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A visit to the Wixon Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Wixon Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   30.7562°   (30° 45' 22")

Lon:   -96.3113°   (-96° 18' 40")

The Wixon Cemetery is located in Brazos County<1>.

The county seat for Brazos County is located in Bryan. Bryan lies just to the south southwest of the Wixon Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> of the Wixon Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Wesson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wesson Cemetery is located in Brazos County
  • New Bethlehem Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Reed Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Reed Cemetery is located in Brazos County
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Brazos County
  • Kizer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Holuber Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holuber Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holuber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holuber Cemetery is located in Brazos County
  • Kurten Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Fridel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fridel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fridel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fridel Cemetery is located in Brazos County
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Brazos County
  • Grandview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grandview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grandview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Grandview Cemetery is located in Brazos County
  • Tryson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tryson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tryson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tryson Cemetery is located in Brazos County
  • Henry Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Henry Cemetery is located in Brazos County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Boonville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boonville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boonville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Boonville Cemetery is located in Brazos County
    • Old Cottonwood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Cottonwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Cottonwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Brazos County
    • Cottonwood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cottonwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cottonwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Brazos County
    • Bickham Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bickham Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bickham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bickham Cemetery is located in Brazos County
    • Walker Settlement Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Settlement Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Settlement Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Walker Settlement Cemetery is located in Brazos County
    • Rest Ever Memorial Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jim Harris Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jim Harris Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jim Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jim Harris Cemetery is located in Brazos County
    • Evans Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evans Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Evans Cemetery is located in Brazos County
    • Schultze Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Wixon Cemetery.

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

  • Wixon Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wixon Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wixon Valley
    • Wixon Valley is located in Brazos County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
  • Kurten
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Tabor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Boonville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Bryan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • College Station
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Benchley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benchley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchley
    • Benchley is located in Robertson County
  • Edge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Wheelock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Rye ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rye have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
    • Rye is located in Brazos County
  • Iola
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iola have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
    • Iola is located in Grimes County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iola <7>
  • Wellborn
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Zulch ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zulch came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<8>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulch
      • Zulch is located in Madison County
    • Mumford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mumford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
      • Mumford is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mumford <7>
    • Stone City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
      • Stone City is located in Brazos County
    • North Zulch
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hearne
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hearne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearne
      • Hearne is located in Robertson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,340 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hearne <7>
    • Tunis
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • George
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Cooks Point
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Snook
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snook
      • Snook is located in Burleson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snook <7>
    • Millican
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Wealthy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Elliot
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elliot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
      • Elliot is located in Robertson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elliot
      • From the Wixon Cemetery to Elliot

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 Wixon Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Brazos County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wixon 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 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 Wixon Cemetery:

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 Wixon Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1371828  (Wixon Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1371828 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Kurten
    • County: Brazos         Elev: 97
    • Location given for GNIS #1371828 (Wixon Cemetery)

The official website for Brazos County: www.co.brazos.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Brazos, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Wixon Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.7562, Longitude: -96.3113    
<3>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<4>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.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<8>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.




 

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