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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:

30.3099, -97.9625

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 Travis County<2>.

The county seat for Travis County is located in Austin. Austin lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east southeast 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 26 that are within 14 miles [22.5 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.

  • Roberts Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Roberts Cemetery is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
  • Darter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Darter Cemetery is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darter Cemetery
  • Fitzhugh Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Fitzhugh Cemetery is located in Hays County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzhugh Cemetery
  • Oliver Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Oliver Cemetery is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Cemetery
  • Teck Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Teck Cemetery is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teck Cemetery
  • Simpson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Simpson Cemetery is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
  • Forest Oaks Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • McNeil Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The McNeil Cemetery is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeil Cemetery
  • Puryear Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Puryear Cemetery is located in Hays County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Puryear Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Dripping Springs.
    • The Puryear Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Peryear Cemetery
  • Cook Walden Forest Oaks Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Tucker Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Tucker Cemetery is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Wallace Mtn. Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Wallace Mtn. Cemetery is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Mtn. Cemetery
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
    • Preece Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Preece Cemetery is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preece Cemetery
    • Fall Creek Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Fall Creek Cemetery is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek Cemetery
    • Moore Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Moore Cemetery is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
    • Phillips Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Phillips Cemetery is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
    • Austin Memorial Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Post Oak Bend Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Post Oak Bend Cemetery is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Bend Cemetery
    • Haynie Flat Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Haynie Flat Cemetery is located in Burnet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynie Flat Cemetery
    • Ross Family Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Sprouse Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Sprouse Cemetery is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprouse Cemetery
    • McKellar Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The McKellar Cemetery is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKellar Cemetery
    • Williamson Creek Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jollyville Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Jollyville Cemetery is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollyville Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 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:

  • Bee Cave
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • The Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hills is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,456 people
  • Lakeway
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Fitzhugh
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fitzhugh is located in Hays County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzhugh
  • Point Venture
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Point Venture is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Venture
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,053 people
    • Point Venture has also been known as:
    • Point Venture village
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Venture <6>
  • Barton Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Barton Creek is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Creek
  • Buffalo Gap
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lost Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Lost Creek is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
  • Hudson Bend
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Hudson Bend is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Bend
  • Bear Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Bear Creek is located in Hays County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
    • Estimated population in 2017: 445 people
  • Briarcliff
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • West Lake Hills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • West Lake Hills is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,254 people
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Volente
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Sunset Valley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Rollingwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Rollingwood is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
    • Lago Vista
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Dripping Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Shady Hollow
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Shady Hollow is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hollow
    • Tanglewood Forest
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Tanglewood Forest is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood Forest
    • Jonestown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Driftwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Austin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Anderson Mill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Anderson Mill is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Mill
    • Hays
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Hays is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
    • Manchaca
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • San Leanna
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • San Leanna is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Leanna
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
    • Jollyville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jollyville is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollyville

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 Travis County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The White Rock 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 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 Travis 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 #1349982  (White Rock Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1349982 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: Travis
      • Est. Elev: 293 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Bee Cave
      • Location given for White Rock Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.3099259     Lon: -97.9625104
      • 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 Travis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>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- 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.