A visit to the Washburn Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Washburn Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Washburn Cemetery (FG ID #7488).
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 Washburn Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Washburn Cemetery:
33.6024, -96.4561
The Washburn Cemetery is located in Grayson County<2>.
The county seat for Grayson County is located in Sherman. Sherman lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Washburn Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Washburn Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Washburn Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Washburn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Antioch Baptist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- White Rock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bells North Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Francis Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Goff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Batsell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Everheart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rosehill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Blair Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Allred Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Isom Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Cherry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bethany Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burleson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cedar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hood Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood Cemetery
- Wrenn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Wrenn Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrenn Cemetery
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery
- Culpepper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Culpepper Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culpepper Cemetery
- McNeely Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The McNeely Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeely Cemetery
- Virginia Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Virginia Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bush Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shaw Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dugan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Washburn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Washburn Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ida
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whiterock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bells
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Luella
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tom Bean
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kentucky Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Savoy
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Whitewright
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tribune
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Twin City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Twin City is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin City
- Sherman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Orangeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Ector
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Howe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cannon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cannon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Pilot Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Denison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Frontier Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Frontier Village is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Village
- Knollwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Knollwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
- Kemp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hendrix
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Trenton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ravenna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mulberry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dorchester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dorchester is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Van Alstyne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sedalia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Red River City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Red River City is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River City
- Randolph
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Edhube
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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 Washburn Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grayson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Washburn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Denison
- Howe
- Howe lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Washburn Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Howe.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
- Savoy
- Sherman
- Tom Bean
- Trenton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Washburn Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Grayson 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 Washburn Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #7488
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1370873 (Washburn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1370873 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: Grayson
- Est. Elev: 205 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Whitewright
- Location given for Washburn Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.601773 Lon: -96.4558199
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Grayson, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Washburn 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |