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A visit to the Balania 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 Balania Cemetery ...

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

28.1953, -97.9361

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

The Balania Cemetery is located in Live Oak County<2>.

The county seat for Live Oak County is located in George West. George West lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Balania Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Balania Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Balania Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Wright Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Wright Cemetery is located in Live Oak County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
  • Lagarto Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Lagarto Cemetery is located in Live Oak County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagarto Cemetery
  • Cenizo Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Cenizo Hill Cemetery is located in San Patricio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cenizo Hill Cemetery
    • The Cenizo Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • McNabb Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2859 <5>
  • Cenzo Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Cenzo Hill Cemetery is located in San Patricio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cenzo Hill Cemetery
  • Waldheim Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • San Pedro Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Gussettville Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Gussettville Cemetery is located in Live Oak County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gussettville Cemetery
  • Old Gussettville Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Descanso Eterno Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Tom Mathis Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Tom Mathis Cemetery is located in San Patricio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Mathis Cemetery
    • The Tom Mathis Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mathis Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5071 <5>
  • Holubec Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Clareville Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Clareville Cemetery is located in Bee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clareville Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Clareville Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest of Beeville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2180125 <5>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Descanso Eterno Cemetery No. 2
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • St. George Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. George Cemetery is located in Live Oak County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. George Cemetery
    • Wade Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Wade Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
    • McNeill Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The McNeill Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeill Cemetery
    • Central District Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Latham Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • The Latham Cemetery is located in Live Oak County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham Cemetery
      • The Latham Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Anna Rose Cemetery
      • Ramirena Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2283073 <5>
    • Dilworth Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Dilworth Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilworth Cemetery
    • Old Ranch Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Old Ranch Cemetery is located in Jim Wells County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ranch Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Balania Cemetery.

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

  • Dinero
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Lakeshore Gardens - Hidden Acres
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lakeside
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakeside is located in San Patricio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
  • Lake City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake City is located in San Patricio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
  • Edgewater - Paisano
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Edgewater - Paisano is located in San Patricio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater - Paisano
  • Paisano
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Paisano is located in San Patricio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paisano
    • Paisano has also been known as:
    • Paisano Park Colonia
    • Paisano Park
  • Pernitas Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Pernitas Point is located in Jim Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pernitas Point
  • Mathis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Mathis is located in San Patricio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,671 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mathis <6>
  • Vahlsing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Vahlsing is located in San Patricio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vahlsing
  • Clareville ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Clareville is located in Bee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clareville
  • Mikeska
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mikeska is located in Live Oak County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikeska
  • Tynan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Sandia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Casa Blanca
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Casa Blanca is located in Jim Wells County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Blanca
    • K-Bar Ranch
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • K-Bar Ranch is located in Jim Wells County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for K-Bar Ranch
    • George West
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Skidmore
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Westdale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Westdale is located in Jim Wells County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westdale
    • Orange Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Blue Berry Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Blue Berry Hill is located in Bee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Berry Hill

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 Balania Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Live Oak County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Balania Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Live Oak 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 Balania Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1329962  (Balania Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1329962 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: Live Oak
      • Est. Elev: 29 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Dinero
      • Location given for Balania Cemetery:
      • Lat: 28.1952847     Lon: -97.9361122
      • 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 Live Oak, 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- Balania 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.