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A visit to the Wayside 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 Wayside Cemetery ...

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

32.1993, -99.0137

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

The Wayside Cemetery is located in Eastland County<2>.

The county seat for Eastland County is located in Eastland. Eastland lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the northeast of the Wayside Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Wayside Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Wayside Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Salt Tank Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Sabanno Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Sabanno Cemetery is located in Eastland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabanno Cemetery
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Haskell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Haskell Cemetery is located in Eastland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell Cemetery
  • Pisgah Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Eastland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
  • Rising Star Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Eastland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Elm Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Elm Cemetery is located in Eastland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Elm Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Rising Star.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2179107 <5>
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Eastland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
  • Brown Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Eastland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brown Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of Carbon.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2602 <5>
  • Center Point Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Center Point Cemetery is located in Eastland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Oglesby Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Oglesby Cemetery is located in Callahan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesby Cemetery
    • Murray Memorial Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Caddo Peak Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The Caddo Peak Cemetery is located in Callahan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Peak Cemetery
    • Cross Cut Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Cross Cut Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cut Cemetery
    • Jewel Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The Jewel Cemetery is located in Eastland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewel Cemetery
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Dothan Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Dothan Cemetery is located in Eastland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dothan Cemetery
    • Dressy Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Dressy Cemetery is located in Callahan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dressy Cemetery
    • Sipe Springs Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Flatwood Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Flatwood Cemetery is located in Eastland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

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

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

  • Nimrod ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Nimrod is located in Eastland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
  • Rising Star
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Okra
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Okra is located in Eastland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okra
  • Cross Plains
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Carbon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cottonwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Cottonwood is located in Callahan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
  • Mangum ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Mangum is located in Eastland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
  • Cross Cut
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Cross Cut is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cut
  • Cisco
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Cisco is located in Eastland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,850 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cisco <6>
  • Sipe Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sipe Springs is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipe Springs
  • Putnam
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • May
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Burkett
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Kokomo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Kokomo is located in Eastland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
    • Eastland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Gorman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Rowden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Rowden is located in Callahan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowden
    • Duster
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Duster is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duster
    • Olden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Belle Plain ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Belle Plain is located in Callahan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plain

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 Wayside Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Eastland County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Wayside Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Eastland 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 Wayside Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1349565  (Wayside Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1349565 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: Eastland
      • Est. Elev: 492 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Sabanno
      • Location given for Wayside Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.1993034     Lon: -99.0136753
      • 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 Eastland, 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- Wayside 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.