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A visit to the Tillis Prairie 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 Tillis Prairie Cemetery ...

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

30.2138, -95.6780

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

The Tillis Prairie Cemetery is located in Montgomery County<2>.

The county seat for Montgomery County is located in Conroe. Conroe lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Tillis Prairie Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Tillis Prairie Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Tillis Prairie Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Cartwright Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Cartwright Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright Cemetery
    • The Cartwright Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1988767 <5>
  • Corgey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Corgey Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corgey Cemetery
  • Goodson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Goodson Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodson Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Goodson Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Pinehurst.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3855 <5>
  • Decker Prairie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Decker Prairie Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker Prairie Cemetery
  • Decker Prairie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Decker Prairie Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker Prairie Cemetery
  • Collier Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Collier Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collier Cemetery
  • Old Sanders Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Old Sanders Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sanders Cemetery
  • Baker Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Baker Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
  • Pate Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Pate Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pate Cemetery
  • Salem Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
  • Salem Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Salem Lutheran Cemetery is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Lutheran Cemetery
    • The Salem Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rose Hill Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6657 <5>
  • Juergens - Martens Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Juergens - Martens Cemetery is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juergens - Martens Cemetery
    • The Juergens - Martens Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Juergens Cemetery
    • Martens Cemetery
    • Martens Family Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2350054 <5>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Bogs Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Bogs Cemetery is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogs Cemetery
      • The Bogs Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bogs - Hufsmith Community Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #626407 <5>
    • Yell Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Yell Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell Cemetery
    • Martin Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Martin Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
    • Womack Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Womack Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack Cemetery
    • Spring Branch Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Spring Branch Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Branch Cemetery
    • Griffith Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Griffith Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith Cemetery
    • Hufsmith Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hufsmith Cemetery is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hufsmith Cemetery
      • The Hufsmith Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hufsmith - McCall Cemetery
      • McCall Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5097 <5>
    • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Lutheran Cemetery
      • The Zion Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Zion Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7811 <5>
    • Keenan Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Tillis Prairie Cemetery.

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

  • Pinehurst
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Karen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Karen is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karen
  • Magnolia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Stagecoach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Stagecoach is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
  • Hufsmith
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Tomball
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Todd Mission
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Todd Mission is located in Grimes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Mission
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
  • Pinewood Place
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pinewood Place is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Place
  • Dobbin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Montgomery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Westbourne
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Westbourne is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbourne
  • The Woodlands
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Shenandoah
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Plantersville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Klein
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Ridge North
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Conroe
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Conroe is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,214 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conroe <6>
    • Louetta ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Louetta is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louetta
    • Forest North
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Forest North is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest North
    • Chateau Woods
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Chateau Woods is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
    • Woodloch
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Woodloch is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodloch
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
    • Panorama Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Panorama Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,446 people
    • Hockley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cypress
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Sleepy Hollow
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Sleepy Hollow is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
    • Stoneham
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Stoneham is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham

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 Tillis Prairie Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Montgomery County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Conroe
    • Conroe lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Tillis Prairie Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Conroe.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroe
  • Montgomery
  • Tomball
    • Tomball lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Tillis Prairie Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tomball.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomball

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Tillis Prairie Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Montgomery 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 Tillis Prairie Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1348568  (Tillis Prairie Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1348568 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: Montgomery
      • Est. Elev: 74 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Magnolia East
      • Location given for Tillis Prairie Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.2138239     Lon: -95.6780014
      • 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 Montgomery, 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- Tillis Prairie 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.