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A visit to the Boetcher 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 Boetcher Cemetery ...

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

29.7555, -96.6594

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

The Boetcher Cemetery is located in Colorado County<2>.

The county seat for Colorado County is located in Columbus. Columbus lies just to the east southeast of the Boetcher Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Boetcher Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Boetcher Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Grace Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Grace Cemetery is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
  • Fitzgerald Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Fitzgerald Cemetery is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerald Cemetery
  • Adkins Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Adkins Cemetery is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkins Cemetery
  • Brune Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Brune Cemetery is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brune Cemetery
  • Old Osage Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Old Osage Cemetery is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Osage Cemetery
  • Osage Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Osage Cemetery is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Osage Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Weimar.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5838 <5>
  • Borden Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Borden Cemetery is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Borden Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the east of Weimar.
    • The Borden Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Stapleton Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2307699 <5>
  • Halyard Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Halyard Cemetery is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halyard Cemetery
  • Gay Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Gay Hill Cemetery is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Hill Cemetery
  • Ijams Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Ijams Cemetery is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ijams Cemetery
  • Shepard Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Willing Workers Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Kaiser Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Shaw Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Shaw Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
    • Bictner Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Bictner Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bictner Cemetery
    • St. Michael Catholic Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hill Memorial Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hill Memorial Park is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Memorial Park
    • Live Oak Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Live Oak Cemetery is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak Cemetery
    • Miller Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Miller Cemetery is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
    • Odd Fellows Rest Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Anthony's Catholic Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Columbus City Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Columbus City Cemetery is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Boetcher Cemetery.

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

  • Hillcrest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Hillcrest is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Borden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Borden is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden
  • Glidden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ellinger
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Columbus
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Weimar
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Dubina ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Dubina is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubina
  • New Bielau ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • New Bielau is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bielau
  • Alleyton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Frelsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Frelsburg is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frelsburg
  • Fayetteville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Pisek ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Pisek is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisek
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Halsted
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Halsted is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halsted
    • Joiner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Joiner is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner
    • New Ulm
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Schulenburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Rutersville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Rutersville is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutersville
    • Roznov
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Roznov is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roznov
    • Rock Island
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Rock Island is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
    • La Grange
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hostyn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Hostyn is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hostyn
    • Altair
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ramsey
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Ramsey is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
    • Industry
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Haw Creek ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Haw Creek is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw Creek

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 Boetcher 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 Boetcher Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Boetcher 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 Boetcher Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1330981  (Boetcher Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1330981 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: 76 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Ellinger
      • Location given for Boetcher Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.7555098     Lon: -96.659419
      • 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Boetcher 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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