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A visit to the Highsmith Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Highsmith Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   29.6611°   (29° 39' 39")

Lon:   -97.7146°   (-97° 42' 52")

The Highsmith Cemetery is located in Guadalupe County<1>.

The county seat for Guadalupe County is located in Seguin. Seguin lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Highsmith Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Highsmith Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Appling Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Appling Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Appling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Appling Cemetery is located in Guadalupe County
  • Marines Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Ussery Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ussery Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ussery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ussery Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
  • Appling Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Appling Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Appling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Appling Cemetery is located in Guadalupe County
  • Nixon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nixon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nixon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Nixon Cemetery is located in Guadalupe County
  • St. James Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. James Cemetery is located in Guadalupe County
  • Community Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
  • Kelly Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelly Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kelly Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
  • Lone Oak Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Oak Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lone Oak Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
  • Union Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
  • Prairie Lea Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Lea Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Lea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Prairie Lea Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • San Juan #2 Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Juan #2 Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the San Juan #2 Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The San Juan #2 Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
    • Pentress Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pentress Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pentress Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pentress Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
    • Happle Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Happle Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Happle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Happle Cemetery is located in Guadalupe County
    • Kingsbury Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kingsbury Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kingsbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kingsbury Cemetery is located in Guadalupe County
    • Nash Creek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nash Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nash Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nash Creek Cemetery is located in Guadalupe County
    • Plum Creek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plum Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plum Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Plum Creek Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
    • Loehmann Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Loehmann Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Loehmann Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Loehmann Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
    • Koonsen Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Koonsen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Koonsen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Koonsen Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
    • Vogel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vogel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vogel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Vogel Cemetery is located in Caldwell 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]<2> of the Highsmith Cemetery.

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

  • Stairtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stairtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stairtown
    • Stairtown is located in Caldwell County
  • Luling
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Prairie Lea
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Lea have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Lea
    • Prairie Lea is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie Lea <6>
  • Kingsbury
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Fentress
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Joliet
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Joliet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliet
    • Joliet is located in Caldwell County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Joliet
    • From the Highsmith Cemetery to Joliet
  • Ottine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ottine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottine
    • Ottine is located in Gonzales County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottine <6>
  • McNeil
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Soda Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Mineral Springs ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
    • Mineral Springs is located in Caldwell County
  • Belmont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Weinert
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weinert. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinert
    • Weinert is located in Guadalupe County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Weinert
    • From the Highsmith Cemetery to Weinert
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Brownsboro
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsboro
      • Brownsboro is located in Caldwell County
    • Staples
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Harwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Seawillow
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seawillow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawillow
      • Seawillow is located in Caldwell County
    • Oak Forest
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Tilmon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tilmon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilmon
      • Tilmon is located in Caldwell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tilmon
      • From the Highsmith Cemetery to Tilmon
    • Galle
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Galle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galle
      • Galle is located in Guadalupe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Galle
      • From the Highsmith Cemetery to Galle
    • Lauback
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lauback have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauback
      • Lauback is located in Guadalupe County
    • Monthalia ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monthalia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monthalia
      • Monthalia is located in Gonzales County
    • Martindale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martindale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
      • Martindale is located in Caldwell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martindale <6>

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 Highsmith Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Guadalupe County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Highsmith Cemetery:

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 Highsmith Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1337757  (Highsmith Cemeteries)
    • Note: GNIS record #1337757 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Luling
    • County: Guadalupe         Elev: 122
    • Location given for GNIS #1337757 (Highsmith Cemeteries)

The official website for Guadalupe County: www.co.guadalupe.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Guadalupe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Highsmith Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.6611, Longitude: -97.7146    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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