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A visit to the Yell 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 Yell Cemetery ...

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

30.3430, -95.6869

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

The Yell Cemetery is located in Montgomery County<2>.

The county seat for Montgomery County is located in Conroe. Conroe lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east of the Yell Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Yell Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Yell Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Spring Branch Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Spring Branch Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Branch Cemetery
  • Martin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Martin Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
  • Keenan Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Collier Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Collier Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collier Cemetery
  • Rabon Cartwright Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Montgomery Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Cemetery
  • Griffith Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Griffith Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith Cemetery
  • Shannon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Shannon Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Cemetery
  • Coplan Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Coplan Chapel Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coplan Chapel Cemetery
  • Scotts Ridge Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Post Oak Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Post Oak Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Cemetery
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Grimes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Tillis Prairie Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Tillis Prairie Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillis Prairie Cemetery
    • Sapp Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Sapp Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapp Cemetery
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Old Sanders Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Old Sanders Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sanders Cemetery
    • Waller Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Waller Cemetery is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller Cemetery
    • Cartwright Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Cartwright Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright Cemetery
      • The Cartwright Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1988767 <5>
    • Goodson Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Goodson Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodson Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Goodson Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Pinehurst.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3855 <5>
    • Crawford Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Crawford Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
    • Calvary Road Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Calvary Road Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Road Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Road Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Willis.
      • The Calvary Road Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Lakeview Cemetery
      • Plainview Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2394994 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Yell Cemetery.

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

  • Montgomery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Dobbin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Karen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Karen is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karen
  • Magnolia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Dacus
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Dacus is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacus
  • Todd Mission
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Todd Mission is located in Grimes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Mission
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
  • Plantersville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Pinehurst
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Panorama Village
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Panorama Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,446 people
  • Stagecoach
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Stagecoach is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
  • Conroe
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Conroe is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,214 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conroe <6>
  • Willis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Willis is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,122 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willis <6>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Stoneham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Stoneham is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
    • Danville ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Danville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
    • Hufsmith
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Richards
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Apolonia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Apolonia is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apolonia
    • Tomball
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • The Woodlands
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Shenandoah
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodloch
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodloch is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodloch
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
    • New Waverly
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)

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 Yell Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Montgomery County.

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

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Montgomery 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 Yell Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1350667  (Yell Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1350667 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: Montgomery
      • Est. Elev: 110 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Keenan
      • Location given for Yell Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.3429854     Lon: -95.6868908
      • 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 Montgomery, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Yell 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.