A visit to the Garden of Memories Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
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 Garden of Memories Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Garden of Memories Cemetery
Lat: 30.0793° (30° 4' 45")
Lon: -99.0990° (-99° 5' 56")
The Garden of Memories Cemetery is located in Kerr County<1>.
The county seat for Kerr County is located in Kerrville. Kerrville lies just to the southwest of the Garden of Memories Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> of the Garden of Memories Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Garden of Memories Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Garden of Memories North Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tivy Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tivy Mtn. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Guadalupe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Rose Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harris Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Starkey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gate of Heaven Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kerrville National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Nichols Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Colbath Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wharton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Peril Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peril Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peril Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Peril Cemetery is located in Gillespie County
- Henderson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Real Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Habecker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Turtle Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Center Point Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hill Crest Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Crest Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Crest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hill Crest Cemetery is located in Gillespie County
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]<2> of the Garden of Memories Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Garden of Memories Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kerrville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ingram
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingram have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Ingram is located in Kerr County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ingram <6>
- Center Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Morris Ranch ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tivydale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Camp Verde
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Comfort
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comfort have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Comfort is located in Kendall County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comfort <6>
- Hunt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunt have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- Hunt is located in Kerr County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunt <6>
- Bankersmith
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bankersmith have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankersmith
- Bankersmith is located in Kendall County
- Grapetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Harper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cain City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mountain Home
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Home have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Mountain Home is located in Kerr County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Home <6>
- Waring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fredericksburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Medina
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Welfare
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Luckenbach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Nelson City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelson City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson City
- Nelson City is located in Kendall County
- Sisterdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Blumenthal
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blumenthal have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blumenthal
- Blumenthal is located in Gillespie County
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 Garden of Memories Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kerr County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Garden of Memories Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bandera
- Center Point
- Comfort
- Fredericksburg
- Harper
- Harper lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Garden of Memories Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Harper.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Ingram
- Kerrville
- Mountain Home
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 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 Garden of Memories Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Kerr County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Garden of Memories Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Garden of Memories Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1336384 (Garden of Memories Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1336384 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Legion
- County: Kerr Elev: 541
- Location given for GNIS #1336384 (Garden of Memories Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Kerr County: www.co.kerr.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Kerr, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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 Garden of Memories Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.0793, Longitude: -99.0990 |
<3> | 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. |
<4> | 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. |
<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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |