A visit to the Gates of Heaven Memorial 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 Gates of Heaven Memorial Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gates of Heaven Memorial Cemetery:
29.4672, -98.2967
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gates of Heaven Memorial Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gates of Heaven Memorial Cemetery is located in Bexar County<2>.
The county seat for Bexar County is located in San Antonio. San Antonio lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west of the Gates of Heaven Memorial Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Gates of Heaven Memorial Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gates of Heaven Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hermano Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hermano Cemetery is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermano Cemetery
- San Pedro Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The San Pedro Cemetery is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kempin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Kempin Cemetery is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempin Cemetery
- Meadowlawn Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Schertz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Schertz Cemetery is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schertz Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Schertz Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Schertz.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2324285 <5>
- Bueche Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bueche Cemetery is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bueche Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Sayers.
- The Salem Cemetery has also been known as:
- Garden of Memory
- Salem - Sayers Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2173544 <5>
- Cantu Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Cantu Cemetery is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantu Cemetery
- Stappers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Stappers Cemetery is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stappers Cemetery
- Seller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Seller Cemetery is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seller Cemetery
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- Schneider Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Englemann Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Englemann Cemetery is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englemann Cemetery
- Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. Paul's Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Paul's Church Cemetery is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul's Church Cemetery
- The St. Paul's Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Paul's Evangelical Church Cemetery
- Grote Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Grote Cemetery is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grote Cemetery
- Salado Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Salado Cemetery is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Salado Cemetery is located in San Antonio.
- The Salado Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beitel Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2312 <5>
- Sunset Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Sunset Memorial Park is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Park
- Cover Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Cover Cemetery is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cover 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 Gates of Heaven Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gates of Heaven Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Converse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Martinez
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Martinez is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
- Airport City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Airport City is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport City
- China Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- China Grove is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,314 people
- Universal City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kirby
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sayers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sayers is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayers
- Adkins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Hedwig
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Live Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Schertz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Windcrest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Windcrest is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windcrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,854 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fratt ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fratt is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fratt
- Lone Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Oak is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Zuehl
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Zuehl is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuehl
- Boldtville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Boldtville is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boldtville
- Selma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Haeckerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Haeckerville is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haeckerville
- Cibolo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Sam Houston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fort Sam Houston is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Sam Houston
- Carpenter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carpenter is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Wetmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Terrell Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] 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
- Santa Clara
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Santa Clara is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara
- Population from the 2020 Census: 745 people
- Alamo Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bracken
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bracken is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
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 Gates of Heaven Memorial Cemetery. The following communities are located in Bexar County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gates of Heaven Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Gates of Heaven Memorial 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 Gates of Heaven Memorial Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1336436 (Gates of Heaven Memorial Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1336436 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: Bexar
- Est. Elev: 204 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Martinez
- Location given for Gates of Heaven Memorial Cemetery:
- Lat: 29.4671766 Lon: -98.2966791
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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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gates of Heaven Memorial 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. |
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