About Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery
Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery is a cemetery near Huntsville, Walker County, Texas. It lies about 1.2 mi northwest of Huntsville. Wikidata records 6 notable people buried here, including Henry Lee Lucas, Kenneth McDuff and Hank Skinner. The nearest funeral home we know of is Williams and Sons Funeral Home in Huntsville, about 0.9 mi away. It is one of 74 cemeteries we list in Walker County, and 30 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Huntsville. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery
- Henry Lee Lucas1936-2001American convicted murderer and claimed serial killer
- Kenneth McDuff1946-1998American criminal
- Hank Skinner1962-2023American convicted murderer
- George Hassell1888-1926Mass Murderer
- James Demouchette1955-1992American murderer executed in Texas
- Lisa Ann Coleman1975-2014American child murderer
People whose Wikidata entry gives Captain Joe Byrd 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
30.71120, -95.53630
What Captain Joe Byrd 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
- Prison CemeteryHuntsville, TXCemetery0.0 mi
- South Side CemeteryHuntsville, TXCemetery0.5 mi
- Oakwood CemeteryHuntsville, TXCemetery1.2 mi
- Sam Houston GraveHuntsville, TXCemetery1.2 mi
- North Side CemeteryHuntsville, TXCemetery1.7 mi
- Grant Colony CemeteryHuntsville, TXCemetery2.6 mi
- Hume CemeteryHuntsville, TXCemetery2.7 mi
- Allen CemeteryHuntsville, TXCemetery4.2 mi
- Harper CemeteryHuntsville, TXCemetery5.0 mi
- Brooke CemeteryHuntsville, TXCemetery5.1 mi
Funeral homes near Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery
- Williams and Sons Funeral Home0.9 miFuneral home · Huntsville · (936) 295-6424
- Cox Funeral Home1.2 miFuneral home · Huntsville · (936) 295-2621
- Sam Houston Memorial Funeral Home1.7 miFuneral home · Huntsville · (936) 291-7300
- Heritage Oak Funeral Home2.4 miFuneral home · Huntsville · (936) 291-8080
- Morris Memorials4.0 miMonument dealer · Huntsville · (936) 295-3014
- Waller-thornton Funeral Home-huntsville, Llp5.1 miFuneral home · Huntsville · (936) 295-4330
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