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A visit to the Lessing 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 Lessing Cemetery ...

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

29.3263, -98.7117

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

The Lessing Cemetery is located in Bexar County<2>.

The county seat for Bexar County is located in San Antonio. San Antonio lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Lessing Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Lessing Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Lessing Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Arnold Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Arnold Cemetery is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
  • Hermann Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Hermann Cemetery is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermann Cemetery
  • Becker Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Becker Cemetery is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becker Cemetery
  • Sociedad Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Sociedad Cemetery is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sociedad Cemetery
  • Black Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Black Hill Cemetery is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hill Cemetery
  • Panteon San Lorenzo Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Bexar Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Bexar Cemetery is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexar Cemetery
  • Ruiz Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Ruiz Cemetery is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruiz Cemetery
  • Hernandez Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hernandez Cemetery is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hernandez Cemetery
  • Lytle Masonic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Benton City Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Benton City Cemetery is located in Atascosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Benton City Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Lytle.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2175376 <5>
  • Heickman Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Heickman Cemetery is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heickman Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Heickman Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Somerset.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976191 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Rambie - Lewis Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Rambie - Lewis Cemetery is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rambie - Lewis Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rambie - Lewis Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Somerset.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2358516 <5>
    • Zion Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
    • St. Louis Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The St. Louis Cemetery is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Louis Cemetery
    • Rambie Grove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Rambie Grove Cemetery is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rambie Grove Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rambie Grove Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Somerset.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976190 <5>
    • First Memorial Park Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lona China Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Lona China Cemetery is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lona China Cemetery
    • San Fernando Cemetery #3
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The San Fernando Cemetery #3 is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Fernando Cemetery #3
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the San Fernando Cemetery #3 is a very large cemetery that is located in San Antonio.
      • The San Fernando Cemetery #3 has also been known as:
      • Roselawn Cemetery
      • Roselawn Memorial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #568131 <5>
    • San Fernando Cemetery #2
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lessing Cemetery.

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

  • Macdona
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Atascosa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Von Ormy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lackland City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lackland City is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackland City
  • LaCoste
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • LaCoste is located in Medina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaCoste
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
    • LaCoste has also been known as:
    • La Coste
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaCoste <6>
  • Lackland Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bexar
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Bexar is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexar
  • Somerset
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Westwood Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Westwood Village is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
  • Lytle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lytle is located in Atascosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lytle <6>
  • Castroville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Pearson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Pearson is located in Medina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Natalia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Rio Medina
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Leon Valley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • San Antonio
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Balcones Heights
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)

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 Lessing Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bexar County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Lessing Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Bexar 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 Lessing Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1361108  (Lessing Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1361108 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: Bexar
      • Est. Elev: 199 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Macdona
      • Location given for Lessing Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.3263471     Lon: -98.7116891
      • 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 Bexar, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lessing 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.