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A visit to the White Rock 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 White Rock Cemetery ...

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

31.7079, -97.1325

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

The White Rock Cemetery is located in McLennan County<2>.

The county seat for McLennan County is located in Waco. Waco lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south of the White Rock Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the White Rock Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the White Rock Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Jenkins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Jenkins Cemetery is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
  • Bold Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Bold Springs Cemetery is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bold Springs Cemetery
  • Chalk Bluff Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Chalk Bluff Cemetery is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Bluff Cemetery
  • Elm Mott Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Elm Mott Cemetery is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Mott Cemetery
  • Clausner Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Clausner Cemetery is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clausner Cemetery
  • Gholson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Gholson Cemetery is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholson Cemetery
  • Crump Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Crump Cemetery is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump Cemetery
  • Moore Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Moore Cemetery is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
  • Stanfield Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Stanfield Cemetery is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfield Cemetery
  • Gerald Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Gerald Cemetery is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald Cemetery
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
  • Concord Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Concord Cemetery is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • St. Martins Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Martins Cemetery is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Martins Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Martins Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Tours.
      • The St. Martins Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Martin of Tours Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6611 <5>
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Patrick Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Patrick Cemetery is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Patrick Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northwest of Waco.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5907 <5>
    • Bosqueville Baptist Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Kimmonsville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Miller Memorial Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Prairie Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Riggs Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Riggs Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
      • The Riggs Cemetery is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggs Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Riggs Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Waco.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2593778 <5>
    • National Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The National Cemetery is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the White Rock Cemetery.

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

  • Ross
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Ross is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ross <6>
  • Elm Mott
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Gholson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Gholson is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,127 people
  • Lacy - Lakeview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Northcrest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Northcrest is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcrest
  • Patrick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Patrick is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
  • Leroy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Tours
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Tours is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tours
  • West
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • West is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,969 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West <6>
  • Rock Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Rock Creek is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
  • Bosqueville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bosqueville is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosqueville
  • Bellmead
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Tyson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Tyson is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson
    • Waco
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Waco is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,377 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waco <6>
    • East Waco
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • East Waco is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Waco
    • Axtell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • China Spring
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Aquilla
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Speegleville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Speegleville is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speegleville
    • Beverly Hills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Beverly Hills is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,980 people
    • Abbott
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)

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 White Rock Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McLennan County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Aquilla
  • Bellmead
  • Mount Calm
  • Waco
    • Waco lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South (S) of the White Rock Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Waco.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
  • West
    • West lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the White Rock Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for West.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West

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 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 White Rock Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to McLennan 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 White Rock Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1371408  (White Rock Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1371408 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: McLennan
      • Est. Elev: 167 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Gholson
      • Location given for White Rock Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.7079409     Lon: -97.1325032
      • 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 McLennan, 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 from Point A (ie- White Rock 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.