A visit to the Borden 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 Borden Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Borden Cemetery (FG ID #2307699).
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 Borden Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Borden Cemetery:
29.6960, -96.6839
Note: While we are using the above GPS location for the Borden Cemetery, it has not been verified and we are uncertain about its accuracy - use with caution.
The Borden Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the east of Weimar.
The cemetery is located in Colorado County<3>.
The county seat for Colorado County is located in Columbus. Columbus lies just to the east of the Borden Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Borden Cemetery.
Name Variations for Borden Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Borden Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Borden Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Borden Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Osage Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- 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 northwest)
- Live Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Live Oak Cemetery is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Ijams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- Fitzgerald Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fitzgerald Cemetery is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerald Cemetery
- Adkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Miller Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brune Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Boetcher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Boetcher Cemetery is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boetcher Cemetery
- St. Michael Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Hill Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hill Memorial Park is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Memorial Park
- Boeer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Boeer Cemetery is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boeer Cemetery
- Hehr Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hehr Cemetery is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hehr Cemetery
- Shepard Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shaws Bend Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Halyard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gay Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Gay Hill Cemetery is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Hill Cemetery
- Odd Fellows Rest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Anthony's Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Willing Workers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Columbus City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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]<2> of the Borden Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Borden Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Borden
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Glidden
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Weimar
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Bielau ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dubina ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ellinger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oakland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alleyton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sheridan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rock Island
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Island is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Schulenburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hackberry ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Joiner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Frelsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fayetteville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gleckler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Halsted
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sublime
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Altair
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pisek ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pisek is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisek
- Ramsey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- New Ulm
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hostyn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Freyburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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 Borden 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 Borden Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Columbus
- Fayetteville
- New Ulm
- Schulenburg
- 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 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 Borden 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 Borden Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2307699
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1331084 (Borden Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1331084 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: 91 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Borden
- Location given for Borden Cemetery:
- Lat: 29.696345 Lon: -96.6841418
- 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Borden Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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. |