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Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Thorntonville (within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1>). The cemeteries are listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are located in Ward County.

  • Barstow Cemetery
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barstow Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Barstow Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<1> to the southeast of Barstow.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2262 <2>
  • Monahans Memorial Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monahans Memorial Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Monahans Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Monahans.
    • The Monahans Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Municipal Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2138721 <2>
  • Pyote Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pyote Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pyote Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Pyote.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2228433 <2>
  • Tamarisk Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tamarisk Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Tamarisk Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<1> to the northwest of Grandfalls.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7172 <2>
  • Wilks Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

In Closing ...

If you know of any cemeteries that we are missing in the area of Thorntonville, can you supply us with the name of the cemetery, its GPS location, whether the cemetery is still in use or if it is historic (ie- defunct, abandoned,  etc.). If it applies, we would also like to learn of any past or alternate names that the cemetery has been known by.

If you don't know the GPS location (ie- the latitude/longitude) of a cemetery, please use our Map Page for Thorntonville to determine the cemetery's position (the instructions for finding the latitude/longitude can be found below the map).

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Thorntonville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Thorntonville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

Need help with your genealogy? We recommend a visit to these websites when searching in and around the area of Thorntonville and Ward County:

Links at Cyndi's List:

for State of Texas

for Ward County

Links at Family Search:

for State of Texas

for Ward County

Links at Genealogy Trails:

for State of Texas

for Ward County

We have a longer, more detailed list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Thorntonville.

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Thorntonville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Thorntonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5788, Longitude: -102.9220       In this case, the coordinates for Thorntonville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>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.









 

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