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A visit to the Cummins - Heard 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 Cummins - Heard Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cummins - Heard Cemetery:

29.5663, -99.8434

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

The Cummins - Heard Cemetery is located in Uvalde County<2>.

The county seat for Uvalde County is located in Uvalde. Uvalde lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the south of the Cummins - Heard Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Cummins - Heard Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km] of the Cummins - Heard Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Exile Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Exile Cemetery is located in Real County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exile Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Exile Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of Camp Wood.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3508 <5>
  • Clark Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Clark Cemetery is located in Real County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
  • Davenport Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Davenport Cemetery is located in Uvalde County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport Cemetery
  • Bear Creek Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Uvalde County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bear Creek Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Third Crossing.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2288 <5>
  • Concan Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Concan Cemetery is located in Uvalde County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concan Cemetery
  • Leakey Floral Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Leakey Floral Cemetery is located in Real County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leakey Floral Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Leakey Floral Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Leakey.
    • The Leakey Floral Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Leakey Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2167648 <5>
  • Garden of Memories
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Garden of Memories is located in Real County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden of Memories
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Garden of Memories is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Camp Wood.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3753 <5>
  • Yancy Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • The Yancy Cemetery is located in Uvalde County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy Cemetery
  • Jones Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Waresville Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • The Waresville Cemetery is located in Uvalde County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waresville Cemetery
  • Cypress Creek Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • The Cypress Creek Cemetery is located in Real County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cypress Creek Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northeast of Leakey.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3148 <5>
  • Coalson Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • The Coalson Cemetery is located in Edwards County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalson Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Pioneer Park Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • The Pioneer Park Cemetery is located in Uvalde County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Park Cemetery
      • The Pioneer Park Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Uvalde Pioneer Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6023 <5>
    • City of Uvalde Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • The City of Uvalde Cemetery is located in Uvalde County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City of Uvalde Cemetery
      • The City of Uvalde Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Uvalde Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641479 <5>
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Uvalde County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1672132 <5>
    • Uvalde Catholic Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Sparks Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Sparks Cemetery is located in Uvalde County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Cemetery
    • Wish Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Wish Cemetery is located in Uvalde County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wish Cemetery
    • Miller Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • The Miller Cemetery is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
    • Haby Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 13 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Cummins - Heard Cemetery.

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

  • Third Crossing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Third Crossing is located in Uvalde County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Third Crossing
  • Rio Frio
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Concan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Leakey
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Camp Wood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Barksdale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Utopia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Vanderpool
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Knippa
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Uvalde
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Uvalde Estates
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Uvalde Estates is located in Uvalde County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uvalde Estates
    • Uvalde Estates has also been known as:
    • Uvalde Estates Colonia
  • Sabinal
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Tuff ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Tuff is located in Bandera County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuff

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 Cummins - Heard Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Uvalde County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cummins - Heard Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Barksdale
  • Camp Wood
  • Leakey
    • Leakey lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Cummins - Heard Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Leakey.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leakey
  • Sabinal
  • Uvalde

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 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 Cummins - Heard Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Uvalde 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 Cummins - Heard Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1333812  (Cummins-Heard Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1333812 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: Uvalde
      • Est. Elev: 478 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Reagan Wells
      • Location given for Cummins-Heard Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.5663404     Lon: -99.8433933
      • 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 Uvalde, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cummins - Heard 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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