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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 Wright Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   34.3978°   (34° 23' 52")

Lon:   -101.7138°   (-101° 42' 49")

The Wright Cemetery is located in Swisher County<2>.

The county seat for Swisher County is located in Tulia. Tulia lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Wright Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 15 that are within 28 miles [45.1 km] of the Wright Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Kress Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kress Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kress Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kress Cemetery is located in Swisher County
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
    • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Swisher County
    • The Rose Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rose Cemetery
    • Tulia Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6456 <5>
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Hale County
  • Plainview Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plainview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plainview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Plainview Cemetery is located in Hale County
  • Plainview Memorial Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plainview Memorial Park
    • The Plainview Memorial Park is located in Hale County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Plainview Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located in Plainview.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6038 <5>
  • Halfway Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Halfway Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Halfway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Halfway Cemetery is located in Hale County
  • Milo Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hart Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Hale Center Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hale Center Cemetery
    • The Hale Center Cemetery is located in Hale County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hale Center Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Hale Center.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4017 <5>
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Happy Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Happy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Happy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Happy Cemetery is located in Swisher County
    • Holy Family Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Silverton Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silverton Cemetery
      • The Silverton Cemetery is located in Briscoe County
      • The Silverton Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Gods Acre Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #793790 <5>
    • Olton Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Olton Cemetery is located in Lamb County
    • Center Plains Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Plains Cemetery
      • The Center Plains Cemetery is located in Hale County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Center Plains Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Cotton Center.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2848 <5>
    • Wayside Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Wright Cemetery.

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

  • Kress
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Claytonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claytonville
    • Claytonville is located in Swisher County
  • Tulia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulia
    • Tulia is located in Swisher County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,606 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tulia <6>
  • Seth Ward
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seth Ward
    • Seth Ward is located in Hale County
  • Edmonson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edmonson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonson
    • Edmonson is located in Hale County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmonson <6>
  • Plainview
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Aiken
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aiken have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
    • Aiken is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aiken <6>
  • Vigo Park
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hale City ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hale City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale City
    • Hale City is located in Hale County
  • Sterley ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterley
    • Sterley is located in Floyd County
  • Whitney
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
    • Whitney is located in Briscoe County
  • Hart
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hart have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
    • Hart is located in Castro County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hart <6>
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Silverton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Hale Center
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Lockney
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockney
      • Lockney is located in Floyd County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,619 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockney <6>
    • Nazareth
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Happy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • South Plains
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)

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 Wright Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Swisher County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Wright 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 Wright Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1371973  (Wright Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1371973 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: Claytonville NW
    • County: Swisher         Elev: 1050
    • Location given for GNIS #1371973 (Wright Cemetery)

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

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 Swisher, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Wright Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3978, Longitude: -101.7138       In this case, the coordinates for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.




 

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