A visit to the Valera Cemetery ...
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 Valera Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Valera Cemetery
Lat: 31.7381° (31° 44' 17")
Lon: -99.5475° (-99° 32' 50")
The Valera Cemetery is located in Coleman County<1>.
The county seat for Coleman County is located in Coleman. Coleman lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Valera Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 21 miles [33.8 km] of the Valera Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Valera Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Valera Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Voss Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Voss Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Voss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Voss Cemetery is located in Coleman County
- Brown Ranch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Ranch Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Ranch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Brown Ranch Cemetery is located in Coleman County
- Glen Cove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Talpa Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coleman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Herring Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Coleman County
- Leaday Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leaday Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leaday Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Leaday Cemetery is located in Coleman County
- Mount View Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rough Creek Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rough Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rough Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Rough Creek Cemetery is located in Coleman County
- Norwood Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwood Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Norwood Cemetery is located in Runnels County
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Stewardson Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stewardson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stewardson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Stewardson Cemetery is located in Coleman County
- Walker Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Coleman County
- Silver Valley Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rough Creek Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Crews Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Atoka Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hoffman Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoffman Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoffman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hoffman Cemetery is located in Runnels County
- Midway Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Midway Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Midway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Coleman County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Valera Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Valera Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Valera
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valera have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valera
- Valera is located in Coleman County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valera <6>
- Voss
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Coleman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Talpa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Glen Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gouldbusk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Santa Anna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Novice
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Novice have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novice
- Novice is located in Coleman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Novice <6>
- Rockwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Waldrip
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waldrip. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrip
- Waldrip is located in McCulloch County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Waldrip
- From the Valera Cemetery to Waldrip
- Trickham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whon ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Fry ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
- Fry is located in Brown County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fry
- From the Valera Cemetery to Fry
- Doole ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doole have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doole
- Doole is located in McCulloch County
- Goldsboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Goldsboro is located in Coleman County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldsboro <6>
- Ballinger
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bangs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bangs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
- Bangs is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangs <6>
- Millersview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Burkett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Paint Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paint Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Paint Rock is located in Concho County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paint Rock <6>
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 Valera Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Coleman County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Valera Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ballinger
- Bangs
- Coleman
- Goldsboro
- Paint Rock
- Rowena
- Winters
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 Valera Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Coleman County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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 Valera Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1349153 (Valera Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1349153 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: Bead Mountain
- County: Coleman Elev: 550
- Location given for GNIS #1349153 (Valera Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Coleman, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Valera Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7381, Longitude: -99.5475 |
<3> | 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. |
<4> | 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. |
<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. |
<7> | 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. |