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A visit to the Ahrens Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Ahrens Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ahrens Cemetery:

30.4563, -98.9550

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ahrens Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Ahrens Cemetery is located in Gillespie County<2>.

The county seat for Gillespie County is located in Fredericksburg. Fredericksburg lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Ahrens Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Ahrens Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Ahrens Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ahrens Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Kothe Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Kothe Cemetery is located in Gillespie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kothe Cemetery
  • Dittmar Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Dittmar Cemetery is located in Gillespie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dittmar Cemetery
  • Dearing Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Dearing Cemetery is located in Gillespie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearing Cemetery
  • Rode Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Rode Cemetery is located in Gillespie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rode Cemetery
  • Schneider Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Schneider Cemetery is located in Gillespie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schneider Cemetery
    • The Schneider Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Schneider Family Cemetery
    • Wilhelm Schneider Family Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6799 <5>
  • Marschall Meusebach Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lange Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lange Cemetery is located in Gillespie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lange Cemetery
  • Kothe Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Kothe Cemetery is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kothe Cemetery
  • Evers Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Evers Cemetery is located in Gillespie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evers Cemetery
  • Mund Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Mund Cemetery is located in Gillespie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mund Cemetery
  • Sagebiel - Keese Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Welge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Welge Cemetery is located in Gillespie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welge Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Squaw Creek Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Squaw Creek Cemetery is located in Gillespie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squaw Creek Cemetery
    • Friedrich Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Friedrich Cemetery is located in Gillespie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedrich Cemetery
    • Schugh Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Schugh Cemetery is located in Gillespie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schugh Cemetery
    • Ketron Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Ketron Cemetery is located in Gillespie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketron Cemetery
    • Durst Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Durst Cemetery is located in Gillespie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durst Cemetery
    • Wendel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Wendel Cemetery is located in Gillespie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendel Cemetery
    • Putman Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Putman Cemetery is located in Llano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putman Cemetery
    • Rusche Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Rusche Cemetery is located in Gillespie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusche Cemetery
    • Welgehausen Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Welgehausen Cemetery is located in Gillespie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welgehausen Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Ahrens Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ahrens Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Loyal Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Loyal Valley is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyal Valley
  • Doss
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Fredericksburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Eckert
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Eckert is located in Gillespie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckert
  • Hilda
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hilda is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilda
  • Willow City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Castell
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Tivydale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Tivydale is located in Gillespie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tivydale
  • Morris Ranch ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Morris Ranch is located in Gillespie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Ranch
  • Hedwigs Hill ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hedwigs Hill is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedwigs Hill
  • Cain City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Cain City is located in Gillespie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cain City
  • Harper
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Blumenthal
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Blumenthal is located in Gillespie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blumenthal
    • Art
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Grapetown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Grapetown is located in Gillespie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapetown
    • Luckenbach
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Blowout
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Blowout is located in Blanco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blowout
    • Stonewall
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Click ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Click is located in Llano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Click
    • Bankersmith
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Bankersmith is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankersmith

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Ahrens Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Gillespie County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ahrens Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Ahrens Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Gillespie County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:

    • Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Ahrens Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1350909  (Ahrens Cemeteries)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1350909 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
      • BGN Class: cemetery
      • County: Gillespie
      • Est. Elev: 565 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Cherry Mountain
      • Location given for Ahrens Cemeteries:
      • Lat: 30.4563031     Lon: -98.9550459
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Gillespie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ahrens Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add.
    <5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
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