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Introduction ...

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 Wells Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   30.3116°   (30° 18' 41")

Lon:   -95.0932°   (-95° 5' 35")

The Wells Cemetery is located in Liberty County<1>.

The county seat for Liberty County is located in Liberty. Liberty lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the southeast of the Wells Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Wells Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Pin Oak Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pin Oak Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pin Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pin Oak Cemetery is located in Liberty County
  • Cleveland Memorial Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Hanson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Squier Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Roark Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roark Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Roark Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
  • McGinnis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGinnis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGinnis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McGinnis Cemetery is located in Liberty County
  • Montague Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Morgan Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Morgan Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
  • Boothe Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boothe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boothe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Boothe Cemetery is located in Liberty County
  • Mizell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mizell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mizell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mizell Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
  • Splendora Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Splendora Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Splendora Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Splendora Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
  • Security Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Security Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Security Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Security Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Purkerson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Purkerson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Purkerson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Purkerson Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
    • Ryan Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lums Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lums Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lums Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lums Cemetery is located in Liberty County
    • Vick Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Big Creek Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Big Creek Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
    • Farley Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Farley Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
    • Lovett Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lovett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lovett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lovett Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
    • Freeman Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freeman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freeman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Freeman Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Kid Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kid Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kid Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kid Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Robinson Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Robinson Cemetery is located in Montgomery County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Wells Cemetery.

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

  • Nimrod ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nimrod have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
    • Nimrod is located in Liberty County
  • Cleveland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
    • Cleveland is located in Liberty County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,458 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <7>
  • North Cleveland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cleveland
    • North Cleveland is located in Liberty County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
  • Splendora
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Splendora have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splendora
    • Splendora is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,292 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Splendora <7>
  • Plum Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove
    • Plum Grove is located in Liberty County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
  • Patton Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Village
    • Patton Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,207 people
  • Roman Forest
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roman Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roman Forest
    • Roman Forest is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,035 people
  • Woodbranch
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbranch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbranch
    • Woodbranch is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
  • New Caney
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Rayburn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Magnolia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
    • Magnolia is located in San Jacinto County
  • Shepherd
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherd have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
    • Shepherd is located in San Jacinto County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,424 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shepherd <7>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Grangerland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Africa ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Africa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
      • Africa is located in Liberty County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Africa
      • From the Wells Cemetery to Africa
    • Cut and Shoot
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Porter
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Porter Heights
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Elm Grove Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Grove Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Village
      • Elm Grove Village is located in Harris County
    • Gum Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Coushatta Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coushatta Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coushatta Village
      • Coushatta Village is located in Liberty County
    • Romayor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Romayor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romayor
      • Romayor is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romayor <7>
    • Woodland Hills Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Hills Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Hills Village
      • Woodland Hills Village is located in Harris County
    • Bear Branch Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Branch Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch Village
      • Bear Branch Village is located in Harris County
    • Sherwood Trails Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherwood Trails Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Trails Village
      • Sherwood Trails Village is located in Harris County
    • Greentree Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greentree Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Village
      • Greentree Village is located in Harris County

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 Wells Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Liberty County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Wells Cemetery:

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 Wells Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1381273  (Wells Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1381273 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Cleveland
    • County: Liberty         Elev: 45
    • Location given for GNIS #1381273 (Wells Cemetery)

The official website for Liberty County: www.co.liberty.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Liberty, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Wells Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.3116, Longitude: -95.0932    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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