Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Picketville Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picketville Cemetery
  • Yellow Fork Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Yellow Fork Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Fork Cemetery
  • Hill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Hill Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
  • Breckenridge Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Breckenridge Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge Cemetery
    • The Breckenridge Cemetery has also been known as:
    • East Breckenridge Cemetery
    • Oaklawn Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #151483 <5>
  • Ledbetter Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Ledbetter Cemetery is located in Throckmorton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Tyra Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Tyra Cemetery is located in Young County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyra Cemetery
    • Murray Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Murray Cemetery is located in Young County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Cemetery
    • Post Oak Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Post Oak Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Cemetery
    • Donnell Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Ft. Griffin Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • The Ft. Griffin Cemetery is located in Shackelford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Griffin Cemetery
    • Plum Branch Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Plum Branch Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Branch Cemetery
    • Moon Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Moon Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Cemetery
    • Eliasville Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • The Eliasville Cemetery is located in Young County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliasville Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Eliasville Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Eliasville
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2219749 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Snake Den Cemetery.

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

  • Woodson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Breckenridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Murray
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Murray is located in Young County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
  • Fort Griffin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Fort Griffin is located in Shackelford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Griffin
  • Eliasville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Eliasville is located in Young County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliasville
  • Eolian
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Eolian is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eolian
  • Albany
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Albany is located in Shackelford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,958 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <6>
  • Necessity
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Necessity is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necessity
  • South Bend
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Eureka
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Eureka is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Wayland
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Wayland is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
  • Caddo
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Throckmorton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Proffitt
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Proffitt is located in Young County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proffitt
    • Gunsight ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Gunsight is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunsight
    • Bunger
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Bunger is located in Young County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunger
    • Moran
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Moran is located in Shackelford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moran <6>
    • Newcastle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • La Casa ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • La Casa is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Casa
    • Elbert
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Elbert is located in Throckmorton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbert

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 Snake Den Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Stephens County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Snake Den 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 professional and volunteer 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 Snake Den Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Stephens 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 Snake Den Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1347324  (Snake Den Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1347324 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: Stephens
      • Est. Elev: 377 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Crystal Falls
      • Location given for Snake Den Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.8862268     Lon: -98.9961816
      • 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 Stephens, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Snake Den 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.