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A visit to the German Valley 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 German Valley Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the German Valley Cemetery:

31.6918, -97.8278

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

The German Valley Cemetery is located in Hamilton County<2>.

The county seat for Hamilton County is located in Hamilton. Hamilton lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the west of the German Valley Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the German Valley Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the German Valley Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from German Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Boggy Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Boggy Cemetery is located in Bosque County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggy Cemetery
  • Cox - Burton Graves
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Cox - Burton Graves is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox - Burton Graves
  • Cranfills Gap Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Cranfills Gap Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranfills Gap Cemetery
  • Viertel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Viertel Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viertel Cemetery
  • Prairie View Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Prairie View Cemetery is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View Cemetery
  • Cranfills Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Cranfills Cemetery is located in Bosque County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranfills Cemetery
  • Kidd Thompson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Kidd Thompson Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidd Thompson Cemetery
  • Bullman Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Bullman Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullman Cemetery
  • Wood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Wood Cemetery is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
  • Young Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Young Cemetery is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
  • Turnersville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Turnersville Cemetery is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Turnersville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Turnersville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7311 <5>
  • Luth Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Luth Cemetery is located in Bosque County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luth Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • Post Oak Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Post Oak Cemetery is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Cemetery
    • Norway Mill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Norway Mill Cemetery is located in Bosque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Mill Cemetery
    • Weaver Chapel Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Weaver Chapel Cemetery is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Chapel Cemetery
    • Kirkendall Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Kirkendall Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkendall Cemetery
    • Edwards Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Edwards Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
    • Sycamore Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Sycamore Cemetery is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Cemetery
    • Willy Grubb Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Willy Grubb Cemetery is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willy Grubb Cemetery
    • Lanes Chapel Memorial Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the German Valley Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from German Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Cranfills Gap
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jonesboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Turnersville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Turnersville is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
  • Lanham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lanham is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
  • Whiteway
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Whiteway is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteway
    • Whiteway has also been known as:
    • White Way
  • Norse
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Norse is located in Bosque County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norse
  • Ireland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ireland is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland
  • Agee ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Agee is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agee
  • Levita
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Levita is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levita
  • Coryell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Coryell is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coryell
  • Clifton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Purmela
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Hamilton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Ohio ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Ohio is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
    • Slab Crossing ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Slab Crossing is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Crossing
    • Gatesville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • South Mountain
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • South Mountain is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mountain
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
    • Meridian
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Iredell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Fort Gates
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Fort Gates is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gates
    • Valley Mills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Womack
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Womack is located in Bosque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack
    • Spurlin ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Spurlin is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurlin

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 German Valley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hamilton County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The German Valley Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 German Valley Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Hamilton 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 German Valley Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1336497  (German Valley Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1336497 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: Hamilton
      • Est. Elev: 321 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: German Valley
      • Location given for German Valley Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.6918236     Lon: -97.8278041
      • 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 Hamilton, 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- German Valley 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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