| Name of
Cemetery |
Location/Misc. |
Links to
Burials |
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There is a new link on the Big Spring City Website for
Cemetery Maps |
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Ackerly Cemetery |
Located 1/2 mile south of Ackerly on FM 2212; Ackerly City Hall
432-353-4868 |
1981 Survey on this Site
Find A Grave |
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Bethel
Cemetery |
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Big Spring Cemetery |
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Find A Grave |
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Coahoma
Cemetery |
Located
south of the town of Coahoma on Midway Rd. |
Partial Survey on this Site
Find A Grave |
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Dripping
Springs Cemetery |
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| Hanabass Family |
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Find A Grave |
| Luther
Baptist Cemetery |
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Find A Grave |
| Moore Community
Cemetery |
All
graves completely obscured by blow sand and mesquite trees.
Located
5 miles north of Big Spring, off Hwy. 87. To get to the cemetery go west 1
mile past the cotton gins. |
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Mount Olive
Cemetery |
432-264-2385
The Masonic Lodge (1884) and the Independent Order of Oddfellows (1897) created
the cemetery north of Big Spring. Located .2 of a mile off I-20 on the Snyder
Highway, the cemetery covers 45 acres. Approx. 8850 people have been buried
there (as of the last survey-1981). |
1981Partial Survey on this Site
Link to
Mt. Olive Cemetery Burials by City of Big Spring
Find A Grave |
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Phillips Cemetery |
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Salem
Cemetery |
Located on N. Salem Road,
4 miles from the I-20 exit. Samuel D. Buchanan gave two acres for the
cemetery before 1910 |
1981 Survey on this Site
Find A Grave |
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State Hospital Cemetery (Confidential) |
Located on
the grounds of Big Spring State Hospital (established in 1938), there are
approx. 256 graves and 25 unmarked graves, as of the last survey (1981) |
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Trinity Memorial
Park Cemetery |
(432-267-8243) -
Established in 1950, the cemetery is located 7 1/2 miles south of Big Spring on
Highway 87, and covers 66 acres. Approx. 3,000 graves as of the last
survey (1981). They now have approx. 7778 burials. |
Partial survey online in the TXGenWeb Archives
Find A Grave |
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Vealmoor
Cemetery |
Located 2
miles south of Vealmoor on FM 1584. Mrs. Mae Zant donated four acres in
1930 |
1981 Survey on this Site
Find A Grave |
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Vincent
Cemetery |
Located 1
mile west, then 1 mile north of the town of Vincent. Will W. Guffey bought
the land and gave it for a cemetery. J.A. Shafer later gave more land |
1981 Survey on this Site
Find A Grave |
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West
Knott Cemetery |
Located 1 mile west, 1
mile south, then 1/4 mile east of west Knott |
1981 Survey on this Site |
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The new brochure Rescuing a
Historic Cemetery from the Texas Historical
Commission is now available online and provides tips on how to start
researching cemetery records and conduct cemetery surveys. The brochure
also gives information about the RIP Guardian program for neglected
historic cemeteries and how to get additional assistance for your project.
To download the publication, visit
www.thc.state.tx.us, select
"Cemeteries," then "RIP Guardian" and scroll down to the bottom for the
link to the PDF.
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