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A visit to the Grace 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 Grace Cemetery ...

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

29.7416, -96.6469

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

The Grace Cemetery is located in Colorado County<2>.

The county seat for Colorado County is located in Columbus. Columbus lies just to the east southeast of the Grace Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Grace Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Grace Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Shaws Bend Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Shaws Bend Cemetery is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaws Bend Cemetery
  • Boetcher Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Boetcher Cemetery is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boetcher Cemetery
  • Brune Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Brune Cemetery is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brune Cemetery
  • Adkins Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Adkins Cemetery is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkins Cemetery
  • Old Osage Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Old Osage Cemetery is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Osage Cemetery
  • Borden Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Borden Cemetery is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Borden Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the east of Weimar.
    • The Borden Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Stapleton Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2307699 <5>
  • Halyard Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Halyard Cemetery is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halyard Cemetery
  • Gay Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Gay Hill Cemetery is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Hill Cemetery
  • Osage Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Osage Cemetery is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Osage Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Weimar.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5838 <5>
  • Ijams Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Ijams Cemetery is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ijams Cemetery
  • Shepard Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Shepard Memorial Park is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard Memorial Park
    • The Shepard Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Glidden Cemetery
  • Willing Workers Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Odd Fellows Rest Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Anthony's Catholic Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Live Oak Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Live Oak Cemetery is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak Cemetery
    • Miller Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Miller Cemetery is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
    • Columbus City Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Columbus City Cemetery is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City Cemetery
    • Kaiser Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Hill Memorial Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Hill Memorial Park is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Memorial Park
    • Shaw Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Shaw Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
    • Bictner Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Bictner Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bictner Cemetery
    • St. Michael Catholic Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Boeer Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Boeer Cemetery is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boeer Cemetery
    • Hehr Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hehr Cemetery is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hehr Cemetery
    • Miller Creek Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Miller Creek Cemetery is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Creek 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 Grace Cemetery.

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

  • Hillcrest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Hillcrest is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Borden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Borden is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden
  • Glidden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Columbus
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Ellinger
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Weimar
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Alleyton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • New Bielau ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • New Bielau is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bielau
  • Frelsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Frelsburg is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frelsburg
  • Fayetteville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Dubina ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Dubina is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubina
  • Pisek ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Pisek is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisek
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • New Ulm
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Halsted
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Halsted is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halsted
    • Joiner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Joiner is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner
    • Oakland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Schulenburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Rock Island
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Rock Island is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
    • Ramsey
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Ramsey is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
    • Altair
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rutersville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Rutersville is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutersville
    • Hackberry ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Hackberry is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
    • Roznov
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Roznov is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roznov
    • Sheridan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • La Grange
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hostyn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Hostyn is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hostyn

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 Grace Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Colorado County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Grace Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Colorado 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 Grace Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1336768  (Grace Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1336768 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: Colorado
      • Est. Elev: 72 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Borden
      • Location given for Grace Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.7416215     Lon: -96.6469186
      • 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 Colorado, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grace 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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