A visit to the Downey Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Downey Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Downey Cemetery (FG ID #2471437).
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 Downey Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Downey Cemetery:
29.7968, -96.1525
The Downey Cemetery is located in Austin County<2>.
The county seat for Austin County is located in Bellville. Bellville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Downey Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Downey Cemetery.
Establishment of the Downey Cemetery ...
The Downey Cemetery was:
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Downey Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Downey Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Glenn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sealy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Frydek Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- San Felipe African American Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- San Felipe de Austin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rosses Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Rosses Cemetery is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosses Cemetery
- Holtz Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Holtz Cemetery is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtz Cemetery
- Schulke Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Abel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Abel Cemetery is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Swearingen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clemons Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Clemons Cemetery is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons Cemetery
- Waller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Waller Cemetery is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller Cemetery
- Kholor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Kholor Cemetery is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kholor Cemetery
- Dethloff Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Dethloff Cemetery is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dethloff Cemetery
- Sevevin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Sevevin Cemetery is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevevin Cemetery
- Millheim Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- President Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The President Cemetery is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for President Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Downey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Downey Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sealy
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- San Felipe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Frydek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rexville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rexville is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexville
- Brazos Country
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brazos Country is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Country
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Clemons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clemons is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons
- Millheim
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pattison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cat Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Brookshire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wallis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bellville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Simonton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Weston Lakes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Weston Lakes is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,191 people
- Fulshear
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buckhorn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ramsey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lissie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Nottawa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Orchard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
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 Downey Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Austin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Downey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellville
- Brookshire
- Sealy
- Wallis
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 Downey Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Austin 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 Downey Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2471437
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Austin, 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- Downey 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |