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A visit to the Locke Hill 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 Locke Hill Cemetery ...

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

29.5416, -98.5809

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

The Locke Hill Cemetery is located in Bexar County<2>.

The county seat for Bexar County is located in San Antonio. San Antonio lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Locke Hill Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Locke Hill Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Locke Hill Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Mission Burial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Mission Burial Park is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Burial Park
  • Mission North Burial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Helotes Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Helotes Cemetery is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helotes Cemetery
  • Lee Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lee Cemetery is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
  • Menchaca Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Menchaca Cemetery is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menchaca Cemetery
  • Lorant - Lorenz Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Missionary Servants of St. Anthony
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Medla Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Medla Cemetery is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medla Cemetery
  • Madla Family Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Madla Family Cemetery is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madla Family Cemetery
    • The Madla Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Madla Cemetery
  • San Fernando Cemetery #2
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Classen Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Classen Cemetery is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Classen Cemetery
  • Robles Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Robles Cemetery is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robles Cemetery
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • San Fernando Cemetery #1
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunset Memorial Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Sunset Memorial Park is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Park
    • Schulmeier Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • San Fernando Cemetery #3
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • 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 Antonio National Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Salado Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Salado Cemetery is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Salado Cemetery is located in San Antonio.
      • The Salado Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Beitel Memorial Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2312 <5>
    • Heidemann-Moreau Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Lee Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Lee Cemetery is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
    • Cepeda Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Cepeda Cemetery is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cepeda Cemetery
    • Rodfel Sholom Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Bueche Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Bueche Cemetery is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bueche Cemetery
    • Wetmore Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Wetmore Cemetery is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore Cemetery
    • Tampke Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Tampke Cemetery is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tampke Cemetery
    • Gerfers Cemetery
      (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 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Locke Hill Cemetery.

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

  • Leon Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Castle Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Shavano Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Shavano Park is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shavano Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,024 people
  • Balcones Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hill Country Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hill Country Village is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Country Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
  • Olmos Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Olmos Park is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmos Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,461 people
  • Alamo Heights
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hollywood Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Helotes
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Dominion
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Dominion is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion
  • Cross Mountain
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Cross Mountain is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Mountain
  • Grey Forest
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Grey Forest is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Forest
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 575 people
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Westwood Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Westwood Village is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
    • Leon Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Leon Springs is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Springs
    • San Antonio
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Terrell Hills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Terrell Hills is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,451 people
    • Wetmore
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Lackland Heights
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Fort Sam Houston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Fort Sam Houston is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Sam Houston
    • Lackland City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Lackland City is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackland City
    • Fratt ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Fratt is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fratt
    • Kirby
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Scenic Oaks
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Scenic Oaks is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Oaks
    • Windcrest
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Windcrest is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windcrest
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,854 people
    • Timberwood Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Timberwood Park is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberwood Park

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 Locke Hill Cemetery. The following communities are located in Bexar County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Locke Hill 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 Locke Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1340306  (Locke Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1340306 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: 298 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Castle Hills
      • Location given for Locke Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.5416179     Lon: -98.5808533
      • 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Locke Hill 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.