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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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
Lat: 29.8283° (29° 49' 41")
Lon: -97.0873° (-97° 5' 14")
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 .
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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grays Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grays Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Grays Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Cistern Public Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Psencik Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Psencik Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Psencik Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Psencik Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Springs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pine Springs Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woods Prairie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods Prairie Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woods Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Woods Prairie Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Robbins Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robbins Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robbins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Robbins Cemetery is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6390 <1>
- Sommers Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sommers Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sommers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sommers Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Kaase Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kaase Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kaase Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Kaase Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Cedar Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cedar Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Plum Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plum Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plum Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Plum Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Colorado Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colorado Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colorado Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Colorado Cemetery is located in Bastrop County
- Old Bartons Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cochran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cochran Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cochran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cochran Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Slavonic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slavonic Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slavonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Slavonic Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Plum Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plum Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plum Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Plum Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
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)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stellar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stellar
- Stellar is located in Fayette County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Stellar
- From the Henson Cemetery to Stellar
- Colony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Colony. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Colony is located in Fayette County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Colony
- From the Henson Cemetery to Colony
- Cistern
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Freyburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Freyburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freyburg
- Freyburg is located in Fayette County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Freyburg
- From the Henson Cemetery to Freyburg
- 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
- Plum is located in Fayette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <7>
- 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Smithville is located in Bastrop County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,664 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <7>
- La Grange
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jeddo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jeddo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Jeddo is located in Bastrop County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Jeddo
- From the Henson Cemetery to Jeddo
- 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)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dubina. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubina
- Dubina is located in Fayette County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dubina
- From the Henson Cemetery to Dubina
- 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 like to start with 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:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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:
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Fayette County: www.co.fayette.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Henson Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.8283, Longitude: -97.0873 |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |