About Talpa Cemetery
Talpa Cemetery is a cemetery near Ballinger, Coleman County, Texas. It lies about 16 mi west of Ballinger. The grounds sit at about 2,037 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Roxy Gordon. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1348211. The nearest other listed cemetery is Herring Cemetery, about 4.8 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Stevens Funeral Home in Coleman, about 16 mi away. It is one of 32 cemeteries we list in Coleman County, and 5 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Ballinger. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Talpa Cemetery
Among them: 1 writer.
- Roxy Gordon1945-2000American musician, writer and activist
People whose Wikidata entry gives Talpa 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
31.79459, -99.69174
What Talpa 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
- Herring CemeteryWinters, TXCemetery4.8 mi
- Glen Cove CemeteryColeman, TXCemetery5.4 mi
- Norwood CemeteryBallinger, TXCemetery5.9 mi
- Old Valera CemeteryColeman, TXCemetery8.4 mi
- Valera CemeteryColeman, TXCemetery9.4 mi
- Crews CemeteryWinters, TXCemetery11 mi
- White Chapel CemeteryColeman, TXChurch cemetery11 mi
- Rough Creek CemeteryColeman, TXCemetery13 mi
- Anderson CemeteryColeman, TXCemetery13 mi
- Rough Creek CemeteryColeman, TXCemetery13 mi
Funeral homes near Talpa Cemetery
- Stevens Funeral Home16 miFuneral home · Coleman · (325) 625-2175
- Henderson Funeral Home16 miFuneral home · Coleman · (325) 625-2121
- Lange Funeral Home16 miFuneral home · Ballinger · (325) 365-3531
- Heritage Family Funeral Home16 miFuneral home · Ballinger · (325) 365-4106
- Lange Funeral Home16 miFuneral home · Ballinger · (325) 365-3531
- Winters Funeral Home20 miFuneral home · Winters · (325) 754-4529
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