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


The location of the Garden of the Cross Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 the Cross Cemetery ...

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)

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

Lat:   29.8652°   (29° 51' 54")

Lon:   -97.8669°   (-97° 52' 0")

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 .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Garden of the Cross Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Caldwell 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 the Cross Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 25 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
      • Reedville is located in Caldwell County
    • Martindale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martindale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
      • Martindale is located in Caldwell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martindale <4>
    • Redwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
      • Redwood is located in Guadalupe County
    • Maxwell
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
      • Maxwell is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maxwell <4>
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uhland
      • Uhland is located in Caldwell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,355 people
    • Zorn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zorn
      • Zorn is located in Guadalupe County
    • Galle
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galle
      • Galle is located in Guadalupe County
    • Fentress
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Kyle
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
      • Kyle is located in Hays County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,558 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kyle <4>
    • Hunter
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
      • Hunter is located in Comal County
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Prairie Lea
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Lea have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Lea
        • Prairie Lea is located in Caldwell County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie Lea <4>
      • Lockhart
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Goforth
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goforth
        • Goforth is located in Hays County
      • Mineral Springs ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
        • Mineral Springs is located in Caldwell County
      • Niederwald
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niederwald
        • Niederwald is located in Caldwell County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
      • Mountain City
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
        • Mountain City is located in Hays County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
      • Barbarosa
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barbarosa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbarosa
        • Barbarosa is located in Guadalupe County
      • Stairtown
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stairtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stairtown
        • Stairtown is located in Caldwell County
      • Joliet
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joliet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliet
        • Joliet is located in Caldwell County
      • Royal Forest
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Forest
        • Royal Forest is located in Comal County
      • Hays City
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hays City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays City
        • Hays City is located in Hays County
      • Mendoza
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendoza
        • Mendoza is located in Caldwell County
      • Buda
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buda
        • Buda is located in Hays County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,544 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buda <4>

    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

    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.<5>

    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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martindale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Martindale Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martindale Cemetery
    • San Juan Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the San Juan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The San Juan Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Juan Cemetery
    • Kennedy Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kennedy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kennedy Cemetery
    • Humphrey Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Humphrey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Humphrey Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Humphrey Cemetery
    • Santa Maria Aida Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Santa Maria Aida Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Santa Maria Aida Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Santa Maria Aida Cemetery
    • Schawe Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schawe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Schawe Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schawe Cemetery
    • Koeglar Hill Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Koeglar Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Koeglar Hill Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Koeglar Hill Cemetery
    • San Marcos Community Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the San Marcos Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The San Marcos Community Cemetery is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Marcos Community Cemetery
    • Cementerio Guadalupe Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cementerio Guadalupe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cementerio Guadalupe Cemetery is located in Hays County
      • The Cementerio Guadalupe Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Guadalupe Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cementerio Guadalupe Cemetery
    • Redwood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Redwood Cemetery is located in Guadalupe County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Redwood Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Redwood.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redwood Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6290 <6>
    • Staples Mexican-American Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Staples Mexican-American Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Staples Mexican-American Cemetery is located in Guadalupe County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Staples Mexican-American Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Staples.
      • The Staples Mexican-American Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Staples Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Staples Mexican-American Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2486005 <6>
    • Tuttle Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Tuttle Cemetery is located in Guadalupe County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Tuttle Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Staples.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tuttle Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7314 <6>
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Cliett Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cliett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cliett Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cliett Cemetery
      • Maxwell Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maxwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Maxwell Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maxwell Cemetery
      • San Marcos Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • The San Marcos Cemetery is located in Hays County
        • The San Marcos Cemetery has also been known as:
        • San Marcos City Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Marcos Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6713 <6>
      • Staples Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • The Staples Cemetery is located in Guadalupe County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Staples Cemetery is located in Staples.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Staples Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7066 <6>
      • Doyle Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Doyle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Doyle Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Doyle Cemetery
      • Kyle Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kyle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Kyle Cemetery is located in Hays County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kyle Cemetery
      • Crayton Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crayton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Crayton Cemetery is located in Guadalupe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crayton Cemetery
      • Staples African-American Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • The Staples African-American Cemetery is located in Guadalupe County
        • The Staples African-American Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Pleasant Rest Cemetery
        • Staples Cemetery
        • Staples Colored Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Staples African-American Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2486013 <6>

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

    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: GNIS record #1357865 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: Martindale
      • County: Caldwell         Elev: 170
      • Location given for GNIS #1357865 (Garden of the Cross Cemetery)

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

    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 '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Garden of the Cross Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.8652, Longitude: -97.8669       In this case, the coordinates for the Garden of the Cross Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>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.




 

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