A visit to the Alley 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 Alley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Alley Cemetery:
29.6769, -96.4536
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Alley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Alley Cemetery is located in Colorado County<2>.
The county seat for Colorado County is located in Columbus. Columbus lies just to the west northwest of the Alley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Alley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Alley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Alley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pinchback Obenchain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mexican Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mexican Cemetery is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexican Cemetery
- Grewe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Grewe Cemetery is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grewe Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Columbus City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Columbus City Cemetery is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City Cemetery
- Odd Fellows Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Anthony's Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Willing Workers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sommerlotte Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Sommerlotte Cemetery is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sommerlotte Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sommerlotte Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Columbus.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7004 <5>
- Kansteiner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Kansteiner Cemetery is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansteiner Cemetery
- Shepard Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Shepard Memorial Park is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard Memorial Park
- The Shepard Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Glidden Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Gay Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Gay Hill Cemetery is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Hill Cemetery
- Halyard Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Halyard Cemetery is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halyard Cemetery
- Kellner Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Kellner Cemetery is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellner Cemetery
- Brune Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Brune Cemetery is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brune Cemetery
- Ijams Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Ijams Cemetery is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ijams Cemetery
- Lakeside Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
- Eagle Lake Community Cemetery East
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Eagle Lake Community Cemetery East is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake Community Cemetery East
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Eagle Lake Community Cemetery East is located outside and to the southeast of Eagle Lake.
- The Eagle Lake Community Cemetery East has also been known as:
- Farmer's Improvement Society Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2534494 <5>
- Johse Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Johse Cemetery is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johse Cemetery
- Reichardt Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Reichardt Cemetery is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reichardt Cemetery
- Gaedecker Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Gaedecker Cemetery is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaedecker Cemetery
- Bretschneider Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Bretschneider Cemetery is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bretschneider Cemetery
- Himley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Himley Cemetery is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Himley Cemetery
- Hinks Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Hinks Cemetery is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinks Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Alley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Alley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Alleyton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ramsey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ramsey is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Columbus
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Altair
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Glidden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Eagle Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hillcrest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hillcrest is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Rock Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Island is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
- Cat Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Matthews
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Matthews is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- Frelsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Frelsburg is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frelsburg
- Rexville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rexville is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Borden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Borden is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden
- Boedecker Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boedecker Junction is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boedecker Junction
- Eldridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eldridge is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge
- New Ulm
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Garwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lissie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sheridan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bonus
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bonus is located in Wharton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonus
- Pisek ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pisek is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisek
- Millheim
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Millheim is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
- Ellinger
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Nada
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sealy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Weimar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- New Bielau ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- New Bielau is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bielau
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 Alley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Colorado County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Alley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Columbus
- Garwood
- New Ulm
- Sealy
- Weimar
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Alley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Colorado 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 Alley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1329402 (Alley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1329402 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: Colorado
- Est. Elev: 60 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Alleyton
- Location given for Alley Cemetery:
- Lat: 29.6769024 Lon: -96.45358
- 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 Colorado, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Alley 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |