A visit to the DeWitt 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 DeWitt Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the DeWitt Cemetery:
29.4747, -97.4478
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the DeWitt Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The DeWitt Cemetery is located in Gonzales County<2>.
The county seat for Gonzales County is located in Gonzales. Gonzales lies just to the north of the DeWitt Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the DeWitt Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the DeWitt Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from DeWitt Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Gonzales Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Gonzales Memorial Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonzales Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gonzales Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Gonzales.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2150299 <5>
- Lone Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Camp Brazil Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Camp Brazil Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Brazil Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Camp Brazil Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Gonzales.
- The Camp Brazil Cemetery has also been known as:
- Woodmen of the World Spanish Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2718 <5>
- Pecan Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Pecan Branch Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Branch Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Watson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Terrysville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Terrysville Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrysville Cemetery
- McKeller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The McKeller Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeller Cemetery
- Princeville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hodge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hodge Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge Cemetery
- Storey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Storey Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storey Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Oso Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Oso Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oso Cemetery
- Denton Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Denton Creek Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton Creek Cemetery
- Randle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Randle Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randle Cemetery
- Gates Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Gates Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The King Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- The St. James Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brasco Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6576 <5>
- Foster Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Foster Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
- Mt. Enon Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Enon Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Enon Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Enon Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south of Gonzales.
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Dilworth Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Dilworth Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilworth Cemetery
- Haschke Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Haschke Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haschke Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the DeWitt Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from DeWitt Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Summerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Summerville is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Gonzales
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cost
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cost is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cost
- Hamon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hamon is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamon
- Oak Forest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oak Forest is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Wrightsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Monthalia ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Monthalia is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monthalia
- Glaze City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glaze City is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glaze City
- Kokernot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kokernot is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokernot
- Ottine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bebe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Harwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Cheapside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cheapside is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheapside
- Hochheim
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sandy Fork is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Fork
- Belmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pearl City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pearl City is located in DeWitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Shiner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Waelder
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Leesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Smiley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- McNeil
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- McNeil is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeil
- Luling
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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 DeWitt Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Gonzales County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The DeWitt Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gonzales
- Luling
- Moulton
- Shiner
- Smiley
- Waelder
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 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 DeWitt Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Gonzales 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 DeWitt Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1334131 (DeWitt Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1334131 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: Gonzales
- Est. Elev: 89 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gonzales South
- Location given for DeWitt Cemetery:
- Lat: 29.4746823 Lon: -97.4477701
- 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 Gonzales, 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 from Point A (ie- DeWitt 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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