About Government Cemetery
Government Cemetery is a cemetery near Pottsboro, Grayson County, Texas. It lies about 2.9 mi south of Pottsboro. The grounds sit at about 653 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2793570. The nearest other listed cemetery is Georgetown Cemetery, about 1.7 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Johnson-Moore Funeral Home in Pottsboro, about 2.8 mi away. It is one of 139 cemeteries we list in Grayson County, and 36 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Pottsboro. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
33.80144, -96.66405
What Government 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
- Georgetown CemeteryPottsboro, TXCemetery1.7 mi
- Black Family CemeteryPottsboro, TXFamily cemetery3.0 mi
- Holder CemeteryPottsboro, TXCemetery3.3 mi
- Brogdon CemeteryPottsboro, TXCemetery3.5 mi
- Massey - Steel CemeteryPreston, TXCemetery3.6 mi
- Mayrant CemeteryPreston, TXCemetery5.2 mi
- Potts Slave CemeteryPreston, TXCemetery5.3 mi
- Coffman - Layne CemeteryDenison, TXCemetery5.4 mi
- Hagerman CemeteryPottsboro, TXCemetery5.6 mi
- Lark CemeteryKingston, OKCemetery5.7 mi
Funeral homes near Government Cemetery
- Johnson-Moore Funeral Home2.8 miFuneral home · Pottsboro · (903) 786-6316
- American Funeral Services5.4 miFuneral home · Denison · (903) 463-6300
- Johnson-Moore Funeral Home7.5 miFuneral home · Denison · (903) 465-3345
- Fisher Funeral Home7.6 miFuneral home · Denison · (903) 464-9200
- Bratcher Funeral Home7.8 miFuneral home · Denison · (903) 465-2323
- American Funeral Home9.9 miFuneral home · Colbert · (580) 296-4663
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