About Rector Cemetery
Rector Cemetery is a cemetery near Smithville, Fayette County, Texas. It lies about 10 mi north of Smithville. The grounds sit at about 430 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1336888. The nearest other listed cemetery is Robbins Cemetery, about 2.3 mi to the west. The nearest mortuary we know of is Gipson Pendergrass People's Mortuary in Smithville, about 10.0 mi away. It is one of 116 cemeteries we list in Fayette County, and 22 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Fayette County dates to 1872. 1 of the 116 listings in Fayette County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Smithville. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
29.86762, -97.20299
What Rector 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
- Robbins CemeterySmithville, TXCemetery2.3 mi
- Kovar Catholic CemeterySmithville, TXCatholic cemetery2.4 mi
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- Old Bartons Creek CemeterySmithville, TXCemetery3.1 mi
- SPJST Kovar Brethren CemeterySmithville, TXCemetery3.1 mi
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- Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic CemeteryFlatonia, TXCatholic cemetery3.6 mi
- Boehnke CemeterySmithville, TXCemetery4.5 mi
- Colony CemeteryFlatonia, TXCemetery6.9 mi
- Byler CemeterySmithville, TXCemetery7.1 mi
Funeral homes near Rector Cemetery
- Gipson Pendergrass People's Mortuary10.0 miMortuary · Smithville · (512) 237-2365
- Marrs-Jones Funeral Home10.0 miFuneral home · Smithville · (512) 237-2425
- All Faiths Funeral & Cremation Services11 miCremation provider · Smithville · (512) 237-3836
- Marrs-Jones Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Smithville · (512) 237-2425
- Smith Funeral Home14 miFuneral home · Flatonia · (361) 865-3311
- Bastrop Providence Funeral Home17 miFuneral home · Bastrop · (512) 308-9188
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