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A visit to the Franklin 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 Franklin Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Franklin Cemetery (FG ID #3684).

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 Franklin Cemetery ...

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

28.8453, -97.2908

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Franklin Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>

The Franklin Cemetery is located in Goliad County<3>.

The county seat for Goliad County is located in Goliad. Goliad lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> to the south southwest of the Franklin Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Franklin Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Franklin Cemetery.<5>

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

  • Noll Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Noll Cemetery is located in Victoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noll Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Noll Cemetery is located 16 miles [25.7 km]<4> to the west of Victoria.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2239439 <1>
  • St. Peters Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • San Jose Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mistletoe Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Mistletoe Cemetery is located in Goliad County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe Cemetery
  • Danforth Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Danforth Cemetery is located in Goliad County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danforth Cemetery
  • Berger Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Berger Cemetery is located in Goliad County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berger Cemetery
  • Killebrew Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Killebrew Cemetery is located in Goliad County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killebrew Cemetery
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Victoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
  • Mission Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Guadalupe Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Guadalupe Cemetery is located in Victoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe Cemetery
  • Captain York Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Captain York Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain York Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Weesatche Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Weesatche Cemetery is located in Goliad County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weesatche Cemetery
      • The Weesatche Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Friedheim Cemetery
      • Gottschalt Cemetery
      • Weesatche Friedheim Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2461484 <1>
    • Barnes Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Barnes Cemetery is located in Goliad County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
    • Fannin Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Fannin Cemetery is located in Goliad County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannin Cemetery
    • Martin Luther Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sepenter Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Sepenter Cemetery is located in Goliad County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sepenter Cemetery
    • Noble Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Noble Cemetery is located in Goliad County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Cemetery
    • De Leon Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The De Leon Cemetery is located in Victoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Leon Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Franklin Cemetery.

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

  • Ander
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Ander is located in Goliad County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ander
  • Weser
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Weser is located in Goliad County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weser
  • Meyersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Kilgore
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Kilgore is located in Goliad County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
  • Weesatche
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Fannin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Coletoville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Coletoville is located in Victoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coletoville
  • Cologne
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cologne is located in Goliad County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cologne
    • Former names for Cologne:
    • Centerville
    • Ira Station
    • Perdido
  • Oak Village
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Village is located in Victoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
  • Nursery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Goliad
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Aloe
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Aloe is located in Victoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aloe
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Thomaston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Yorktown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Angel City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Angel City is located in Goliad County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel City
    • Cuero
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Victoria
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)

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 Franklin Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Goliad County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Franklin Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Goliad 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 Franklin Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #3684

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1357679  (Franklin Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1357679 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: Goliad
      • Est. Elev: 44 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Ander
      • Location given for Franklin Cemetery:
      • Lat: 28.8452641     Lon: -97.2908247
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    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>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.
    <3>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Goliad, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Franklin Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <5>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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.