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A visit to the Escondido 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 Escondido Cemetery ...

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

28.8530, -97.8094

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

The Escondido Cemetery is located in Karnes County<2>.

The county seat for Karnes County is located in Karnes City. Karnes City lies just to the west northwest of the Escondido Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Escondido Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> of the Escondido Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Butler Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Butler Cemetery is located in Karnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
  • Kenedy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Kenedy Cemetery is located in Karnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenedy Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kenedy Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Kenedy.
    • The Kenedy Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Kenedy City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4608 <5>
  • Kennedy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Karnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Cemetery
  • Helena Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Helena Cemetery is located in Karnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena Cemetery
  • Choate Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Choate Cemetery is located in Karnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choate Cemetery
  • Runge Latin American Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Runge Latin American Cemetery is located in Karnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runge Latin American Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Runge Latin American Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Runge.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1971680 <5>
  • St. Mary Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Karnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
  • New Bremen Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The New Bremen Cemetery is located in Karnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bremen Cemetery
  • Nordheim Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Nordheim Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordheim Cemetery
  • Mueller Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mueller Cemetery is located in Karnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mueller Cemetery
  • Charco Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Charco Cemetery is located in Goliad County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charco Cemetery
  • Falls City Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Falls City Cemetery is located in Karnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Pullin - Livingston Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Pullin - Livingston Cemetery is located in Bee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullin - Livingston Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pullin - Livingston Cemetery is located between<6> the communities of Pawnee and Tulsita.  The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of Tulsita.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6212 <5>
    • Dahl Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Pettus Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Our Lady of Guadalupe Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Our Lady of Guadalupe Cemetery is located in Bee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Lady of Guadalupe Cemetery
      • The Our Lady of Guadalupe Cemetery has also been known as:
      • De Nuestra Senora de Guadallupe Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2470502 <5>
    • Pawnee Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • John Pettus Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The John Pettus Cemetery is located in Goliad County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Pettus Cemetery
    • Treybig Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • The Treybig Cemetery is located in Karnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treybig Cemetery
    • House Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • The House Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Escondido Cemetery.

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

  • Kenedy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Runge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Karnes City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Helena
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Helena is located in Karnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
  • Flaccus ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Flaccus is located in Karnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaccus
  • Panna Maria
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Panna Maria is located in Karnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panna Maria
  • Nordheim
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hobson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ecleto
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Tulsita
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Tulsita is located in Bee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulsita
  • Coy City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Coy City is located in Karnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy City
  • Pawelekville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Pawelekville is located in Karnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawelekville
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Falls City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Pettus
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Pawnee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Angel City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Angel City is located in Goliad County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel City
    • Tuleta
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Kosciusko
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Kosciusko is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosciusko
    • Gillett
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Fashing
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Fashing is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fashing
    • Yorktown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)

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 Escondido Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Karnes County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Escondido Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Karnes 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 Escondido Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1357054  (Escondido Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1357054 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: Karnes
      • Est. Elev: 80 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Kenedy
      • Location given for Escondido Cemetery:
      • Lat: 28.8530346     Lon: -97.809445
      • 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 Karnes, 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- Escondido 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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Pawnee and Tulsita. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
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