A visit to the Wise 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 Wise Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wise Cemetery:
31.5179, -96.8267
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wise Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wise Cemetery is located in McLennan County<2>.
The county seat for McLennan County is located in Waco. Waco lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the west of the Wise Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wise Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Wise Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wise Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Oklahoma Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Oklahoma Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Friedens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Metina Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Metina Cemetery is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metina Cemetery
- Lone Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lone Oak Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak Cemetery
- Pavelka Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Pavelka Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavelka Cemetery
- Nus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Nus Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nus Cemetery
- Smith - Jenkins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hope Cemetery is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
- Nazare Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Nazare Cemetery is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazare Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Shead Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Shead Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shead Cemetery
- Goshen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Goshen Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Cemetery
- Harper Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Erskine Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Erskine Cemetery is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erskine Cemetery
- Prairie Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Prairie Hill Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hill Cemetery
- Santa Cruz Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Santa Cruz Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Cruz Cemetery
- Sunset Community Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Sunset Community Cemetery is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Community Cemetery
- The Sunset Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Billingsley Cemetery
- Sunset Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7141 <5>
- Horn Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Horn Hill Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wise Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wise Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mart
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Otto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Battle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Battle is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
- Ben Hur
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ben Hur is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hur
- Riesel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hallsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hallsburg is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Kirk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kirk is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
- Watt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Watt is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watt
- Perry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Elk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elk is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Frosa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Frosa is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frosa
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Harrison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Harrison is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- McClanahan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- McClanahan is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClanahan
- Axtell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Delia ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Delia is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delia
- Downsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Downsville is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Stranger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stranger is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stranger
- Marlin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
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 Wise 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 Wise Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellmead
- Groesbeck
- Marlin
- Mart
- Mount Calm
- Riesel
- Thornton
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 websites either 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 Wise 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 Wise Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1371821 (Wise Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1371821 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: 146 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mart
- Location given for Wise Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.5179474 Lon: -96.8266565
- 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wise 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. |