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A visit to the Turnbow Cemetery ...


The location of the Turnbow Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Turnbow Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   31.9779°   (31° 58' 40")

Lon:   -98.2045°   (-98° 12' 16")

The Turnbow Cemetery is located in Erath County<2>.

The county seat for Erath County is located in Stephenville. Stephenville lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north of the Turnbow Cemetery .

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 Turnbow Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Erath County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Turnbow Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church
  • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Turnbow Cemetery.

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

    • Wilson
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
      • Wilson is located in Comanche County
    • Carlton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Alexander
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
      • Alexander is located in Erath County
    • Clairette
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairette
      • Clairette is located in Erath County
    • Ararat ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ararat. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
      • Ararat is located in Comanche County
    • Spurlin ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spurlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurlin
      • Spurlin is located in Hamilton County
    • Harbin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
      • Harbin is located in Erath County
    • Hico
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
      • Hico is located in Hamilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,437 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hico <4>
    • Dublin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
      • Dublin is located in Erath County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,552 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <4>
    • Duffau
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffau
      • Duffau is located in Erath County
    • Proctor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Proctor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
      • Proctor is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Proctor <4>
    • Gustine
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gustine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustine
      • Gustine is located in Comanche County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gustine <4>
    • Continue List   (7 more) ...
      • Stephenville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Bunyan
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunyan
        • Bunyan is located in Erath County
      • Comyn
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comyn
        • Comyn is located in Comanche County
      • Energy
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Agee ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Agee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agee
        • Agee is located in Hamilton County
      • Hamilton
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Iredell
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iredell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iredell
        • Iredell is located in Bosque County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iredell <4>

    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 Turnbow Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Erath County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Turnbow Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Pecan Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pecan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pecan Cemetery is located in Erath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pecan Cemetery
    • Altman Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Altman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Altman Cemetery is located in Erath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Altman Cemetery
    • Caudle Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caudle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Caudle Cemetery is located in Erath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caudle Cemetery
    • Hancock Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hancock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hancock Cemetery is located in Erath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hancock Cemetery
    • Carlton Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Live Oak Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 Erath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Live Oak Cemetery
    • Midway Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Midway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Midway Cemetery is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Midway Cemetery
    • Clairette Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Heavenly Branch Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heavenly Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Heavenly Branch Cemetery is located in Erath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heavenly Branch Cemetery
    • Honey Creek Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Honey Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Honey Creek Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Honey Creek Cemetery
    • Barbee Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Barbee Cemetery is located in Erath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barbee Cemetery
    • Bowman Ridge Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowman Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bowman Ridge Cemetery is located in Erath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowman Ridge Cemetery
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Old Dublin Memorial Park
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Dublin Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old Dublin Memorial Park is located in Erath County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Dublin Memorial Park
      • Tillinghouse Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tillinghouse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Tillinghouse Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tillinghouse Cemetery
      • Dry Fork Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dry Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Dry Fork Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dry Fork Cemetery
      • Live Oak Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • 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 Erath County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Live Oak Cemetery
      • Toliver Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Toliver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Toliver Cemetery is located in Comanche County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Toliver Cemetery
      • Barnett Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Barnett Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnett Cemetery
      • Millerville Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Millerville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Millerville Cemetery is located in Erath County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Millerville Cemetery
      • Miller Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Miller Cemetery is located in Comanche County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
      • Peacher Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peacher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Peacher Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peacher Cemetery
      • Hico Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hico Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hico Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hico Cemetery
      • Indian Creek Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Indian Creek Cemetery is located in Erath County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Creek Cemetery

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

    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 Turnbow Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1348899  (Turnbow Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1348899 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: Carlton
      • County: Erath         Elev: 391
      • Location given for GNIS #1348899 (Turnbow Cemetery)

    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 Erath, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Turnbow Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9779, Longitude: -98.2045       In this case, the coordinates for the Turnbow Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>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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