A visit to the Water Valley 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 Water Valley Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Water Valley Cemetery (FG ID #2132689)
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 Water Valley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Water Valley Cemetery
Lat: 31.6674° (31° 40' 2")
Lon: -100.7117° (-100° 42' 42")
The Water Valley Cemetery is located in Tom Green County<2>.
The county seat for Tom Green County is located in San Angelo. San Angelo lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the southeast of the Water Valley Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km] of the Water Valley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Water Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Grape Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer Memorial Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arden Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arden Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Arden Cemetery is located in Irion County
- Montvale Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montvale Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Montvale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Montvale Cemetery is located in Sterling County
- Midway Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Midway Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Midway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Tom Green County
- Paint Creek Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paint Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paint Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Paint Creek Cemetery is located in Coke County
- Foster Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foster Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Foster Cemetery is located in Sterling County
- Belvedere Memorial Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belvedere Memorial Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belvedere Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Belvedere Memorial Cemetery is located in Tom Green County
- Delta Memorial Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Delta Memorial Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Delta Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Delta Memorial Cemetery is located in Tom Green County
- Calvary Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairmount Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Robert Lee Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Coke County
- Mule Creek Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mule Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mule Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mule Creek Cemetery is located in Coke County
- Indian Creek Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Indian Creek Cemetery is located in Coke County
- Sherwood Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sherwood Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sherwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sherwood Cemetery is located in Irion County
- Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harriett Community Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hayrick Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hayrick Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hayrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hayrick Cemetery is located in Coke County
- Fairview Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Coke County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 17 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Water Valley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Water Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Water Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Water Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Water Valley is located in Tom Green County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Water Valley <6>
- Carlsbad
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlsbad have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlsbad
- Carlsbad is located in Tom Green County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlsbad <6>
- Grape Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grape Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
- Grape Creek is located in Tom Green County
- Edith
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Robert Lee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sterling City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling City
- Sterling City is located in Sterling County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling City <6>
- San Angelo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Orient
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orient have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient
- Orient is located in Tom Green County
- Hughes ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Tennyson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sanco ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sherwood ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Mertzon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Knickerbocker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bronte
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bronte have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronte
- Bronte is located in Coke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronte <6>
- Silver ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Veribest
(29 miles [46.7 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 Water Valley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tom Green County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Water Valley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bronte
- Mertzon
- Robert Lee
- San Angelo
- Sherwood - Historic
- Sterling City
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 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 Water Valley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Tom Green County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Water Valley Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Water Valley Cemetery:
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Tom Green County: www.co.titus.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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 Tom Green, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Water Valley Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6674, Longitude: -100.7117 |
<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 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. |
<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. |