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A visit to the Wallace 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 Wallace Creek Cemetery ...

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

31.1718, -98.8062

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

The Wallace Creek Cemetery is located in San Saba County<2>.

The county seat for San Saba County is located in San Saba. San Saba lies just to the east northeast of the Wallace Creek Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Wallace Creek Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of the Wallace Creek Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Davidson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Davidson Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
  • Ellis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Ellis Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillcrest Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of San Saba.
    • The Hillcrest Cemetery has also been known as:
    • San Saba County Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1974126 <5>
  • San Saba City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The San Saba City Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Saba City Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the San Saba City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of San Saba.
    • The San Saba City Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Odd Fellow Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1959726 <5>
  • China Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The China Creek Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Creek Cemetery
  • J.H. Shorty Brown Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The J.H. Shorty Brown Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for J.H. Shorty Brown Cemetery
    • The J.H. Shorty Brown Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Brown Cemetery
    • John H. Shorty Brown Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2594 <5>
  • Linn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Linn Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Cemetery
  • Old Algerita Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Old Algerita Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Algerita Cemetery
  • Farr Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Farr Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farr Cemetery
  • Crawford Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Crawford Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
  • Terry Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Terry Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Cemetery
  • Richland Springs Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Neal Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
    • Montgomery Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Rough Creek Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Harris Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Harris Cemetery is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
    • Gray Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Kuykendall Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Cherokee Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Cherokee Cemetery is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Cemetery
      • The Cherokee Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hanna Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4052 <5>
    • McMillin Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The McMillin Cemetery is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillin Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Wallace Creek Cemetery.

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

  • San Saba
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Richland Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Cherokee
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Locker ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Locker is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locker
  • Regency ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Regency is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency
  • Bend
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Holt ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Holt is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
  • Pontotoc
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Valley Spring
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Baby Head ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Baby Head is located in Llano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baby Head
  • Senterfitt ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Senterfitt is located in Lampasas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senterfitt
  • Ridge
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Ridge is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Buffalo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Buffalo is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
    • Ebony ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Ebony is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebony
    • Goldthwaite
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Fredonia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Lometa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Keys Crossing
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Keys Crossing is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Crossing
    • Williams Ranch ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Williams Ranch is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Ranch
    • Rochelle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Voca
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Milburn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Milburn is located in McCulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
    • Indian Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Indian Creek is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
    • Nix
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Nix is located in Lampasas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix

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 Wallace Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in San Saba County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wallace 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 helpful 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 Wallace Creek Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to San Saba 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 Wallace Creek Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1370788  (Wallace Creek Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1370788 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: San Saba
      • Est. Elev: 387 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Algerita
      • Location given for Wallace Creek Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.1718344     Lon: -98.8061548
      • 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 San Saba, 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- Wallace 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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