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A visit to the Willow 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 Willow Cemetery ...

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

33.1507, -99.7395

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

The Willow Cemetery is located in Haskell County<2>.

The county seat for Haskell County is located in Haskell. Haskell lies just to the north northeast of the Willow Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Willow Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> of the Willow Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Pinkerton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Pinkerton Cemetery is located in Haskell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkerton Cemetery
  • Rule Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Rule Cemetery is located in Haskell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rule Cemetery
  • Howard Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Howard Cemetery is located in Haskell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
  • Roberts Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Roberts Cemetery is located in Haskell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Stamford Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Stamford Cemetery is located in Haskell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford Cemetery
  • Highland Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • The Highland Cemetery is located in Haskell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
    • The Highland Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Highland Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4220 <5>
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Rochester Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Capron Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Capron Cemetery is located in Haskell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capron Cemetery
  • Weinert Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • The Weinert Cemetery is located in Haskell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinert Cemetery
  • Idella Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Idella Cemetery is located in Haskell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idella Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Hooker Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • The Hooker Cemetery is located in Stonewall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Cemetery
    • Old Glory Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • The Old Glory Cemetery is located in Stonewall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Glory Cemetery
    • Rockdale Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Rockdale Cemetery is located in Haskell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale Cemetery
    • Brushy Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • The Brushy Cemetery is located in Haskell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Cemetery
    • Knox City Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • The Knox City Cemetery is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox City Cemetery
    • Spring Creek Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
    • Rayner Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • The Rayner Cemetery is located in Stonewall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayner Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rayner Cemetery is located between<6> the communities of Flat Top and Old Glory.  The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Old Glory.
    • Johnson Memorial Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 15 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Willow Cemetery.

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

  • Haskell
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Rule
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Rule is located in Haskell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rule
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 611 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rule <7>
  • Plainview
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Plainview is located in Haskell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
  • Weinert
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Sagerton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Rochester
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Stamford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • O'Brien
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jud ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jud is located in Haskell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jud
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Knox City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Old Glory
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Tuxedo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Tuxedo is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo
    • Avoca
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Munday
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Flat Top
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Flat Top is located in Stonewall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top

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 Willow Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Haskell County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Anson
    • Anson lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Willow Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Anson.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
  • Aspermont
  • Avoca
  • Goree
    • Goree lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Willow Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Goree.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goree
  • Haskell
  • Knox City
  • Munday
    • Munday lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Willow Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Munday.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munday
  • Radium
  • Rochester
  • Rule
    • Rule lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Willow Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rule.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rule
  • Stamford

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Willow Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Haskell 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 Willow Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1371623  (Willow Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1371623 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: Haskell
      • Est. Elev: 484 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Haskell
      • Location given for Willow Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.150659     Lon: -99.739535
      • 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 Haskell, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Willow 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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Flat Top and Old Glory. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
    <7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.