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A visit to the Lona China 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 Lona China Cemetery ...

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

29.3111, -98.5331

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

The Lona China Cemetery is located in Bexar County<2>.

The county seat for Bexar County is located in San Antonio. San Antonio lies just to the north northeast of the Lona China Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Lona China Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Lona China Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hernandez Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hernandez Cemetery is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hernandez Cemetery
  • Mission Espada Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mission Burial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mission Burial Park is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Burial Park
  • Mission Burial Park South
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mission Burial Park South is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Burial Park South
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mission Burial Park South is a very large cemetery that is located in San Antonio.
    • The Mission Burial Park South has also been known as:
    • Mission Burial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5275 <5>
  • San Jose Burial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The San Jose Burial Park is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jose Burial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the San Jose Burial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in San Antonio.
    • The San Jose Burial Park has also been known as:
    • Southside Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6696 <5>
  • Mission San Jose Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mission San Jose Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mission San Jose Cemetery is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission San Jose Cemetery
    • The Mission San Jose Cemetery has also been known as:
    • San Jose Mission Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6705 <5>
  • Rodfel Sholom Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • San Fernando Cemetery #3
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Ruiz Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Ruiz Cemetery is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruiz Cemetery
  • San Juan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • San Fernando Cemetery #2
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • First Memorial Park Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • San Fernando Cemetery #1
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Eastview Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Eastview Cemetery is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview Cemetery
      • The Eastview Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Southern Memorial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3350 <5>
    • San Antonio National Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hermann Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Hermann Cemetery is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermann Cemetery
    • George Family Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Sociedad Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Sociedad Cemetery is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sociedad Cemetery
    • Becker Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Becker Cemetery is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becker Cemetery
    • Lessing Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Lessing Cemetery is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lessing Cemetery
    • Bexar Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Bexar Cemetery is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexar Cemetery
    • Heickman Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Rambie - Lewis Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Rambie Grove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Borrego Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Delgado Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Delgado Cemetery is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delgado Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lona China Cemetery.

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

  • Von Ormy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • San Antonio
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Lackland City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lackland City is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackland City
  • Somerset
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Westwood Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Westwood Village is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
  • Lackland Heights
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Macdona
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Boldtville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Boldtville is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boldtville
  • Bexar
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bexar is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexar
  • Sandy Oaks
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sandy Oaks is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Oaks
  • Olmos Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Olmos Park is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmos Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,461 people
  • Atascosa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Elmendorf
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • China Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • China Grove is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,314 people
    • Terrell Hills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Terrell Hills is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,451 people
    • Alamo Heights
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Balcones Heights
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Espey
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Espey is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espey
    • Leon Valley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Martinez
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Martinez is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
    • Kirby
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Fort Sam Houston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Fort Sam Houston is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Sam Houston
    • Graytown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Graytown is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
    • Castle Hills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Saspamco
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Saspamco is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saspamco
    • Sayers
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Sayers is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayers

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 Lona China Cemetery. The following communities are located in Bexar County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lona China 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 Lona China 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 Lona China Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1361635  (Lona China Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1361635 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: 187 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Terrell Wells
      • Location given for Lona China Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.3110702     Lon: -98.533073
      • 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lona China 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.