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A visit to the Stanford 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 Stanford Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Stanford 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 Stanford Cemetery

Lat:   32.2179°   (32° 13' 4")

Lon:   -97.6117°   (-97° 36' 42")

The Stanford Cemetery is located in Johnson County<2>.

The county seat for Johnson County is located in Cleburne. Cleburne lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Stanford Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Stanford Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Brazos Point Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brazos Point Cemetery
    • The Brazos Point Cemetery is located in Bosque County
    • The Brazos Point Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Andrew's Chapel Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1188399 <5>
  • Lafon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lafon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lafon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lafon Cemetery is located in Johnson County
  • Baker Lain Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Lain Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Lain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Baker Lain Cemetery is located in Johnson County
  • Oldham Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oldham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oldham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oldham Cemetery is located in Somervell County
  • Squaw Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Squaw Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Squaw Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Squaw Creek Cemetery is located in Somervell County
  • Glass Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hill Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Kyle Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kyle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kyle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kyle Cemetery is located in Johnson County
  • Ft. Spunky Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Spunky Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Spunky Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ft. Spunky Cemetery is located in Hood County
  • Mitchell Bend Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitchell Bend Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mitchell Bend Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mitchell Bend Cemetery is located in Hood County
  • Kristenstad Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kristenstad Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kristenstad Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kristenstad Cemetery is located in Hood County
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
    • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Somervell County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hopewell Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Glen Rose.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1964312 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Ward Branch Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ward Branch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ward Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ward Branch Cemetery is located in Somervell County
    • Post Oak Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Post Oak Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Post Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Post Oak Cemetery is located in Somervell County
    • Davis Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
      • The Davis Cemetery is located in Somervell County
      • The Davis Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Barker Cemetery
      • Barker Creek Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2129488 <5>
    • Russell Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Russell Cemetery is located in Bosque County
    • Kopperl Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Dodson Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dodson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dodson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dodson Cemetery is located in Hill County
    • Live Oak Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Live Oak Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Live Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Live Oak Cemetery is located in Hill County
    • Grange Hall Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grange Hall Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grange Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grange Hall Cemetery is located in Johnson County

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 Stanford Cemetery.

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

  • Nemo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nemo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
    • Nemo is located in Somervell County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nemo <6>
  • Eulogy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulogy
    • Eulogy is located in Bosque County
  • Rainbow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainbow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow
    • Rainbow is located in Somervell County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainbow <6>
  • Fort Spunky
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Spunky. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spunky
    • Fort Spunky is located in Hood County
  • Glen Rose
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Bono
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bono. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
    • Bono is located in Johnson County
  • Kimball
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
    • Kimball is located in Bosque County
  • Kopperl
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pecan Plantation
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Plantation
    • Pecan Plantation is located in Hood County
  • Walnut Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Springs
    • Walnut Springs is located in Bosque County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Springs <6>
  • Morgan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Blum
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blum
    • Blum is located in Hill County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blum <6>
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Rio Vista
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Glass
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass
      • Glass is located in Somervell County
    • DeCordova
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeCordova
      • DeCordova is located in Hood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,108 people
    • Lakeside Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
      • Lakeside Village is located in Bosque County
    • Cleburne
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hill City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
      • Hill City is located in Hood County
    • Acton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Godley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Chalk Mountain
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Mountain
      • Chalk Mountain is located in Erath County
    • Paluxy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paluxy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paluxy
      • Paluxy is located in Hood County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paluxy <6>
    • Granbury
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)

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 Stanford Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Johnson County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Stanford Cemetery:

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 Stanford Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1347797  (Stanford Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1347797 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: Brazos Point
    • County: Johnson         Elev: 203
    • Location given for GNIS #1347797 (Stanford Cemetery)

The official website for Johnson County: www.johnsoncountytx.org/

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 Johnson, 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 Stanford Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2179, Longitude: -97.6117       In this case, the coordinates for the Stanford 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.




 

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