A visit to the Tatum 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 Tatum Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Tatum Cemetery:
33.1767, -96.3529
The Tatum Cemetery is located in Collin County<1>.
The county seat for Collin County is located in McKinney. McKinney lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the west of the Tatum Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Tatum Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Tatum Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Tatum Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Liberty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Housten Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Twin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Chapman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rike Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Van Winkle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Prairie Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Merit Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Merit Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merit Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Verona Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- McMinn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Backbone Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Du Laney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Du Laney Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Laney Cemetery
- Princeton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Richard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Blue Ridge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Altoga Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Abston Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nevada Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Josephine Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Josephine Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine Cemetery
- Dugan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Dugan Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugan Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Tatum Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Tatum Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Farmersville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Merit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Copeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Josephine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Frognot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Nevada
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Altoga
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Princeton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Clear Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Lake is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Valdasta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lavon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Caddo Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kingston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Biggers ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Biggers is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggers
- Lowry Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hendrix
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Celeste
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Hope is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
- Wylie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Royse City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Westminster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lucas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lucas is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,819 people
- Saint Paul
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Paul is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
- Greenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- White Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Melissa
(14 miles [22.5 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 Tatum Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Collin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Tatum Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Caddo Mills
- Celeste
- Farmersville
- Greenville
- Nevada
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 Tatum Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Collin 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 Tatum Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1348277 (Tatum Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1348277 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: Collin
- Est. Elev: 198 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Farmersville
- Location given for Tatum Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.1767824 Lon: -96.3530374
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Collin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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- Tatum Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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