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. 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 Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery:
29.4772, -98.4260
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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.
- Sunset Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Sunset Memorial Park is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Park
- Lorant - Lorenz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Missionary Servants of St. Anthony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bueche Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Salado Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- San Antonio National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowlawn Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Schulmeier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Eastview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- San Fernando Cemetery #1
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gates of Heaven Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hermano Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Hermano Cemetery is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermano Cemetery
- San Pedro Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The San Pedro Cemetery is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro Cemetery
- Wetmore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Wetmore Cemetery is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore Cemetery
- San Fernando Cemetery #2
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rodfel Sholom Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mission San Jose Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mission San Jose Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tampke Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Tampke Cemetery is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tampke Cemetery
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)
- Terrell Hills is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,451 people
- Kirby
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alamo Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Windcrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Windcrest is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windcrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,854 people
- Fratt ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fratt is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fratt
- Olmos Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Olmos Park is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmos Park
- 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)
- China Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- China Grove is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,314 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Converse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Live Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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)
- Hill Country Village is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Country Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- Airport City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Airport City is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport City
- Universal City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hollywood Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- 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)
- Shavano Park is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shavano Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,024 people
- Schertz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bracken
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leon Valley
(11 miles [17.7 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 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.
- Alamo Heights
- San Antonio
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Bexar 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 Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #109410
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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ft. Sam Houston National 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. |