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A visit to the Walnut Springs 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 Walnut Springs Cemetery ...

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

32.5262, -96.5655

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

The Walnut Springs Cemetery is located in Ellis County<2>.

The county seat for Ellis County is located in Waxahachie. Waxahachie lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Walnut Springs Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Walnut Springs Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Walnut Springs Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Norman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Norman Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman Cemetery
  • Pruitt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Pruitt Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitt Cemetery
  • Hefley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Hefley Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hefley Cemetery
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Grange Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Grange Hill Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Hill Cemetery
  • Carver Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Carver Memorial Park is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver Memorial Park
  • Ferris Park Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Ferris Park Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris Park Cemetery
  • Old Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Old Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cemetery
  • Palmer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Palmer Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
  • Union Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Hill Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Bristol.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7350 <5>
  • Lucille Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Lucille Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucille Cemetery
  • Sand Branch Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Sand Branch Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Branch Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
    • Bluff Springs Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Rosser Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Rosser Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosser Cemetery
    • Rosser Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Rosser Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosser Cemetery
    • Green Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Green Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
    • Rose Lawn Memorial Gardens
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Lee Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Lee Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
    • Douglas Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Douglas Cemetery is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Cemetery
    • Crisp Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Crisp Cemetery is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp Cemetery
    • Crandall Community Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Crandall Community Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Community Cemetery
      • The Crandall Community Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mt. Pilgrim Church Cemetery
      • Woodland Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2303598 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Walnut Springs Cemetery.

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

  • Walnut Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Walnut Springs is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Springs
  • Bristol
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Bristol is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Combine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Combine is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combine
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,537 people
  • Ferris
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Seagoville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Palmer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Crisp
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Crisp is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp
  • Rosser
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Wilmer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Crandall
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Kleberg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Kleberg is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kleberg
  • Cottonwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Cottonwood is located in Kaufman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Scurry
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Telico
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Telico is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telico
    • Hutchins
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pecan Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Pecan Hill is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 714 people
    • Garrett
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Garrett is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 891 people
    • Lawson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Lawson is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
    • Balch Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Grays Prairie
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Grays Prairie is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Prairie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
    • Lancaster
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Ike
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Ike is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ike
    • Boyce
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Boyce is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
    • Ennis
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Oak Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Oak Grove is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
    • Lone Star
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Lone Star is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
    • Red Oak
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

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 Walnut Springs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ellis County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Crandall
  • Ennis
    • Ennis lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Walnut Springs Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ennis.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis
  • Kleberg
    • Kleberg lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Walnut Springs Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kleberg.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kleberg
  • Lancaster
  • Seagoville

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Walnut Springs Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Ellis 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 Walnut Springs Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1349453  (Walnut Springs Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1349453 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: Ellis
      • Est. Elev: 119 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: India
      • Location given for Walnut Springs Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.5262486     Lon: -96.5655456
      • 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 Ellis, 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- Walnut Springs 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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