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A visit to the Denhawken 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 Denhawken Cemetery ...

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

29.1880, -97.8947

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

The Denhawken Cemetery is located in Wilson County<2>.

The county seat for Wilson County is located in Floresville. Floresville lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west of the Denhawken Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Denhawken Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Denhawken Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Stockdale Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Wheeler Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
  • St. Anns Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anns Cemetery
  • Steel Branch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Steel Branch Cemetery is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Branch Cemetery
  • Treybig Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Treybig Cemetery is located in Karnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treybig Cemetery
  • Demmer Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Demmer Cemetery is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Demmer Cemetery
  • Union Valley Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Union Valley Cemetery is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2176366 <5>
  • Nockenut Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Nockenut Cemetery is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nockenut Cemetery
  • Nixon Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Latin American Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • White Rancho Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The White Rancho Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rancho Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Leach Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Leach Cemetery is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leach Cemetery
    • Sutherland Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Sutherland Cemetery is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland Cemetery
    • Marcelina Baptist Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Marcelina Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcelina Baptist Church Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Marcelina Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Floresville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960130 <5>
    • Lutheran Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
    • Neyland Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Neyland Cemetery is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neyland Cemetery
    • Dewville Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Sandy Chapel Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Sandy Chapel Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Chapel Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • St. Mary Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Karnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
    • Bundick Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Smiley Masonic Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Smiley Masonic Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiley Masonic Cemetery
      • The Smiley Masonic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bundick Masonic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2224049 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Denhawken Cemetery.

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

  • Denhawken
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Denhawken is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denhawken
  • Pandora
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Stockdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Plummer Crossing ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Plummer Crossing is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer Crossing
  • Kosciusko
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Kosciusko is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosciusko
  • Gillett
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Caddo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Caddo is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo
  • Alum
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Alum is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum
  • Sunnyside
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Sunnyside is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
  • Pawelekville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Pawelekville is located in Karnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawelekville
  • Nixon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Nixon is located in Gonzales County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,508 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nixon <6>
  • Union
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Union is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Nockenut
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Nockenut is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nockenut
    • Sutherland Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Poth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Poth is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,332 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poth <6>
    • Ecleto
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Dewville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Dewville is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewville
    • Grass Pond Colony ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Grass Pond Colony is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Pond Colony

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 Denhawken Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wilson County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Denhawken Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Denhawken Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Wilson 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 Denhawken Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1355912  (Denhawken Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1355912 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: Wilson
      • Est. Elev: 132 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Stockdale
      • Location given for Denhawken Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.1880217     Lon: -97.8947242
      • 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 Wilson, 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' (or 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- Denhawken 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.