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A visit to the Jewett 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 Jewett Cemetery ...

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

28.7655, -96.9805

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

The Jewett Cemetery is located in Victoria County<2>.

The county seat for Victoria County is located in Victoria. Victoria lies just to the north northwest of the Jewett Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Jewett Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> of the Jewett Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Memorial Park Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Victoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Victoria.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3473 <5>
  • Joshua Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Joshua Cemetery is located in Victoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Cemetery
  • Reeves Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Reeves Cemetery is located in Victoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeves Cemetery
  • McDonald Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The McDonald Cemetery is located in Victoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
  • Shillerville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Memory Gardens Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Murphy Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Murphy Cemetery is located in Victoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
  • San Jose Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Oliver Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Oliver Cemetery is located in Victoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Cemetery
  • De Leon Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The De Leon Cemetery is located in Victoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Leon Cemetery
  • Martin Luther Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Mission Valley Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Victoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
    • Farrer Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Farrer Cemetery is located in Victoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrer Cemetery
    • Hirchhauser Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hirchhauser Cemetery is located in Victoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hirchhauser Cemetery
    • Nursery Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Nursery Cemetery is located in Victoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nursery Cemetery
    • Berger Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • The Berger Cemetery is located in Goliad County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berger Cemetery
    • Noble Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • The Noble Cemetery is located in Goliad County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Cemetery
    • Guadalupe Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Guadalupe Cemetery is located in Victoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe Cemetery
    • Mistletoe Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • The Mistletoe Cemetery is located in Goliad County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe Cemetery
    • Fagan Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Fagan Cemetery is located in Victoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagan Cemetery
    • Terrell Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Terrell Cemetery is located in Victoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Cemetery
    • De la Garza Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The De la Garza Cemetery is located in Victoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De la Garza Cemetery
    • Stiger Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • The Stiger Cemetery is located in Victoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiger Cemetery
    • Rydolph Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • The Rydolph Cemetery is located in Victoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rydolph Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Jewett Cemetery.

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

  • Hughes ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hughes is located in Victoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
  • Victoria
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Aloe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Aloe is located in Victoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aloe
  • Dacosta
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dacosta is located in Victoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacosta
  • Telferner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bloomington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Oak Village is located in Victoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
  • Placedo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Coletoville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Coletoville is located in Victoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coletoville
  • Nursery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cologne
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Cologne is located in Goliad County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cologne
    • Former names for Cologne:
    • Centerville
    • Ira Station
    • Perdido
  • McFaddin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Heyser
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Heyser is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heyser
    • Inez
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Fannin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Kamey
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Kamey is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kamey
    • La Salle
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Thomaston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Kilgore
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Kilgore is located in Goliad County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore

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 Jewett Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Victoria County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Jewett Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Victoria 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 Jewett Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1360251  (Jewett Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1360251 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: Victoria
      • Est. Elev: 20 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Victoria East
      • Location given for Jewett Cemetery:
      • Lat: 28.7655469     Lon: -96.9805424
      • 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 Victoria, 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' (or 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- Jewett 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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