A visit to the Spring Creek Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
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 Spring Creek Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Spring Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Spring Creek Cemetery
Lat: 31.1882° (31° 11' 17")
Lon: -96.0405° (-96° 2' 25")
The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Leon County<2>.
The county seat for Leon County is located in Centerville. Centerville lies just to the northeast of the Spring Creek Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Spring Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Spring Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Woodward Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodward Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodward Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Woodward Cemetery is located in Leon County
- Seale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seale Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Seale Cemetery is located in Leon County
- Turner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Makamsom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Makamsom Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Makamsom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Makamsom Cemetery is located in Leon County
- Culton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Culton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Culton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Culton Cemetery is located in Leon County
- Curtiss Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Curtiss Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Curtiss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Curtiss Cemetery is located in Leon County
- Flynn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flynn Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flynn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Flynn Cemetery is located in Leon County
- Rogers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Leon County
- Durst Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Durst Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Durst Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Durst Cemetery is located in Leon County
- Concord Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burleson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burleson Cemetery
- The Burleson Cemetery is located in Leon County
- White Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The White Cemetery is located in Leon County
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- Greer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greer Cemetery
- The Greer Cemetery is located in Madison County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greer Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast of Madisonville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3944 <5>
- Moores Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moores Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moores Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Moores Cemetery is located in Leon County
- McMillin Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McMillin Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McMillin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The McMillin Cemetery is located in Leon County
- Green Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Green Cemetery is located in Leon County
- Rodgers Prairie Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rodgers Prairie Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rodgers Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Rodgers Prairie Cemetery is located in Leon County
- Randolph Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Randolph Cemetery
- The Randolph Cemetery is located in Madison County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Randolph Cemetery is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6244 <5>
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Leon County
- Spillerville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spillerville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spillerville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Spillerville Cemetery is located in Leon County
- Liberty Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Leon County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Spring Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Spring Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Leona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leona
- Leona is located in Leon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leona <6>
- Flynn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flynn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn
- Flynn is located in Leon County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flynn <6>
- Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Concord
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Middleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middleton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Middleton is located in Leon County
- Normangee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normangee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normangee
- Normangee is located in Leon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Normangee <6>
- Hilltop Lakes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wealthy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wealthy
- Wealthy is located in Leon County
- Jewett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Marquez
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Centerview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
- Centerview is located in Leon County
- Newby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newby
- Newby is located in Leon County
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- George
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
- George is located in Madison County
- Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
- Ridge is located in Robertson County
- Russell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Russell is located in Leon County
- Madisonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- North Zulch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
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 Spring Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Leon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Spring Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Centerville
- Jewett
- Jewett lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Spring Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Jewett.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Madisonville
- Marquez
- Normangee
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 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 Spring Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Leon 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 Spring Creek Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Spring Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1368993 (Spring Creek Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1368993 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Spring Seat
- County: Leon Elev: 111
- Location given for GNIS #1368993 (Spring Creek Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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 Leon, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Spring Creek Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.1882, Longitude: -96.0405 In this case, the coordinates for the Spring Creek Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | 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. |
<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. |
<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. |