A visit to the Springfield 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 Springfield Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Springfield 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 Springfield Cemetery
Lat: 31.5927° (31° 35' 33")
Lon: -96.5300° (-96° 31' 48")
The Springfield Cemetery is located in Limestone County<2>.
The county seat for Limestone County is located in Groesbeck. Groesbeck lies just to the south of the Springfield Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Springfield Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Springfield Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Doyle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Doyle Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Doyle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Doyle Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Dancer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dancer Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dancer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Dancer Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Ft. Parker Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Parker Memorial Park
- The Ft. Parker Memorial Park is located in Limestone County
- The Ft. Parker Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Ft. Parker Memorial Cemetery
- Glenwood Cemetery
- Lewisville Cemetery
- Union Burial Ground
- Plummers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plummers Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plummers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Plummers Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Forest Glade Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Glade Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Glade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Forest Glade Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Faulkenberry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Faulkenberry Cemetery
- The Faulkenberry Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Faulkenberry Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Groesbeck.
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Honest Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Honest Ridge Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Honest Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Honest Ridge Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Horn Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Horn Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Horn Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Horn Hill Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Lone Star Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Star Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lone Star Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Mexia City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mexia City Cemetery
- The Mexia City Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mexia City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Mexia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1979262 <5>
- Carroll Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carroll Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carroll Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Carroll Cemetery is located in Limestone County
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- Phifer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phifer Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phifer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Phifer Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Pippin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pippin Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pippin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pippin Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Hogan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hogan Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hogan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hogan Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Grove Island Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grove Island Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grove Island Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Grove Island Cemetery is located in Freestone County
- Cobb Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cobb Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cobb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cobb Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Lenamon Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lenamon Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lenamon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lenamon Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Hughes & Hyden Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hughes & Hyden Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hughes & Hyden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hughes & Hyden Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Oak Island Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Island Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Island Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Oak Island Cemetery is located in Freestone County
- New Hope Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Freestone County
- Spillers Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spillers Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spillers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Spillers Cemetery is located in Freestone County
- Lindley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lindley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lindley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lindley Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- New Home Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Home Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The New Home Cemetery is located in Limestone County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Springfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Springfield Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Groesbeck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mexia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fallon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon
- Fallon is located in Limestone County
- Tehuacana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Frosa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frosa
- Frosa is located in Limestone County
- Lost Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Prairie
- Lost Prairie is located in Limestone County
- Cotton Gin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thornton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Personville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Personville
- Personville is located in Limestone County
- Coolidge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coolidge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolidge
- Coolidge is located in Limestone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coolidge <6>
- Teague
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teague have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
- Teague is located in Freestone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teague <6>
- Wortham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wortham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
- Wortham is located in Freestone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,007 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wortham <6>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Prairie Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hill
- Prairie Hill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie Hill <6>
- Freestone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
- Freestone is located in Freestone County
- Kirvin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Delia ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Delia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delia
- Delia is located in Limestone County
- Mart
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mart have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mart
- Mart is located in McLennan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,983 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mart <6>
- Farrar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
- Farrar is located in Limestone County
- Otto
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Otto is located in Falls County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otto <6>
- Donie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Watt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watt
- Watt is located in Limestone County
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 Springfield Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Limestone County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Springfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Coolidge
- Cotton Gin
- Groesbeck
- Kosse
- Kosse lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Springfield Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kosse.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosse
- Mart
- Mart lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Springfield Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mart.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mart
- Mexia
- Mexia lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Springfield Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mexia.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia
- Tehuacana
- Thornton
- Wortham
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Springfield Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Limestone 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 Springfield 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 Springfield Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1369037 (Springfield Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1369037 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: Groesbeck
- County: Limestone Elev: 136
- Location given for GNIS #1369037 (Springfield 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 Limestone, 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 Springfield Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5927, Longitude: -96.5300 In this case, the coordinates for the Springfield 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. |