A visit to the Choate Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Choate Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Choate Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Choate Cemetery
Lat: 28.7686° (28° 46' 6")
Lon: -97.7494° (-97° 44' 57")
The Choate Cemetery is located in Karnes County<2>.
The county seat for Karnes County is located in Karnes City. Karnes City lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest of the Choate Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the Choate Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Choate Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kennedy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kennedy Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kennedy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Karnes County
- Kenedy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kenedy Cemetery
- The Kenedy Cemetery is located in Karnes County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Kenedy Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Kenedy.
- The Kenedy Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kenedy City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4608 <5>
- Escondido Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Escondido Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Escondido Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Escondido Cemetery is located in Karnes County
- Charco Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Charco Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Charco Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Charco Cemetery is located in Goliad County
- Butler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Karnes County
- Runge Latin American Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Runge Latin American Cemetery
- The Runge Latin American Cemetery is located in Karnes County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Runge Latin American Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Runge.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1971680 <5>
- Pettus Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- John Pettus Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John Pettus Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the John Pettus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The John Pettus Cemetery is located in Goliad County
- Pullin - Livingston Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pullin - Livingston Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Pullin - Livingston Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- The Pullin - Livingston Cemetery is located in Bee County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pullin - Livingston Cemetery is located between<7> the communities of Pawnee and Tulsita. The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of Tulsita.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6212 <5>
- Dahl Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Helena Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Helena Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Helena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Helena Cemetery is located in Karnes County
- Nordheim Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nordheim Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nordheim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Nordheim Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- New Bremen Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Bremen Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Bremen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The New Bremen Cemetery is located in Karnes County
- Tuleta Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- San Jasinto Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Jasinto Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the San Jasinto Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The San Jasinto Cemetery is located in Goliad County
- Lott Pettus Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lott Pettus Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lott Pettus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lott Pettus Cemetery is located in Goliad County
- St. Mary Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Karnes County
- Our Lady of Guadalupe Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Our Lady of Guadalupe Cemetery
- The Our Lady of Guadalupe Cemetery is located in Bee County
- The Our Lady of Guadalupe Cemetery has also been known as:
- De Nuestra Senora de Guadallupe Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2470502 <5>
- Pawnee Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Normanna Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Normanna Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Normanna Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- The Normanna Cemetery is located in Bee County
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5617 <5>
- San Domingo Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Colony Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Choate Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Choate Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kenedy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Runge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Runge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runge
- Runge is located in Karnes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,166 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Runge <8>
- Tulsita
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulsita
- Tulsita is located in Bee County
- Pettus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pettus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettus
- Pettus is located in Bee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pettus <8>
- Karnes City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tuleta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Helena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Helena is located in Karnes County
- Angel City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angel City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel City
- Angel City is located in Goliad County
- Nordheim
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nordheim have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordheim
- Nordheim is located in DeWitt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nordheim <8>
- Flaccus ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flaccus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaccus
- Flaccus is located in Karnes County
- Panna Maria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panna Maria
- Panna Maria is located in Karnes County
- Normanna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normanna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normanna
- Normanna is located in Bee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Normanna <8>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pawnee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Mineral is located in Bee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral <8>
- Coy City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coy City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy City
- Coy City is located in Karnes County
- Ecleto
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ecleto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ecleto
- Ecleto is located in Karnes County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ecleto <8>
- Berclair
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Weesatche
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hobson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson
- Hobson is located in Karnes County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobson <8>
- Yorktown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
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 Choate Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Karnes County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Choate Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Berclair
- Falls City
- Goliad
- Helena
- Karnes City
- Nordheim
- Pettus
- Runge
- Runge lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Choate Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Runge.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runge
- Yorktown
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Choate Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Karnes County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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 Choate Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1354456 (Choate Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1354456 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Choate
- County: Karnes Elev: 80
- Location given for GNIS #1354456 (Choate Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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 Karnes, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Choate Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.7686, Longitude: -97.7494 In this case, the coordinates for the Choate Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<7> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Pawnee and Tulsita. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
<8> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |