A visit to the John Pettus 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 John Pettus Cemetery ...
The John Pettus Cemetery is located in Goliad County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Barnes Cemetery
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Goliad County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Charco Cemetery
- The Charco Cemetery is located in Goliad County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charco Cemetery
- Choate Cemetery
- The Choate Cemetery is located in Karnes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choate Cemetery
- Colony Cemetery
- Danforth Cemetery
- The Danforth Cemetery is located in Goliad County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danforth Cemetery
- Escondido Cemetery
- The Escondido Cemetery is located in Karnes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escondido Cemetery
- Flores Cemetery
- The Flores Cemetery is located in Goliad County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flores Cemetery
- Glendale Cemetery
- The Glendale Cemetery is located in Goliad County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Cemetery
- Kenedy Cemetery
- The Kenedy Cemetery is located in Karnes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenedy Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Kenedy Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Kenedy.
- The Kenedy Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kenedy City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4608 <2>
- Kennedy Cemetery
- The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Karnes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Cemetery
- Killebrew Cemetery
- The Killebrew Cemetery is located in Goliad County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killebrew Cemetery
- Lott Cemetery
- The Lott Cemetery is located in Goliad County
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- Lott Pettus Cemetery
- The Lott Pettus Cemetery is located in Goliad County
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- Menn - Treude Cemetery
- Mucorrera Cemetery
- The Mucorrera Cemetery is located in Goliad County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mucorrera Cemetery
- Myers Cemetery
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Goliad County
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- Nordheim Cemetery
- The Nordheim Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordheim Cemetery
- Pettus Cemetery
- Rubio Cristo Rey Cemetery
- Runge Latin American Cemetery
- The Runge Latin American Cemetery is located in Karnes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runge Latin American Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Runge Latin American Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Runge.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1971680 <2>
- San Jasinto Cemetery
- The San Jasinto Cemetery is located in Goliad County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jasinto Cemetery
- San Jose Cemetery
- Sepenter Cemetery
- The Sepenter Cemetery is located in Goliad County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sepenter Cemetery
- Weesatche Cemetery
- The Weesatche Cemetery is located in Goliad County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weesatche Cemetery
- The Weesatche Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friedheim Cemetery
- Gottschalt Cemetery
- Weesatche Friedheim Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2461484 <2>
- Wisbey Cemetery
- The Wisbey Cemetery is located in Goliad County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisbey Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the John Pettus Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Ander
- Ander is located in Goliad County
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- Angel City
- Angel City is located in Goliad County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel City
- Berclair
- Fannin
- Flaccus ‑ Historic
- Flaccus is located in Karnes County
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- Goliad
- Helena
- Helena is located in Karnes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Karnes City
- Kenedy
- Kilgore
- Kilgore is located in Goliad County
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- Meyersville
- Mineral
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- Nordheim
- Normanna
- Pettus
- Runge
- Tuleta
- Tulsita
- Tulsita is located in Bee County
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- Weesatche
- Weser
- Weser is located in Goliad County
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- Yorktown
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 John Pettus Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Goliad County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The John Pettus Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beeville
- Berclair
- Goliad
- Helena
- Karnes City
- Nordheim
- Pettus
- Runge
- Yorktown
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 John Pettus Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Goliad 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 John Pettus Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1360304 (John Pettus Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1360304 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: Goliad
- Est. Elev: 70 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Charco
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Goliad, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- John Pettus Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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