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A visit to the Joshua Cemetery ...


The location of the Joshua Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Joshua Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   28.7117°   (28° 42' 42")

Lon:   -97.0217°   (-97° 1' 18")

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

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

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 professional and volunteer 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 Joshua Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Victoria County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Joshua Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 16 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Joshua Cemetery.

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

    • Hughes ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
      • Hughes is located in Victoria County
    • Victoria
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Oak Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
      • Oak Village is located in Victoria County
    • Bloomington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
      • Bloomington is located in Victoria County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomington <4>
    • Dacosta
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacosta
      • Dacosta is located in Victoria County
    • Coletoville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coletoville
      • Coletoville is located in Victoria County
    • Cologne
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cologne
      • Cologne is located in Goliad County
      • Former names for Cologne:
      • Centerville
      • Ira Station
      • Perdido
    • McFaddin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Placedo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Placedo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placedo
      • Placedo is located in Victoria County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Placedo <4>
    • Telferner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Fannin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Nursery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Continue List   (4 more) ...
      • Kamey
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kamey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kamey
        • Kamey is located in Calhoun County
      • Kilgore
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
        • Kilgore is located in Goliad County
      • Tivoli
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Inez
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inez have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
        • Inez is located in Victoria County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inez <4>

    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 Joshua 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 Joshua Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Joshua Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Reeves Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reeves Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Reeves Cemetery is located in Victoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reeves Cemetery
    • McDonald Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDonald Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McDonald Cemetery is located in Victoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDonald Cemetery
    • Jewett Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jewett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jewett Cemetery is located in Victoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jewett Cemetery
    • Pleasant Green Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Green Cemetery is located in Victoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Green Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • San Jose Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Memorial Park Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Martin Luther Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Murphy Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murphy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Murphy Cemetery is located in Victoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murphy Cemetery
    • Terrell Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Terrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Terrell Cemetery is located in Victoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Terrell Cemetery
    • Memory Gardens Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memory Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Memory Gardens Cemetery is located in Victoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memory Gardens Cemetery
    • Noble Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Noble Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Noble Cemetery is located in Goliad County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Noble Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Fagan Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fagan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fagan Cemetery is located in Victoria County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fagan Cemetery
      • De la Garza Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the De la Garza Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The De la Garza Cemetery is located in Victoria County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the De la Garza Cemetery
      • Shillerville Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • De Leon Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the De Leon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The De Leon Cemetery is located in Victoria County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the De Leon Cemetery
      • Woodlawn Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Victoria County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
      • Sample Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sample Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sample Cemetery is located in Victoria County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sample Cemetery
      • Stiger Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stiger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Stiger Cemetery is located in Victoria County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stiger Cemetery
      • Rydolph Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rydolph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rydolph Cemetery is located in Victoria County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rydolph Cemetery

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

    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 Joshua Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1360434  (Joshua Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1360434 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Raisin
      • County: Victoria         Elev: 13
      • Location given for GNIS #1360434 (Joshua Cemetery)

    The official website for Victoria County: www.victoriacountytx.org/

    The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

    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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Joshua Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.7117, Longitude: -97.0217       In this case, the coordinates for the Joshua Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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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