A visit to the Henson 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 Henson Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Henson Cemetery (FG ID #2516095).
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 Henson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Henson Cemetery:
29.8283, -97.0873
The Henson Cemetery is located in Fayette County<2>.
While not adjacent, the Pitman Cemetery is directly southeast of the Henson Cemetery.
The county seat for Fayette County is located in La Grange. La Grange lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Henson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Henson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Henson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Henson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pin Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Black Jack Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Grays Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Grays Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Cemetery
- Cistern Public Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Psencik Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Psencik Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Psencik Cemetery
- St.s Cyril and Methodius Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pine Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Pine Springs Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woods Prairie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Robbins Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sommers Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Sommers Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sommers Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Kaase Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Kaase Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaase Cemetery
- Cedar Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Cedar Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cemetery
- Plum Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Plum Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove Cemetery
- Colorado Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Colorado Cemetery is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado Cemetery
- Old Bartons Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cochran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Cochran Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Slavonic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Slavonic Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slavonic Cemetery
- Plum Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Plum Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Henson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Henson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Muldoon
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Stellar
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Colony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cistern
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Freyburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Flatonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kirtley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kovar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hostyn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Plum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Praha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Engle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Togo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Smithville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- La Grange
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jeddo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Schulenburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rosanky
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waelder
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dubina ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Upton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Henson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Henson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Flatonia
- La Grange
- Moulton
- Schulenburg
- Smithville
- Waelder
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Henson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Fayette 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 Henson Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2516095
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 Fayette, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Henson 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. |