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. 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 Springfield Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Springfield Cemetery:
31.5927, -96.5300
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Springfield Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- The Doyle Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle Cemetery
- Dancer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dancer Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dancer Cemetery
- Ft. Parker Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Ft. Parker Memorial Park is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Parker Memorial Park
- 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)
- The Plummers Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummers Cemetery
- Forest Glade Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Forest Glade Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glade Cemetery
- Faulkenberry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Faulkenberry Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkenberry Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Faulkenberry Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Groesbeck.
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Honest Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Honest Ridge Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honest Ridge Cemetery
- Horn Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Horn Hill Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Hill Cemetery
- Lone Star Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Lone Star Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star Cemetery
- Mexia City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mexia City Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia City Cemetery
- 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)
- The Carroll Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Phifer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Phifer Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phifer Cemetery
- Pippin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Pippin Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippin Cemetery
- Hogan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Hogan Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogan Cemetery
- Grove Island Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Grove Island Cemetery is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Island Cemetery
- Cobb Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Cobb Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cemetery
- Lenamon Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Lenamon Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenamon Cemetery
- Hughes & Hyden Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Island Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Island Cemetery is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Island Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Spillers Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Spillers Cemetery is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillers Cemetery
- Lindley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Lindley Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindley Cemetery
- New Home Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The New Home Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 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)
- Fallon is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon
- Tehuacana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Frosa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Frosa is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frosa
- Lost Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lost Prairie is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Prairie
- Cotton Gin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kirk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kirk is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
- Ben Hur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ben Hur is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hur
- Thornton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Personville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Personville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Personville
- Coolidge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Teague
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wortham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Prairie Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Freestone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Freestone is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
- Kirvin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Delia ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Delia is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delia
- Mart
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Farrar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Farrar is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
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 first turn to 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:
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: In 2021, GNIS record #1369037 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: Limestone
- Est. Elev: 136 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Groesbeck
- Location given for Springfield Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.5926693 Lon: -96.5299812
- 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 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Springfield 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. |
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