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A visit to the Hoffman 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 Hoffman Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   31.6410°   (31° 38' 27")

Lon:   -99.8595°   (-99° 51' 34")

The Hoffman Cemetery is located in Runnels County<2>.

The county seat for Runnels County is located in Ballinger. Ballinger lies just to the northwest of the Hoffman Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> of the Hoffman Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Boniface Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Runnels County
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Runnels County
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Runnels County
    • The St. Josephs Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6602 <5>
  • Protestant Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Protestant Cemetery
    • The Protestant Cemetery is located in Runnels County
    • The Protestant Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rowena Protestant Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1302671 <5>
  • Paint Rock Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paint Rock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paint Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Paint Rock Cemetery is located in Concho County
  • Old Runnels Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Runnels Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Runnels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Runnels Cemetery is located in Runnels County
  • Leaday Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leaday Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leaday Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Leaday Cemetery is located in Coleman County
  • Norwood Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Norwood Cemetery is located in Runnels County
  • Talpa Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Talpa Cemetery
    • The Talpa Cemetery is located in Coleman County
  • Millersview Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Herring Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Herring Cemetery
    • The Herring Cemetery is located in Coleman County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Hill Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hill Cemetery is located in Coleman County
    • Voss Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Voss Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Voss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Voss Cemetery is located in Coleman County
    • Lakeview Community Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Community Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lakeview Community Cemetery is located in Concho County
    • Valera Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valera Cemetery
      • The Valera Cemetery is located in Coleman County
    • Old Valera Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Valera Cemetery
      • The Old Valera Cemetery is located in Coleman County
    • Glen Cove Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glen Cove Cemetery
      • The Glen Cove Cemetery is located in Coleman County
    • Miles Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Mt. Victory Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Victory Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Victory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Victory Cemetery is located in Runnels County
    • Crews Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crews Cemetery
      • The Crews Cemetery is located in Runnels County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Crews Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west of Winters.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3114 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Hoffman Cemetery.

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

  • Ballinger
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Paint Rock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paint Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
    • Paint Rock is located in Concho County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paint Rock <6>
  • Rowena
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Lowake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Talpa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Millersview
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Voss
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Voss. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voss
    • Voss is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Voss <6>
  • Valera
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valera have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valera
    • Valera is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valera <6>
  • Miles
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
    • Miles is located in Runnels County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miles <6>
  • Mereta
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mereta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mereta
    • Mereta is located in Tom Green County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mereta <6>
  • Glen Cove
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glen Cove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
    • Glen Cove is located in Coleman County
  • Eola
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Winters
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winters have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters
      • Winters is located in Runnels County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winters <6>
    • Doole ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doole have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doole
      • Doole is located in McCulloch County
    • Norton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
      • Norton is located in Runnels County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton <6>
    • Gouldbusk
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Maverick ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maverick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maverick
      • Maverick is located in Runnels County
    • Tennyson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Veribest
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Veribest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veribest
      • Veribest is located in Tom Green County

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 Hoffman Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Runnels County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hoffman 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 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 Hoffman 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 Hoffman Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1359339  (Hoffman Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1359339 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: Buffalo Bluff
    • County: Runnels         Elev: 510
    • Location given for GNIS #1359339 (Hoffman Cemetery)

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

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 Runnels, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Hoffman Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6410, Longitude: -99.8595       In this case, the coordinates for the Hoffman Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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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