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A visit to the Cheetham 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 Cheetham Cemetery ...

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

29.4983, -96.6589

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

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

The county seat for Colorado County is located in Columbus. Columbus lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Cheetham Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Cheetham Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Cheetham Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Myrtle Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Myrtle Cemetery is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Cemetery
  • Smoothingiron Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Smoothingiron Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoothingiron Cemetery
  • Keilers Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Keilers Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keilers Cemetery
  • Geiger Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Geiger Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger Cemetery
  • Rees Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Rees Cemetery is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rees Cemetery
  • Shimek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Shimek Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shimek Cemetery
  • Willowsburg Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Redus Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Redus Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redus Cemetery
  • Geiger Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Geiger Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger Cemetery
  • Obelgoner Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Obelgoner Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obelgoner Cemetery
  • Miller Creek Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Miller Creek Cemetery is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Creek Cemetery
  • Eason Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Eason Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eason Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Austin Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Austin Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
    • Bila Hora Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Bila Hora Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bila Hora Cemetery
    • Allen Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Allen Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
    • Willow Creek Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Willow Creek Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek Cemetery
    • Brownson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Brownson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownson Cemetery
    • Bock Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Bock Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bock Cemetery
    • Miller Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Miller Cemetery is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
    • Lass Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Lass Cemetery is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lass Cemetery
    • Vsetin Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Fuller Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Fuller Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Cemetery
    • Hartt Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Hartt Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartt Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Cheetham Cemetery.

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

  • Sheridan
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Rock Island
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rock Island is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
  • Sublime
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • New Bielau ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • New Bielau is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bielau
  • Oakland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Borden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Borden is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden
  • Altair
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Provident City ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Provident City is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provident City
  • Glidden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Hackberry ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Hackberry is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
  • Weimar
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Columbus
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Speaks
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Garwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Hallettsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Nada
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Alleyton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hillcrest
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Hillcrest is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
    • Gleckler
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Gleckler is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleckler
    • Eldridge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Eldridge is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge
    • Boedecker Junction
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Boedecker Junction is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boedecker Junction
    • Ramsey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Ramsey is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
    • Dubina ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Dubina is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubina
    • Schulenburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Ezzell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Ezzell is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezzell
    • Matthews
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Matthews is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
    • Eagle Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Moravia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Moravia is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia
    • Breslau
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Breslau is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breslau

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 Cheetham 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 Cheetham Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Cheetham 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 Cheetham Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1332702  (Cheetham Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1332702 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: 78 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Sheridan
      • Location given for Cheetham Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.4982965     Lon: -96.6588629
      • 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cheetham 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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