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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. 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 Hoffman Cemetery ...

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

31.6410, -99.8595

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

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 .

Open a Google Map centered on the Hoffman Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 21 miles [33.8 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)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Runnels County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Runnels County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Runnels County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
    • 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)
    • The Protestant Cemetery is located in Runnels County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protestant Cemetery
    • The Protestant Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rowena Protestant Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1302671 <5>
  • Paint Rock Memorial Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Paint Rock Memorial Cemetery is located in Concho County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock Memorial Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Paint Rock Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Paint Rock.
    • The Paint Rock Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Paint Rock Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5871 <5>
  • Old Runnels Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Old Runnels Cemetery is located in Runnels County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Runnels Cemetery
  • Leaday Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Leaday Cemetery is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaday Cemetery
  • Norwood Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • The Norwood Cemetery is located in Runnels County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Cemetery
  • Talpa Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Talpa Cemetery is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa Cemetery
  • Millersview Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Millersview Cemetery is located in Concho County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersview Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Millersview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Millersview.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5261 <5>
  • Herring Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Herring Cemetery is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Herring Cemetery is located 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west of Coleman.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4191 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Mereta-Eola Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Hill Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • The Hill Cemetery is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
    • Voss Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • The Voss Cemetery is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voss Cemetery
    • Lakeview Community Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Valera Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • The Valera Cemetery is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valera Cemetery
    • Old Valera Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • The Old Valera Cemetery is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Valera Cemetery
    • Glen Cove Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • The Glen Cove Cemetery is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove Cemetery
    • Miles Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)

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]<3> 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 south)
  • 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)
  • Valera
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Miles
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Mereta
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Glen Cove
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Glen Cove is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
  • Eola
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Winters
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Doole ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Doole is located in McCulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doole
    • Norton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Gouldbusk
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Maverick ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Maverick is located in Runnels County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maverick
    • Tennyson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Veribest
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Veribest is located in Tom Green County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veribest

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 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:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Runnels 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 Hoffman Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1359339  (Hoffman Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1359339 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: Runnels
      • Est. Elev: 510 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Buffalo Bluff
      • Location given for Hoffman Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.6409864     Lon: -99.8595246
      • 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 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hoffman 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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