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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 ...

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

28.7242, -97.5828

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

The John Pettus Cemetery is located in Goliad County<2>.

The county seat for Goliad County is located in Goliad. Goliad lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east southeast of the John Pettus Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the John Pettus Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the John Pettus Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Charco Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Charco Cemetery is located in Goliad County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charco Cemetery
  • Lott Pettus Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Lott Pettus Cemetery is located in Goliad County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lott Pettus Cemetery
  • San Jasinto Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The San Jasinto Cemetery is located in Goliad County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jasinto Cemetery
  • Choate Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Choate Cemetery is located in Karnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choate Cemetery
  • Lott Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Lott Cemetery is located in Goliad County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lott Cemetery
  • Wisbey Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Wisbey Cemetery is located in Goliad County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisbey Cemetery
  • Barnes Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Barnes Cemetery is located in Goliad County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Glendale Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • The Glendale Cemetery is located in Goliad County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Cemetery
  • Weesatche Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • 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 <5>
  • Flores Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Flores Cemetery is located in Goliad County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flores Cemetery
  • Rubio Cristo Rey Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Sepenter Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The Sepenter Cemetery is located in Goliad County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sepenter Cemetery
    • Nordheim Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • The Nordheim Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordheim Cemetery
    • Runge Latin American Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 <5>
    • Myers Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Myers Cemetery is located in Goliad County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
    • Danforth Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • The Danforth Cemetery is located in Goliad County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danforth Cemetery
    • Menn - Treude Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • The Menn - Treude Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menn - Treude Cemetery
    • Escondido Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Escondido Cemetery is located in Karnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escondido Cemetery
    • Kenedy Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • 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 <5>
    • Kennedy Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Karnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Cemetery
    • Pettus Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Colony Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mucorrera Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • The Mucorrera Cemetery is located in Goliad County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mucorrera Cemetery
    • Killebrew Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • The Killebrew Cemetery is located in Goliad County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killebrew Cemetery
    • San Jose Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)

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 based on their distance from John Pettus Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Angel City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Angel City is located in Goliad County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel City
  • Weesatche
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Goliad
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Berclair
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Runge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Nordheim
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Tulsita
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Tulsita is located in Bee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulsita
  • Pettus
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Tuleta
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Weser
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Weser is located in Goliad County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weser
  • Kilgore
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Kilgore is located in Goliad County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
  • Ander
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ander is located in Goliad County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ander
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Kenedy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Normanna
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Yorktown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Flaccus ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Flaccus is located in Karnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaccus
    • Fannin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Meyersville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Helena
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Helena is located in Karnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Mineral
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Karnes City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)

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
    • Goliad lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the John Pettus Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Goliad.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goliad
  • Helena
  • Karnes City
  • Nordheim
  • Pettus
    • Pettus lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the John Pettus Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pettus.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettus
  • Runge
    • Runge lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the John Pettus Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Runge.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runge
  • Yorktown

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 either 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
      • Location given for John Pettus Cemetery:
      • Lat: 28.7241535     Lon: -97.5827743
      • 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 Goliad, 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 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'.
    <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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