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A visit to the McDonald Cemetery ...

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 McDonald Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   28.6858°   (28° 41' 8")

Lon:   -97.0386°   (-97° 2' 18")

The McDonald 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 McDonald Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the McDonald Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Reeves Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reeves Cemetery
    • 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
  • Joshua Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Joshua Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Joshua Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Joshua Cemetery is located in Victoria County
  • Jewett Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jewett Cemetery
    • 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
  • San Jose Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Green Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Green Cemetery
    • 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
  • Martin Luther Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Terrell Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Terrell Cemetery
    • 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
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Victoria County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Victoria.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3473 <5>
  • Fagan Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fagan Cemetery
    • 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
  • De la Garza Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the De la Garza Cemetery
    • 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
  • Memorial Park Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Noble Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Noble Cemetery
    • 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
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Sample Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sample Cemetery
      • 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
    • Stiger Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stiger Cemetery
      • 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
    • Lott Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lott Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lott Cemetery is located in Goliad County
    • O'Connor Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the O'Connor Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the O'Connor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The O'Connor Cemetery is located in Refugio County
    • Rydolph Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rydolph Cemetery
      • 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
    • Murphy Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murphy Cemetery
      • 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
    • Nicholas Fagan Memorial Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nicholas Fagan Memorial Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nicholas Fagan Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nicholas Fagan Memorial Cemetery is located in Refugio County
    • Shillerville Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the McDonald Cemetery.

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

  • Hughes ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 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
  • 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
  • Victoria
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Coletoville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coletoville
    • Coletoville is located in Victoria County
  • McFaddin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Bloomington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • 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 <6>
  • Cologne
    (9 miles [14.5 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
  • Dacosta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacosta
    • Dacosta is located in Victoria County
  • Placedo
    (12 miles [19.3 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 <6>
  • Fannin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Telferner
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Nursery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Kilgore
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
      • Kilgore is located in Goliad County
    • Tivoli
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Kamey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kamey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kamey
      • Kamey is located in Calhoun County
    • Long Mott
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Inez
      (21 miles [33.8 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 <6>
    • Ander
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ander
      • Ander is located in Goliad County
    • Goliad
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goliad have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goliad
      • Goliad is located in Goliad County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,985 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goliad <6>

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 McDonald 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 McDonald Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 McDonald Cemetery:

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 McDonald Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1362421  (McDonald Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1362421 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: 16
    • Location given for GNIS #1362421 (McDonald 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the McDonald Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.6858, Longitude: -97.0386       In this case, the coordinates for the McDonald Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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