A visit to the Classen 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 Classen Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Classen Cemetery:
29.6227, -98.4789
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Classen Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Classen Cemetery is located in Bexar County<2>.
The county seat for Bexar County is located in San Antonio. San Antonio lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south of the Classen Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Classen Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Classen Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Classen Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gerfers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Schulmeier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wetmore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wetmore Cemetery is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore Cemetery
- Tampke Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Tampke Cemetery is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tampke Cemetery
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
- The St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Paul's Cemetery
- Mission Burial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mission Burial Park is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Burial Park
- Mission North Burial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Salado Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Salado Cemetery is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Salado Cemetery is located in San Antonio.
- The Salado Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beitel Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2312 <5>
- Forshage Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Forshage Cemetery is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forshage Cemetery
- Koch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Weidner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Weidner Cemetery is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weidner Cemetery
- Groenke Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Locke Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Locke Hill Cemetery is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke Hill Cemetery
- Lorant - Lorenz Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Missionary Servants of St. Anthony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Karl Rompel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Karl Rompel Cemetery is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karl Rompel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Karl Rompel Cemetery is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6450 <5>
- Pena Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Pena Cemetery is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pena Cemetery
- Sunset Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Sunset Memorial Park is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Park
- Bueche Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Bueche Cemetery is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bueche Cemetery
- Englemann Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Englemann Cemetery is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englemann Cemetery
- Grote Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Grote Cemetery is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grote Cemetery
- Davenport Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Davenport Cemetery is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport Cemetery
- Romple Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Romple Cemetery is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romple Cemetery
- Vogel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Voges Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Voges Cemetery is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voges Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Voges Cemetery is located 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the north of San Antonio.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7422 <5>
- Weidner Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Weidner Cemetery is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weidner Cemetery
- Schlather Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Schlather Cemetery is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlather Cemetery
- Hitzfelder Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Hitzfelder Cemetery is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitzfelder 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 Classen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Classen Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hollywood Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hill Country Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hill Country Village is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Country Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- Shavano Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shavano Park is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shavano Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,024 people
- Wetmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Timberwood Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Timberwood Park is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberwood Park
- Castle Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fratt ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fratt is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fratt
- Dominion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dominion is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion
- Alamo Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Windcrest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Windcrest is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windcrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,854 people
- Live Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bracken
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bracken is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bulverde South ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bulverde South is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde South
- Leon Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Leon Springs is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Springs
- Balcones Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bulverde West ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bulverde West is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde West
- Olmos Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Olmos Park is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmos Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,461 people
- Terrell Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Terrell Hills is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,451 people
- Fort Sam Houston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fort Sam Houston is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Sam Houston
- Selma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Garden Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Garden Ridge is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,266 people
- Bulverde East ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bulverde East is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde East
- Cross Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cross Mountain is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Mountain
- Leon Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Universal City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Anhalt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Anhalt is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anhalt
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 Classen Cemetery. The following communities are located in Bexar County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Classen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Classen Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Bexar 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 Classen Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1332904 (Classen Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1332904 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: Bexar
- Est. Elev: 318 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Longhorn
- Location given for Classen Cemetery:
- Lat: 29.6227262 Lon: -98.4789065
- 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 Bexar, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Classen 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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