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A visit to the Wheelock Cemetery ...

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 Wheelock Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   31.4279°   (31° 25' 40")

Lon:   -95.9331°   (-95° 55' 59")

The Wheelock Cemetery is located in Leon County<1>.

The county seat for Leon County is located in Centerville. Centerville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Wheelock Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Wheelock Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Parker Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Parker Cemetery is located in Leon County
  • Lummus Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lummus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lummus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lummus Cemetery is located in Leon County
  • Stevens Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stevens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stevens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stevens Cemetery is located in Leon County
  • Brushy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brushy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brushy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brushy Cemetery is located in Leon County
  • Keechi Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keechi Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keechi Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Keechi Cemetery is located in Leon County
  • Graham Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Graham Cemetery is located in Leon County
  • Nettles Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nettles Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nettles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Nettles Cemetery is located in Leon County
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Leon County
  • North Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The North Creek Cemetery is located in Leon County
  • Sand Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Leon County
  • Beaver Dam Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaver Dam Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaver Dam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beaver Dam Cemetery is located in Leon County
  • Old Union Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Union Cemetery is located in Leon County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Tubbs Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tubbs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tubbs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tubbs Cemetery is located in Leon County
    • Jackson Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Leon County
    • Bluff Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bluff Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bluff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bluff Cemetery is located in Leon County
    • Lamon Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lamon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lamon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lamon Cemetery is located in Leon County
    • Brooke Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brooke Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brooke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brooke Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Plum Creek Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Holly Grove Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holly Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Mays Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mays Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mays Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mays Cemetery is located in Leon County
    • Mays Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mays Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mays Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mays Cemetery is located in Leon County
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Wheelock Cemetery.

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

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 Wheelock Cemetery. The following communities are located in Leon County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Wheelock 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 Wheelock Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1371339  (Wheelock Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1371339 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: Flo
    • County: Leon         Elev: 93
    • Location given for GNIS #1371339 (Wheelock Cemetery)

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Leon, 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 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 Wheelock Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4279, Longitude: -95.9331    
<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>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.




 

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