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A visit to the Jaeger - Witte 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 Jaeger - Witte Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Jaeger - Witte Cemetery:

30.0949, -96.6128

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

The Jaeger - Witte Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.

The county seat for Washington County is located in Brenham. Brenham lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Jaeger - Witte Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Jaeger - Witte Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Jaeger - Witte Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Burkhardt Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Burkhardt Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkhardt Cemetery
  • Becker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Becker Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becker Cemetery
  • Latium Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Latium Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latium Cemetery
  • Weyand Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Weyand Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyand Cemetery
  • Kraus Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Kraus Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kraus Cemetery
  • Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Hill Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
  • Richter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Richter Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richter Cemetery
  • Holt Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Holt Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
    • The Holt Family Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Family Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holt Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Burton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2341597 <5>
  • Carmine Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
  • Sternberg Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Sternberg Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sternberg Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Florida Chapel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Burton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Burton Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
    • Drawe Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Drawe Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawe Cemetery
    • Schmidt Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Schmidt Cemetery is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schmidt Cemetery
    • Wesley Brethren Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Wesley Brethren Cemetery is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Brethren Cemetery
      • The Wesley Brethren Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Czech - Moravian Brethren Church Cemetery
      • Wesley Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1959956 <5>
    • Bethany Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
    • Hartstack Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Hartstack Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartstack Cemetery
    • Smalley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Smalley Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smalley Cemetery
    • Hall Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Hall Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
    • Broesche Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Broesche Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broesche Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Jaeger - Witte Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Jaeger - Witte Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • La Bahia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • La Bahia is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bahia
  • Greenvine
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenvine is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvine
  • Round Top
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Shelby
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Shelby is located in Austin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
  • Carmine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Haw Creek ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Haw Creek is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw Creek
  • Wesley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Wesley is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
  • Burton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Warrenton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Roznov
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Roznov is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roznov
  • Walhalla
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Walhalla is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walhalla
  • Industry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bleiblerville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rehburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Rehburg is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehburg
    • Ledbetter
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Pisek ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Pisek is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisek
    • Nechanitz
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Nechanitz is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nechanitz
    • Fayetteville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Brenham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Brenham is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,736 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brenham <6>
    • Gay Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Gay Hill is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Hill
    • Rutersville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Rutersville is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutersville
    • Frelsburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Frelsburg is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frelsburg
    • New Ulm
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • New Wehdem
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • New Wehdem is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wehdem
    • Quarry
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Quarry is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry

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 Jaeger - Witte Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Jaeger - Witte Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Brenham
    • Brenham lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Jaeger - Witte Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Brenham.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenham
  • Fayetteville
  • New Ulm
    • New Ulm lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Jaeger - Witte Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for New Ulm.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ulm

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 Jaeger - Witte Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Washington 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 Jaeger - Witte Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1338616  (Jaeger-Witte Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1338616 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: Washington
      • Est. Elev: 126 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Greenvine
      • Location given for Jaeger-Witte Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.0949412     Lon: -96.6127509
      • 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 Washington, 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- Jaeger - Witte 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.