A visit to the Turnersville Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Turnersville Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Turnersville Cemetery (FG ID #7311).
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 Turnersville Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Turnersville Cemetery:
31.6115, -97.7339
The Turnersville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Turnersville.
The cemetery is located in Coryell County<2>.
The county seat for Coryell County is located in Gatesville. Gatesville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south of the Turnersville Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Turnersville Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Turnersville Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Turnersville Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Prairie View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Prairie View Cemetery is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View Cemetery
- Post Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Post Oak Cemetery is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Coffee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Coffee Cemetery is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- German Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The German Valley Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Valley Cemetery
- Wood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Wood Cemetery is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
- Weaver Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Norway Mill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Norway Mill Cemetery is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Mill Cemetery
- Boggy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Boggy Cemetery is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggy Cemetery
- Crawford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sadler Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Sadler Cemetery is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sadler Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Lanes Chapel Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coryell Valley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Barton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sycamore Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Sycamore Cemetery is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Cemetery
- Restland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Restland Cemetery is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Restland Cemetery
- Osage Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Osage Cemetery is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage Cemetery
- Kanz Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Terrell Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Terrell Cemetery is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Turnersville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Turnersville Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Turnersville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Coryell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jonesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Norse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Levita
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gatesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- South Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- South Mountain is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Cranfills Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ireland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fort Gates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fort Gates is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gates
- Clifton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Valley Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Purmela
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lanham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crawford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mound
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Oglesby
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- King
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lime City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lime City is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- Cayote
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cayote is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayote
- Agee ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 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 Turnersville Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Coryell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Turnersville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clifton
- Cranfills Gap
- Crawford
- Gatesville
- Ireland
- Valley Mills
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Turnersville Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Coryell 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 Turnersville Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #7311
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1370300 (Turnersville Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1370300 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: Coryell
- Est. Elev: 337 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Turnersville
- Location given for Turnersville Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.6109931 Lon: -97.7336342
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Coryell, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Turnersville 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |