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A visit to the Vinson 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 Vinson Cemetery ...

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

31.3788, -96.5358

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

The Vinson Cemetery is located in Limestone County<2>.

The county seat for Limestone County is located in Groesbeck. Groesbeck lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north of the Vinson Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Vinson Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Vinson Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Masters Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Masters Cemetery is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masters Cemetery
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
  • Capps Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Capps Cemetery is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps Cemetery
  • Cobb Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Cobb Cemetery is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cemetery
  • Norris Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Norris Cemetery is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Cemetery
  • Sowders Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Sowders Cemetery is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowders Cemetery
  • Moss Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Moss Cemetery is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Cemetery
  • Buttrill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Potter Shop Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Potter Shop Cemetery is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Shop Cemetery
  • Carroll Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Carroll Cemetery is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Cemetery
  • Tidwell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Tidwell Cemetery is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell Cemetery
  • Gunter Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Gunter Cemetery is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Eutaw Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Eutaw Cemetery is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eutaw Cemetery
    • Lenamon Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Lenamon Cemetery is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenamon Cemetery
    • Hughes & Hyden Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hughes & Hyden Cemetery is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes & Hyden Cemetery
    • Pippin Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Pippin Cemetery is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippin Cemetery
    • Phifer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Phifer Cemetery is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phifer Cemetery
    • Clifton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Clifton Cemetery is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Cemetery
    • Kosse Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Kosse Cemetery is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosse Cemetery
    • Shady Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • King - Williams Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Cox Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Cox Cemetery is located in Limestone County
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    • Hogan Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hogan Cemetery is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogan Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Vinson Cemetery.

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

  • Thornton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Kosse
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Kosse is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosse
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kosse <6>
  • Seale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Seale is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seale
  • Groesbeck
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Stranger
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Stranger is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stranger
  • Bald Prairie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bald Prairie is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Prairie
  • Lost Prairie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lost Prairie is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Prairie
  • Personville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Personville is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Personville
  • Ben Hur
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ben Hur is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hur
  • Farrar
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Farrar is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
  • Fallon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Fallon is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon
  • Bremond
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Otto
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • McClanahan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • McClanahan is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClanahan
    • Reagan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Kirk
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Kirk is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
    • Marquez
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Frosa
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Frosa is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frosa
    • Donie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Ridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Ridge is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
    • Freestone
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Freestone is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
    • Mart
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Mart is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mart
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,983 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mart <6>
    • Marlin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Owensville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Owensville is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville
    • Newby
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Newby is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newby
    • Mexia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Mexia is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,287 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexia <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 Vinson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Limestone County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bremond
  • Groesbeck
  • Kosse
    • Kosse lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Vinson Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kosse.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosse
  • Marlin
    • Marlin lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Vinson Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Marlin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlin
  • Marquez
  • Mart
    • Mart lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Vinson Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mart.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mart
  • Mexia
  • Thornton

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 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 Vinson Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Limestone 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 Vinson Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1370659  (Vinson Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1370659 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: Limestone
      • Est. Elev: 144 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Thornton
      • Location given for Vinson Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.3787866     Lon: -96.5358104
      • 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 Limestone, 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' (or 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- Vinson 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.