A visit to the Gerfers 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 Gerfers Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Gerfers Cemetery (FG ID #3791).
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 Gerfers Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gerfers Cemetery:
29.6894, -98.5046
The Gerfers Cemetery is located in Bexar County<2>.
The county seat for Bexar County is located in San Antonio. San Antonio lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the south of the Gerfers Cemetery .
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Establishment of the Gerfers Cemetery ...
The Gerfers Cemetery was:
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Gerfers Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gerfers Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Classen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Classen Cemetery is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Classen Cemetery
- Weidner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Weidner Cemetery is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weidner Cemetery
- Groenke Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Koch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pena Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pena Cemetery is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pena Cemetery
- Lex Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Lex Cemetery is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lex Cemetery
- Voges Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hitzfelder Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hitzfelder Cemetery is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitzfelder Cemetery
- Weidner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Weidner Cemetery is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weidner Cemetery
- Schlather Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Schlather Cemetery is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlather Cemetery
- Koch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Koch Cemetery is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koch Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Kabelmacher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Kabelmacher Cemetery is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabelmacher Cemetery
- Kruckemeyer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Kruckemeyer Cemetery is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kruckemeyer Cemetery
- Mission Burial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mission Burial Park is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Burial Park
- Mission North Burial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Forshage Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Forshage Cemetery is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forshage Cemetery
- Karl Rompel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Vogel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Scheel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Scheel Cemetery is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scheel Cemetery
- Wehe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Wehe Cemetery is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wehe 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 Gerfers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gerfers Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Timberwood Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bulverde West ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bulverde West is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde West
- Hollywood Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bulverde South ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bulverde South is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde South
- Leon Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dominion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dominion is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion
- Shavano Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shavano Park is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shavano Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,024 people
- Hill Country Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hill Country Village is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Country Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- Anhalt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bulverde East ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bulverde East is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde East
- Honey Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Silver Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Hills is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hills
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Oak Cliff Acres
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cross Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cross Mountain is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Mountain
- Bulverde
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wetmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bergheim
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fair Oaks Ranch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Scenic Oaks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Scenic Oaks is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Oaks
- Grey Forest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grey Forest is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 575 people
- Castle Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bracken
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Garden Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fratt ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fratt is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fratt
- Live Oak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Smithson Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Smithson Valley is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithson Valley
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
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 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 Gerfers 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 Gerfers Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #3791
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1336489 (Gerfers Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1336489 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: 370 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Camp Bullis
- Location given for Gerfers Cemetery:
- Lat: 29.6893905 Lon: -98.5047408
- 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> | 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gerfers 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |