A visit to the Billings Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Billings Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Billings Cemetery (FG ID #2412).
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 Billings Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Billings Cemetery:
29.1461, -97.5799
The Billings Cemetery is located in Gonzales County<2>.
The county seat for Gonzales County is located in Gonzales. Gonzales lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Billings Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Billings Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Billings Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Billings Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sand Gate Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Sand Gate Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Gate Cemetery
- Salt Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Salt Creek Cemetery is located in Karnes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Creek Cemetery
- House Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The House Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House Cemetery
- Westhoff Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Westhoff Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhoff Cemetery
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sample Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Smiley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Smiley Masonic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bundick Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lord Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Westside Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Westside Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Clabber Town Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Clabber Town Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clabber Town Cemetery
- Treybig Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Treybig Cemetery is located in Karnes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treybig Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- St. Louis Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Louis Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Louis Cemetery
- Bellview Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nixon Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Latin American Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Demmer Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Demmer Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Demmer Cemetery
- Nordheim Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- The Nordheim Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordheim Cemetery
- Lost Creek Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- The Lost Creek Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Billings Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Billings Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Westhoff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Smiley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ecleto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yorktown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gillett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Nixon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cheapside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nordheim
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wrightsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Flaccus ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cuero
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pandora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Bebe
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Helena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Runge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Union
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Leesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hochheim
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cost
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cost is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cost
- Denhawken
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Edgar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Dewville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Caddo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pawelekville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Weesatche
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Meyersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hamon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Summerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Monthalia ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Monthalia is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monthalia
- Kosciusko
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kosciusko is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosciusko
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 Billings Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Gonzales County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Billings Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cuero
- Cuero lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Billings Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cuero.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuero
- Helena
- Nixon
- Nordheim
- Runge
- Runge lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Billings Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Runge.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runge
- Smiley
- Yorktown
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 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 Billings Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Gonzales 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 Billings Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2412
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1352193 (Billings Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1352193 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: Gonzales
- Est. Elev: 101 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sample
- Location given for Billings Cemetery:
- Lat: 29.1460817 Lon: -97.5799942
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Gonzales, 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- Billings 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |