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A visit to the Straley 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 Straley Cemetery ...

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

31.3124, -98.1595

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

The Straley Cemetery is located in Lampasas County<2>.

The county seat for Lampasas County is located in Lampasas. Lampasas lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the south of the Straley Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Straley Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 18 miles [29 km] of the Straley Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Townsen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Townsen Cemetery is located in Lampasas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsen Cemetery
  • Hines Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Hines Chapel Cemetery is located in Lampasas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hines Chapel Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Lampasas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
  • Hillsdale Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Hillsdale Cemetery is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale Cemetery
  • Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Pilgrims Rest Cemetery is located in Lampasas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
  • Oneal Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Oneal Cemetery is located in Lampasas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneal Cemetery
  • Center Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Center Cemetery is located in Lampasas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
  • Garner Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Garner Cemetery is located in Lampasas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Cemetery
  • Langford Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Langford Cemetery is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langford Cemetery
  • Groves Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • The Groves Cemetery is located in Lampasas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groves Cemetery
  • Kingsbury Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • The Kingsbury Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury Cemetery
  • Rock Church Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Rock Church Cemetery is located in Lampasas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Church Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Murphy Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Murphy Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
    • Hurst Ranch Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Hurst Ranch Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst Ranch Cemetery
    • Smith Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
    • Long Cove Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Long Cove Cemetery is located in Lampasas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cove Cemetery
    • Pidcoke Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • The Pidcoke Cemetery is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pidcoke Cemetery
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Lampasas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Lampasas.
      • The Oak Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • City Cemetery
      • Lapasas City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5662 <5>
    • Perkins Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • The Perkins Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Cemetery
    • Cook Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • The Cook Cemetery is located in Lampasas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
    • Kempner Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Kempner Cemetery is located in Lampasas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempner Cemetery
    • Gotcher Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Gotcher Cemetery is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotcher Cemetery
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Straley Cemetery.

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

  • Adamsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Adamsville is located in Lampasas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
  • Izoro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Bee House
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bee House is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee House
  • Pearl
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Pearl is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
  • Evant
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Star
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lometa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • King
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • King is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
  • Slab Crossing ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Slab Crossing is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Crossing
  • Lampasas
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Sparks Crossing ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Sparks Crossing is located in Lampasas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Crossing
  • Purmela
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Ohio ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Ohio is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
    • McGirk ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • McGirk is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
    • Senterfitt ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Senterfitt is located in Lampasas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senterfitt
    • Nix
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Nix is located in Lampasas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
    • Center City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Center City is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center City
    • Kempner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Copperas Cove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Ireland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Ireland is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland
    • Levita
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Levita is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levita

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 Straley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lampasas County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Evant
  • Ireland
  • Lampasas
  • Lometa
    • Lometa lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Straley Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lometa.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lometa

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 Straley Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Lampasas 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 Straley Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1369261  (Straley Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1369261 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: Lampasas
      • Est. Elev: 361 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Adamsville
      • Location given for Straley Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.3123875     Lon: -98.1594761
      • 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 Lampasas, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Straley 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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