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A visit to the Baursville 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 Baursville Cemetery ...

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

29.5961, -97.1055

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

The Baursville Cemetery is located in Lavaca County<2>.

The county seat for Lavaca County is located in Hallettsville. Hallettsville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southeast of the Baursville Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Baursville Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Baursville Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Burkett Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Burkett Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkett Cemetery
  • Castleman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Castleman Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleman Cemetery
  • Old Moulton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Old Moulton Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Moulton Cemetery
  • Slavonic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Slavonic Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slavonic Cemetery
  • Old Flatonia Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Old Flatonia Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Flatonia Cemetery
  • Criswell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Criswell Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Criswell Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Criswell Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Flatonia.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3116 <5>
  • Slavonic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Slavonic Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slavonic Cemetery
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Witting Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mulberry Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mulberry Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Cemetery
  • Breslau Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Breslau Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breslau Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Moravia Ascension Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Moravia Ascension Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia Ascension Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Moravia Ascension Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of Moulton.
      • The Moravia Ascension Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Ascension of Our Lord Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2176975 <5>
    • Fitzgerald Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Fitzgerald Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerald Cemetery
    • Charlottenburg Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Pine Springs Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Pine Springs Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs Cemetery
    • Sommers Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Sommers Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sommers Cemetery
    • Stonewall Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Stonewall Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall Cemetery
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Andrews Chapel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Andrew Wesley Chapel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Andrew Wesley Chapel Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrew Wesley Chapel Cemetery
      • The Andrew Wesley Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Andrew Chapel Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2273768 <5>
    • Mt. Eden Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Mt. Eden Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Eden Cemetery
      • The Mt. Eden Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mt. Eden Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2351500 <5>
    • Bunjus Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Bunjus Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunjus Cemetery
    • Coleman Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Coleman Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Baursville Cemetery.

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

  • Moulton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Komensky
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Komensky is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komensky
  • Praha
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Praha is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Praha
    • Praha has also been known as:
    • Hottentot
  • Flatonia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Moravia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Moravia is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia
  • Breslau
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Breslau is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breslau
  • Engle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Engle is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engle
  • Wied
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Wied is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wied
  • Gleckler
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Gleckler is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleckler
  • Shiner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Colony
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Colony is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
  • Hackberry ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Hackberry is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Schulenburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Freyburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Freyburg is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freyburg
    • Waelder
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Kokernot
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Kokernot is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokernot
    • Hallettsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Muldoon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Cistern
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Cistern is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cistern
      • Former names for Cistern:
      • Cockrell's Hill
      • Milton
      • Whiteside's Prairie
    • Oakland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Glaze City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Glaze City is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glaze City
    • Sweet Home
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Dubina ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Dubina is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubina

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 Baursville Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lavaca County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Baursville 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 professional and volunteer 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 Baursville Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Lavaca 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 Baursville Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1330155  (Baursville Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1330155 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: Lavaca
      • Est. Elev: 131 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Komensky
      • Location given for Baursville Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.596069     Lon: -97.1055414
      • 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 Lavaca, 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- Baursville 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.