About Aurora Cemetery
Aurora Cemetery is a cemetery near Aurora, Wise County, Texas. The grounds sit at about 797 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Ricky Lee Green. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1329843. The nearest other listed cemetery is Bethel Cemetery, about 2.7 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Hawkins Funeral Home in Boyd, about 4.3 mi away. It is one of 64 cemeteries we list in Wise County, and 22 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Aurora. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Aurora Cemetery
- Ricky Lee Green1960-1997American Serial Killer
People whose Wikidata entry gives Aurora Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
33.05307, -97.49997
What Aurora Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Bethel CemeteryRhome, TXCemetery2.7 mi
- Pope CemeteryBriar, TXCemetery3.4 mi
- Stokes CemeteryBriar, TXCemetery4.0 mi
- Boyd CemeteryBoyd, TXCemetery4.4 mi
- Deep Creek CemeteryBoyd, TXCemetery4.5 mi
- Thurmond Fiarview CemeteryNew Fairview, TXCemetery4.5 mi
- Pleasant Grove CemeteryBoyd, TXCemetery4.9 mi
- Indian Creek CemeteryPecan Acres, TXCemetery5.7 mi
- Annaville CemeteryBoyd, TXCemetery6.3 mi
- Keeter CemeteryBoyd, TXCemetery6.5 mi
Funeral homes near Aurora Cemetery
- Hawkins Funeral Home4.3 miFuneral home · Boyd · (940) 433-5310
- Azle & Lake Worth Funeral Home & Cemetery7.9 miFuneral home · Azle · (817) 444-1124
- Alexander's Midway Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Springtown · (817) 677-2634
- White's Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · Azle · (817) 444-3211
- White's Funeral Homes12 miFuneral home · Springtown · (817) 523-7211
- Chancellor and Jones Family Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · Decatur · (940) 626-8221
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
Related guides
- How Are Cemetery Plots Organized?Sections, lots, rows and graves explained, plus how to read a cemetery map and a plot deed.
- How Deep Is a Grave?Where "six feet under" comes from, typical depths today, and what state rules actually require.
- What Happens When a Cemetery Is Full?Closed and inactive cemeteries, who maintains them, and what it means for families with existing plots.
- What Does a Headstone Cost?Flat markers, upright headstones and monuments, materials, engraving, installation fees and the cemetery's foundation charge.