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A visit to the Eilers 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 Eilers Cemetery ...

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

29.9008, -96.7033

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

The Eilers Cemetery is located in Fayette County<2>.

The county seat for Fayette County is located in La Grange. La Grange lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west of the Eilers Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Eilers Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Eilers Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Halimecek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Halimecek Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halimecek Cemetery
  • Halamicek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Halamicek Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halamicek Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Halamicek Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Fayetteville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4020 <5>
  • Floyd Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Pagel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Pagel Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pagel Cemetery
  • Albert Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Albert Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert Cemetery
  • Brandt Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Brandt Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandt Cemetery
  • Kaiser Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Drawe Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Drawe Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawe Cemetery
  • Florida Chapel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Moore Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Moore Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
  • Old La Grange City Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Old La Grange City Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old La Grange City Cemetery
    • The Old La Grange City Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2275411 <5>
  • La Grange Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The La Grange Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange Cemetery
    • The La Grange Cemetery has also been known as:
    • La Grange City Cemetery
    • New City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #356745 <5>
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Shaw Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Shaw Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
    • Shaws Bend Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Shaws Bend Cemetery is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaws Bend Cemetery
    • St.s Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
      • The Trinity Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • McElroy Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The McElroy Cemetery is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElroy Cemetery
    • Smalley Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Smalley Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smalley Cemetery
    • Hickory Ridge Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Hickory Ridge Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge Cemetery
    • Bictner Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Bictner Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bictner Cemetery
    • Old Osage Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Old Osage Cemetery is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Osage Cemetery
    • Adkins Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Adkins Cemetery is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkins Cemetery
    • Boetcher Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Boetcher Cemetery is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boetcher Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Eilers Cemetery.

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

  • Fayetteville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Ellinger
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Halsted
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Halsted is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halsted
  • Roznov
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Roznov is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roznov
  • Joiner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Joiner is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner
  • Rutersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rutersville is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutersville
  • Pisek ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Pisek is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisek
  • Warrenton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Haw Creek ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Haw Creek is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw Creek
  • Walhalla
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Walhalla is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walhalla
  • Frelsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Frelsburg is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frelsburg
  • Shelby
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Shelby is located in Austin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • La Grange
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Hillcrest
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Hillcrest is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
    • Round Top
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • New Ulm
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Nechanitz
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Nechanitz is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nechanitz
    • Hostyn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Hostyn is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hostyn
    • Industry
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Dubina ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Dubina is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubina
    • Weimar
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Borden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Borden is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden
    • Glidden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Plum
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

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 Eilers Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fayette County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Eilers Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Fayette 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 Eilers Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1356856  (Eilers Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1356856 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: Fayette
      • Est. Elev: 120 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Fayetteville
      • Location given for Eilers Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.9007818     Lon: -96.7033092
      • 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 Fayette, 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- Eilers 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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