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A visit to the Veale Creek 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 Veale Creek Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Veale Creek Cemetery:

32.8898, -98.6267

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

The Veale Creek Cemetery is located in Stephens County<2>.

The county seat for Stephens County is located in Breckenridge. Breckenridge lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Veale Creek Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Veale Creek Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Veale Creek Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Bee Branch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Bee Branch Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch Cemetery
  • South Prairie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The South Prairie Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Prairie Cemetery
  • South Bend Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The South Bend Cemetery is located in Young County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bend Cemetery
  • Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Hill Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
  • Mountain Home Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Tonk Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Tonk Valley Cemetery is located in Young County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonk Valley Cemetery
  • Peveler Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ming Bend Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Ming Bend Cemetery is located in Young County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ming Bend Cemetery
  • Eliasville Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Eliasville Cemetery is located in Young County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliasville Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Eliasville Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Eliasville
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2219749 <5>
  • Gooseneck Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Gooseneck Cemetery is located in Young County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseneck Cemetery
  • Donnell Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Farmer Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Farmer Cemetery is located in Young County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Medlan Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Medlan Cemetery is located in Young County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlan Cemetery
    • Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Hill Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
    • Yellow Fork Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Yellow Fork Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Fork Cemetery
    • Caddo Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Caddo Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Cemetery
    • McAdams Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The McAdams Cemetery is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAdams Cemetery
    • Moon Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Moon Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Cemetery
    • Brooks Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Brooks Cemetery is located in Young County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
    • Tyra Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Tyra Cemetery is located in Young County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyra Cemetery
    • Swenson Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Swenson Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swenson Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Veale Creek Cemetery.

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

  • South Bend
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Bunger
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Bunger is located in Young County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunger
  • Eliasville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Eliasville is located in Young County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliasville
  • Caddo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Graham
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Breckenridge
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Necessity
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Necessity is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necessity
  • Murray
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Murray is located in Young County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
  • La Casa ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • La Casa is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Casa
  • Palo Pinto
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Wayland
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Wayland is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
  • Newcastle
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Graford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Bryson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Strawn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Bob Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Bob Town is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bob Town
    • Proffitt
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Proffitt is located in Young County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proffitt
    • Loving
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Woodson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Eolian
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Eolian is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eolian
    • Gunsight ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Gunsight is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunsight
    • Mingus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Gordon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)

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 Veale Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Stephens County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Veale Creek Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Stephens 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 Veale Creek Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1349213  (Veale Creek Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1349213 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: Stephens
      • Est. Elev: 314 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Ivan North
      • Location given for Veale Creek Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.8898429     Lon: -98.6267255
      • 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 Stephens, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Veale Creek 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.
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