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A visit to the Live Oak 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 Live Oak Cemetery ...

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

29.6669, -96.7241

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

The Live Oak Cemetery is located in Colorado County<2>.

The county seat for Colorado County is located in Columbus. Columbus lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Live Oak Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Live Oak Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Live Oak Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hehr Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Hehr Cemetery is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hehr Cemetery
  • Hill Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hill Memorial Park is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Memorial Park
  • Boeer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Boeer Cemetery is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boeer Cemetery
  • Miller Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Miller Creek Cemetery is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Creek Cemetery
  • Borden Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Borden Cemetery is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Borden Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the east of Weimar.
    • The Borden Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Stapleton Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2307699 <5>
  • St. Michael Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Miller Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Miller Cemetery is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
  • Lass Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Lass Cemetery is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lass Cemetery
  • Ijams Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Ijams Cemetery is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ijams Cemetery
  • Old Osage Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Old Osage Cemetery is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Osage Cemetery
  • Osage Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Osage Cemetery is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Osage Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Weimar.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5838 <5>
  • Clear Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Fitzgerald Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Fitzgerald Cemetery is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerald Cemetery
    • Grace Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Grace Cemetery is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
    • Adkins Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Adkins Cemetery is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkins Cemetery
    • Dubina / St.s Cyril and Methodius Catholic Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Dubina / St.s Cyril and Methodius Catholic Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubina / St.s Cyril and Methodius Catholic Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dubina / St.s Cyril and Methodius Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Dubina.
      • The Dubina / St.s Cyril and Methodius Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Dubina Cemetery
      • St.s Cyril and Methodius Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1746407 <5>
    • Oakland Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Oakland Hill Cemetery is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Hill Cemetery
    • Eason Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Eason Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eason Cemetery
    • Shimek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Shimek Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shimek Cemetery
    • Rees Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Rees Cemetery is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rees Cemetery
    • Boetcher Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Boetcher Cemetery is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boetcher Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Live Oak Cemetery.

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

  • Borden
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Borden is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden
  • New Bielau ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • New Bielau is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bielau
  • Weimar
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Oakland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Dubina ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Dubina is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubina
  • Glidden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Hillcrest
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hillcrest is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Columbus
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Schulenburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Hackberry ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hackberry is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
  • Ellinger
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Gleckler
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Gleckler is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleckler
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Sheridan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Rock Island
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Rock Island is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
    • Sublime
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Alleyton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Joiner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Joiner is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner
    • Freyburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Freyburg is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freyburg
    • Moravia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Moravia is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia
    • Halsted
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Halsted is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halsted
    • Fayetteville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Altair
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Frelsburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Frelsburg is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frelsburg
    • Hostyn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Hostyn is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hostyn
    • Engle
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Engle is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engle

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 Live Oak Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Colorado County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Live Oak Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Colorado 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 Live Oak Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1340238  (Live Oak Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1340238 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: Colorado
      • Est. Elev: 114 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Borden
      • Location given for Live Oak Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.6669015     Lon: -96.7241428
      • 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 Colorado, 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- Live Oak 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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