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A visit to the Fort Sam Houston National 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 Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery (FG ID #109410)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery

Lat:   29.4772°   (29° 28' 37")

Lon:   -98.4260°   (-98° 25' 33")

The Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery is located in Bexar County<2>.

The county seat for Bexar County is located in San Antonio. San Antonio lies just to the southwest of the Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Fort Sam Houston
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Terrell Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terrell Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Hills
    • Terrell Hills is located in Bexar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,451 people
  • Kirby
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirby have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
    • Kirby is located in Bexar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,719 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirby <7>
  • Alamo Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alamo Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo Heights
    • Alamo Heights is located in Bexar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,668 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamo Heights <7>
  • Windcrest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windcrest have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windcrest
    • Windcrest is located in Bexar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,854 people
  • Fratt ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fratt have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fratt
    • Fratt is located in Bexar County
  • Olmos Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olmos Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmos Park
    • Olmos Park is located in Bexar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,461 people
  • San Antonio
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Martinez
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wetmore
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Castle Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Hills
    • Castle Hills is located in Bexar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,448 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castle Hills <7>
  • China Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove
    • China Grove is located in Bexar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,314 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Converse
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Converse have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
      • Converse is located in Bexar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,814 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Converse <7>
    • Live Oak
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Live Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
      • Live Oak is located in Bexar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,661 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Live Oak <7>
    • Balcones Heights
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Boldtville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hill Country Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill Country Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Country Village
      • Hill Country Village is located in Bexar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
    • Airport City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airport City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport City
      • Airport City is located in Bexar County
    • Universal City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Universal City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal City
      • Universal City is located in Bexar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,007 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Universal City <7>
    • Hollywood Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollywood Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood Park
      • Hollywood Park is located in Bexar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,328 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollywood Park <7>
    • Sayers
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Selma
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Shavano Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shavano Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shavano Park
      • Shavano Park is located in Bexar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,024 people
    • Schertz
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schertz have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schertz
      • Schertz is located in Bexar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,440 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schertz <7>
    • Bracken
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Leon Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leon Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Valley
      • Leon Valley is located in Bexar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,301 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon Valley <7>

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 Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery. The following communities are located in Bexar County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ft. Sam Houston National 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 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 Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery:

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 Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery:

The official website for Bexar County: www.co.bexar.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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 Bexar, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.4772, Longitude: -98.4260    
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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