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A visit to the Fitzgerald 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 Fitzgerald Cemetery ...

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

29.6311, -96.9933

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

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

The county seat for Fayette County is located in La Grange. La Grange lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Fitzgerald Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Fitzgerald Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Fitzgerald Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Moravia Ascension Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Moravia Ascension Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia Ascension Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Moravia Ascension Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of Moulton.
    • The Moravia Ascension Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ascension of Our Lord Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2176975 <5>
  • Criswell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Criswell Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Criswell Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Criswell Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Flatonia.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3116 <5>
  • Slavonic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Slavonic Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slavonic Cemetery
  • Pine Springs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Pine Springs Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs Cemetery
  • Old Flatonia Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Old Flatonia Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Flatonia Cemetery
  • Andrew Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Andrew Chapel Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrew Chapel Cemetery
  • Lyons Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Lyons Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Cemetery
  • Old High Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Old High Hill Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old High Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old High Hill Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Schulenburg.
    • The Old High Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • High Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5765 <5>
  • Baursville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Baursville Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baursville Cemetery
  • Williams Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Williams Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
  • Simpson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Simpson Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
  • St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery
    • The St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2212195 <5>
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Castleman Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Castleman Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleman Cemetery
    • Breslau Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Breslau Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breslau Cemetery
    • Pin Oak Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Pin Oak Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oak Cemetery
      • The Pin Oak Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old Black Jack Springs Cemetery
    • Burkett Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Burkett Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkett Cemetery
    • Witting Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Coleman Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Coleman Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
    • Turner Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Turner Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
    • Oakland Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Oakland Hill Cemetery is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Hill Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fitzgerald Cemetery.

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

  • Moravia
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Moravia is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia
  • Engle
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Engle is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engle
  • Komensky
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Komensky is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komensky
  • Gleckler
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Gleckler is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleckler
  • Praha
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Praha is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Praha
    • Praha has also been known as:
    • Hottentot
  • Schulenburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Breslau
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Breslau is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breslau
  • Hackberry ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hackberry is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
  • Flatonia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Freyburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Freyburg is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freyburg
  • Moulton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Oakland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Dubina ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Dubina is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubina
    • Wied
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Wied is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wied
    • Hallettsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Muldoon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • New Bielau ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • New Bielau is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bielau
    • Weimar
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Colony
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Colony is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 Fitzgerald 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 Fitzgerald Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Fitzgerald 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 Fitzgerald Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1335845  (Fitzgerald Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1335845 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: 111 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Schulenburg
      • Location given for Fitzgerald Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.6310684     Lon: -96.9933167
      • 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fitzgerald 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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