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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. 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 Veale Creek Cemetery ...

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>

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

Lat:   32.8898°   (32° 53' 23")

Lon:   -98.6267°   (-98° 37' 36")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bee Branch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bee Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bee Branch Cemetery is located in Stephens County
  • South Prairie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Prairie Cemetery
    • The South Prairie Cemetery is located in Stephens County
  • South Bend Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Bend Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Bend Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The South Bend Cemetery is located in Young County
  • Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hill Cemetery is located in Stephens County
  • Mountain Home Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Home Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mountain Home Cemetery is located in Young County
  • Tonk Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tonk Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tonk Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tonk Valley Cemetery is located in Young County
  • Peveler Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peveler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peveler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Peveler Cemetery is located in Young County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5968 <5>
  • Ming Bend Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ming Bend Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ming Bend Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ming Bend Cemetery is located in Young County
  • Eliasville Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eliasville Cemetery
    • The Eliasville Cemetery is located in Young County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gooseneck Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gooseneck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gooseneck Cemetery is located in Young County
  • Donnell Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Farmer Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farmer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Farmer Cemetery is located in Young County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Medlan Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Medlan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Medlan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Medlan Cemetery is located in Young County
    • Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hill Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Yellow Fork Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yellow Fork Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yellow Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Yellow Fork Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Caddo Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caddo Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caddo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Caddo Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • McAdams Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McAdams Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McAdams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McAdams Cemetery is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Moon Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Moon Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Brooks Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brooks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brooks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brooks Cemetery is located in Young County
    • Tyra Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tyra Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tyra Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tyra Cemetery is located in Young County
    • Swenson Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swenson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swenson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Swenson Cemetery is located in Stephens County

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunger
    • Bunger is located in Young County
  • Eliasville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliasville
    • Eliasville is located in Young County
  • Caddo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Graham
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
    • Graham is located in Young County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,568 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graham <6>
  • Breckenridge
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breckenridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
    • Breckenridge is located in Stephens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,400 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breckenridge <6>
  • Necessity
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necessity
    • Necessity is located in Stephens County
  • Murray
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
    • Murray is located in Young County
  • La Casa ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Casa
    • La Casa is located in Stephens County
  • Palo Pinto
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palo Pinto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Pinto
    • Palo Pinto is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palo Pinto <6>
  • Wayland
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wayland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
    • Wayland is located in Stephens County
  • Newcastle
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newcastle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcastle
    • Newcastle is located in Young County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newcastle <6>
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Graford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graford
      • Graford is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graford <6>
    • Bryson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryson
      • Bryson is located in Jack County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryson <6>
    • Strawn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Bob Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bob Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bob Town
      • Bob Town is located in Jack County
    • Proffitt
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proffitt
      • Proffitt is located in Young County
    • Loving
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Woodson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodson
      • Woodson is located in Throckmorton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodson <6>
    • Eolian
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eolian
      • Eolian is located in Stephens County
    • Gunsight ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunsight
      • Gunsight is located in Stephens County
    • Mingus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mingus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingus
      • Mingus is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mingus <6>
    • 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 begin 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:

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: GNIS record #1349213 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: Ivan North
    • County: Stephens         Elev: 314
    • Location given for GNIS #1349213 (Veale Creek 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 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 '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 Veale Creek Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8898, Longitude: -98.6267       In this case, the coordinates for the Veale Creek Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.




 

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