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A visit to the Garden of the Cross 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 Garden of the Cross Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Garden of the Cross Cemetery:

29.8652, -97.8669

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

The Garden of the Cross Cemetery is located in Caldwell County<2>.

The county seat for Caldwell County is located in Lockhart. Lockhart lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east of the Garden of the Cross Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Garden of the Cross Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Garden of the Cross Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Martindale Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Martindale Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale Cemetery
  • San Juan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The San Juan Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Juan Cemetery
  • Kennedy Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Cemetery
  • Humphrey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Humphrey Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey Cemetery
  • Santa Maria Aida Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Schawe Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Schawe Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schawe Cemetery
  • Koeglar Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Koeglar Hill Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koeglar Hill Cemetery
  • San Marcos Community Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cementerio Guadalupe Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Cementerio Guadalupe Cemetery is located in Hays County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cementerio Guadalupe Cemetery
    • The Cementerio Guadalupe Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Guadalupe Cemetery
  • Redwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Redwood Cemetery is located in Guadalupe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Redwood Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Redwood.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6290 <5>
  • Staples Mexican-American Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Staples Mexican-American Cemetery is located in Guadalupe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staples Mexican-American Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Staples Mexican-American Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Staples.
    • The Staples Mexican-American Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Staples Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2486005 <5>
  • Tuttle Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Tuttle Cemetery is located in Guadalupe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttle Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Tuttle Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Staples.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7314 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Cliett Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Cliett Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliett Cemetery
    • Maxwell Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Maxwell Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Cemetery
    • San Marcos Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The San Marcos Cemetery is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Marcos Cemetery
      • The San Marcos Cemetery has also been known as:
      • San Marcos City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6713 <5>
    • Staples Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Staples Cemetery is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staples Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Staples Cemetery is located in Staples.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7066 <5>
    • Doyle Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Doyle Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle Cemetery
    • Kyle Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Kyle Cemetery is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle Cemetery
    • Crayton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Crayton Cemetery is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crayton Cemetery
    • Staples African-American Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Staples African-American Cemetery is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staples African-American Cemetery
      • The Staples African-American Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pleasant Rest Cemetery
      • Staples Cemetery
      • Staples Colored Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2486013 <5>

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 Garden of the Cross Cemetery.

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

  • Reedville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Reedville is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
  • Martindale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Redwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Redwood is located in Guadalupe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
  • Maxwell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • San Marcos
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Staples
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Uhland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Uhland is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uhland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,355 people
  • Zorn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Zorn is located in Guadalupe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zorn
  • Galle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Galle is located in Guadalupe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galle
  • Fentress
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Kyle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Kyle is located in Hays County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,558 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kyle <6>
  • Hunter
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hunter is located in Comal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Weinert
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Weinert is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinert
    • Prairie Lea
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lockhart
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Goforth
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Goforth is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goforth
    • Mineral Springs ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Mineral Springs is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
    • Niederwald
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Niederwald is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niederwald
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
    • Mountain City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Mountain City is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
    • Barbarosa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Barbarosa is located in Guadalupe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbarosa
    • Stairtown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Stairtown is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stairtown
    • Joliet
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Joliet is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliet
    • Royal Forest
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Royal Forest is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Forest
    • Mendoza
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Mendoza is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendoza
    • Buda
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Buda is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buda
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,544 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buda <6>
    • Flatrock Ford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Flatrock Ford is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock Ford

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 the Cross Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Caldwell County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Garden of the Cross Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Buda
    • Buda lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Garden of the Cross Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Buda.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buda
  • Kyle
    • Kyle lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Garden of the Cross Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kyle.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
  • Lockhart
  • San Marcos

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 helpful 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 Garden of the Cross Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Caldwell 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 Garden of the Cross Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1357865  (Garden of the Cross Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1357865 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: Caldwell
      • Est. Elev: 170 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Martindale
      • Location given for Garden of the Cross Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.8652206     Lon: -97.8669481
      • 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 Caldwell, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Garden of the Cross 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.