A visit to the Whitney - Towash 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 Whitney - Towash Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Whitney - Towash Cemetery:
31.9421, -97.3045
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Whitney - Towash Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Whitney - Towash Cemetery is located in Hill County<2>.
The county seat for Hill County is located in Hillsboro. Hillsboro lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Whitney - Towash Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Whitney - Towash Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Whitney - Towash Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Yates Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Yates Cemetery is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Cemetery
- Prairie Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Peoria Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Peoria Cemetery is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria Cemetery
- The Peoria Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rogers T. Davidson Peoria Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #403918 <5>
- Ft. Graham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Ft. Graham Cemetery is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Graham Cemetery
- Vaughan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Vaughan Cemetery is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan Cemetery
- Hickey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Hickey Cemetery is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickey Cemetery
- Hillcrest Garden of Memory Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Heath Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Smiths Bend - Coon Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Woodbury Cemetery (New)
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Woodbury Cemetery (New) is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury Cemetery (New)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodbury Cemetery (New) is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northwest of Hillsboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976422 <5>
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Pleasant View Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Pleasant View Memorial Cemetery is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Memorial Cemetery
- The Pleasant View Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jawbone Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1461380 <5>
- Cedron Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Cedron Cemetery is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedron Cemetery
- Woodbury Cemetery (Old)
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Scotts Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Steiner Valley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedron Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Cedron Cemetery is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedron Cemetery
- Prairie Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hillsboro City Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Park Ridge Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Park Ridge Cemetery is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge Cemetery
- Ridge Park Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scofield Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Whitney - Towash Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Whitney - Towash Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Whitney
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Peoria
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Peoria is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Laguna Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aquilla
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Huron ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Huron is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Tyson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tyson is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson
- Hillsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Greenock is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
- Chatt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Chatt is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatt
- Lakeside Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside Village is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Womack
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Womack is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack
- Cayote
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cayote is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayote
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Blum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Abbott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lovelace
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lovelace is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace
- Kopperl
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- West
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kimball
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kimball is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Covington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gholson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gholson is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,127 people
- Bynum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Carl's Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carl's Corner is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl's Corner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Itasca
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Patrick
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Patrick is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
- Ross
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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 Whitney - Towash Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hill County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Whitney - Towash Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aquilla
- Blum
- Blum lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Whitney - Towash Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Blum.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blum
- Hillsboro
- Itasca
- Itasca lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Whitney - Towash Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Itasca.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itasca
- Morgan
- Morgan lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Whitney - Towash Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Morgan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Peoria
- West
- West lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Whitney - Towash 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 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 Whitney - Towash Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Hill 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 Whitney - Towash Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1350027 (Whitney-Towash Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1350027 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: Hill
- Est. Elev: 188 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Whitney
- Location given for Whitney-Towash Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.9421011 Lon: -97.3044562
- 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 Hill, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Whitney - Towash 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. |
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